When is Army-Navy 2026? Dec 12, 3 p.m. ET MetLife — 127th meeting; CBS; first MetLife since 2021. ≠ Dec 5 AAC title.
Current target date: Saturday, December 12, 2026 (Army-Navy Game). We update this page when Army navy publishes schedule changes.
Army-Navy 2026: Sat Dec 12, 3 p.m. ET, MetLife Stadium. 127th meeting; CBS; USAA. First MetLife since 2021. ≠ American Championship Dec 5.
Army-Navy Game
Saturday, December 12, 2026
December 12, 2026 — the 127th Army-Navy returns to MetLife at 3 p.m. on CBS
Army and Navy meet Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET inside MetLife Stadium. West Point and Annapolis lock the date as America’s Game presented by USAA — CBS on the call, same network streak that has run every meeting since 1996.
East Rutherford gets the rivalry again for the first time since 2021. Track Dec 12 / 3 p.m. ET — not the Dec 5 American Championship night on ABC.
Confirmed: Dec 12 MetLife / 3 p.m. / CBS — not Dec 5 AAC title, not Philadelphia default, not primetime flex
Confirmed: December 12, 2026; 3:00 p.m. ET; MetLife Stadium; 127th meeting; CBS; USAA present. Not confirmed as a Lincoln Financial Field return, as a night kick, or as bundled with the Dec 5 conference championship. Fake “moved to West Point campus only” stubs invent a corridor.
Before you book NJ transit or a watch party, lock these rivalry specifics
- Date/time: Saturday, December 12, 2026 — 3:00 p.m. ET.
- Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (first since 2021).
- TV: CBS national — same home as every Army-Navy since 1996.
- Neighbor Saturday: American Championship Dec 5 on ABC — different game.
- Trophy context: Air Force still sits on the CIC triangle; Dec 12 isn’t the only relevant Saturday.
Numbers that keep this off generic “service academy rivalry” filler
- Meeting: 127th Army-Navy Game.
- Kickoff: 3:00 p.m. ET locked on Army/Navy schedule releases.
- MetLife history: second hosting; last was 2021.
- CBS streak: continuous Army-Navy TV home since 1996.
- Recent audiences: 2025 game ~7.84M viewers (second-best since 2018 per Army release).
MetLife only gets Army-Navy for the second time ever — and 2026 is the first return since 2021
Philadelphia’s Linc owns most modern memories of the march-on. December 12, 2026 puts the 127th meeting back in the Meadowlands for just the second MetLife hosting, five years after 2021. Same 3 p.m. CBS window, different skyline — NJ/NY travel math instead of Broad Street defaults.
Honest pages keep the Dec 12 / MetLife / CBS lock and refuse to merge it with the Dec 5 American title game or a phantom primetime flex.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When is the 2026 Army-Navy Game?
Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. CBS carries the game — the network has aired every Army-Navy since 1996. USAA presents.
2Which meeting number is this?
The 127th Army-Navy Game. MetLife hosts for the first time since 2021 and only the second time in the stadium’s history — not a generic “neutral site TBD” stub.
3Is this the same weekend as the American Conference title game?
No. The American Football Championship is listed Saturday, December 5, 2026 on ABC. Army-Navy is the following Saturday, December 12 — separate kickoff, separate broadcast.
4Does this decide the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy alone?
Army-Navy is the rivalry finale, but the CIC Trophy also involves Air Force. Army’s 2026 slate already lists Air Force on CBS earlier (Nov 7); don’t treat Dec 12 as the only Trophy-relevant Saturday.
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