Bush presented the trophy to Navy teams at ceremonies in the White House.ĭuring the late 1980s and early 1990s, the winner of the trophy, if bowl eligible, was granted an invitation to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy to the Army team at Veterans Stadium after the Army–Navy Game. During the 1980s, for instance, President Ronald Reagan presented the award in an annual White House ceremony. The President has personally awarded the trophy on a number of occasions.

President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. First awarded in 1972 by President Richard Nixon, the trophy itself is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of the three academies. Simler, a former Air Force Academy athletic director who envisioned the trophy as a means to create an annual series of football games for the Air Force Academy against the Military Academy and the Naval Academy. The Commander-in-Chief's trophy was the brainchild of Air Force General George B. Because Air Force played Army and not Navy in 1971, the Army-Air Force game is the longest uninterrupted intersectional rivalry in college football by one game over the Air Force-Navy game. 1972 was the first year the trophy was awarded, and Air Force has played both Army and Navy every year since. Prior to 1972, Air Force met Army in odd years and Navy in even years (and neither in 1961, 1962, 1964). The trophy has been shared on five occasions, most recently in 2021.Īir Force first played Army in 1959 and Navy in 1960. Through 2023, the Air Force Falcons hold the most trophy victories with 21.

The few others, such as the Florida Cup and the Beehive Boot, are contested sporadically. The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and the Michigan MAC Trophy are the only NCAA Division I FBS triangular rivalry trophies awarded annually. In the event of a tie, the award is shared, but the previous winner retains physical possession of the trophy. The Navy–Air Force game is normally played on the first Saturday in October, the Army–Air Force game on the first Saturday in November, and the Army–Navy Game on the second Saturday in December. Naval Academy ( Navy Midshipmen), and the U.S. Military Academy ( Army Black Knights), the U.S.

The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the American college football series among the teams of the U.S.

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