Welcome to America's Game
Today, we get to be part of a great tradition — the 112th Army-Navy Game and also part of a historic first: the first time that the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen have played America’s Game in our nation’s capital.
What started in 1890 has become the finest tradition in American athletics. Navy won that first game and Army won the next year. Two central figures in those early contests, West Point cadet Dennis Mahan Michie and Navy quarterback Worth Bagley exemplified the special nature of the Army-Navy rivalry not only on the field but also in their service — and, eventually, the ultimate sacrifice — off it.
The Army-Navy game is the purest rivalry in college football, because these athletes are not playing for personal glory or future fame. They are patriots; brothers in the armed forces who play for a spirit of competition that is as American as the institutions they represent.
On behalf of 23,000 USAA employees, we are proud to present America’s Game and honor military service members — past and present — who love this game and all it represents as much as we do.
Sincerely,
Maj. Gen. Josue "Joe" Robles, USA (Ret.),
USAA President and CEO
