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AMERICA'S GAME

For three hours on a Saturday in December, they fight each other with everything they have. But when the final whistle blows, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder—the only rivalry in the world where every player on the field has already sworn to lay down their life for the men on the opposing sideline.

Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. ET · MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey. Presented by USAA.

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KICKOFF COUNTDOWN
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Stories worth keeping

STORIES WORTH KEEPING

On the field, and after
Click a title to open the longer history. These are the pieces families retell.

Commercials and films
USAA's Army-Navy films are part of the ritual. Watch the archive, then come back for 2026.

USAA presents America's Game

Series

The annual films that treat the rivalry like family, not just football.

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West Point

The Black Knights on film before last December's meeting.

Fleet Forces spirit video

Navy

A command film from the fleet for the 125th game.

SECNAV spirit video

2025

The Secretary of the Navy's spot for America's Game.

Upload your unit's video

Live wall

West Point, Annapolis, and units worldwide can add their own films below.

SPIRIT VIDEOS

West Point. Annapolis. Ships, posts, and squadrons around the world. Upload the video your unit made for America's Game.

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SECNAV spirit spot
Office of the Secretary of the Navy · United States

The Secretary of the Navy's 2025 Army-Navy spirit spot.

West Point — USMAOfficial
Go Army Beat Navy 2025
United States Military Academy · West Point, New York

West Point channels 250 years of grit before America's Game.

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Army Navy 2025 spirit video
Fort Knox · Fort Knox, Kentucky

A post greeting from the field for the 126th meeting.

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Fleet Forces Command spirit spot
U.S. Fleet Forces Command · Virginia, United States

A Navy command spot for the 125th meeting — the kind of film units still send home.

THE WEEKEND

Kickoff is 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 12 at MetLife Stadium. Come in Friday if you can. The Meadowlands fills early, and the city is an easy overflow.

Tickets
Official allocations go through Army A Club and Navy season holders first. Resale follows.
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Hotels
Meadowlands properties fill early. Book the weekend, not just Saturday night.
Restaurants
Eat near the stadium or make it a Manhattan Friday. Either way, reserve.
Where to stay

Hilton Meadowlands

Two miles from MetLife. Easy for families coming in for Saturday.

Marriott Meadowlands

East Rutherford base with parking and shuttle options on big event weekends.

Manhattan overflow

Stay in Midtown and ride over. Good if you want dinner in the city Friday night.

Where to eat

Park & Orchard

East Rutherford classic — unfussy, local, and close to the stadium.

Chakra

Paramus destination for a nicer Friday dinner before kickoff.

Keens Steakhouse

Manhattan, pipes on the ceiling, and the kind of room that fits the weekend.

Saturday
A simple clock for families coming in for the 127th meeting.

Friday night

Check in. Eat in the Meadowlands or ride into Midtown. Sleep close if you can.

Morning

Gates and the lot take time. Leave a margin for the march-on, not just kickoff.

Noon hour

The Corps and the Brigade take the field before the teams. Be in your seat early.

3:00 p.m. ET

Kickoff. Three hours later, one side waits so the other can sing.

Getting there
MetLife sits in East Rutherford. Rail is easier than sitting in the lot.

NJ Transit to Meadowlands

Rail from Secaucus to Meadowlands Station on event days. Check the Saturday schedule.

MetLife parking and transit

Lots fill. Official stadium pages post lot maps and rail notes as the date gets close.

From Manhattan

Bus or rail to the Meadowlands. Plan the return after the alma maters, not the clock.

QUESTIONS FAMILIES ASK

Until they sing
The score will be forgotten by most people in the stands. The wait after the whistle will not. Come back in December. Stand with them, in the stadium or from wherever you serve.