Navy came back from a 16-7 second half deficit to beat Army, 17-16, for their second consecutive win over their rivals, giving them back-to-back wins in the series for the first time since 2014-15. The win also gives Navy their first back-to-back 10-win seasons in program history, as the Midshipmen finish the year 10-2.

Navy edged Army in a dramatic win while President Donald Trump’s appearance drew protests throughout Baltimore, adding political friction to the storied Army-Navy matchup.

What a play by Blake Horvath, who finds his top target in Eli Heidenreich for an 8-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. Navy takes a 17-16 lead with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter on a must-have play that could've ended the game for the Black Knights.

Trailing 16–10 with less than seven minutes to go, the Midshipmen were faced with fourth-and-goal from the Army 8-yard-line. Navy quarterback Blake Horvath took a shotgun snap, and just as he has done all year, found trusted slot back Eli Heidenreich on a crossing route in one-on-one coverage to tie the game.

President Donald Trump returned to the Army-Navy game in Baltimore as the rivals compete for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy once again.

Navy head coach Brian Newberry did not downplay what his team had just endured, acknowledging after the Midshipmen’s 17–16 win over Army the mistakes and pressure that come with the rivalry, while making it clear the one-point finish was no surprise.

Donald Trump opened the 2025 Army-Navy football game with an atypical coin toss that has since gone viral on social media. Trump, 79, attended the Saturday, Dec. 13, game — a long-running tradition for sitting presidents — and took the field at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium to handle the ceremonial pregame toss for the 126th edition of the event.

Instead of suffering a soul-crushing loss that would have left a hole in their legacy, Navy football’s seniors found a way to beat Army.

President Trump on Saturday attended the annual Army-Navy college football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where he handled the coin toss and met with players before the game. Before he

Navy went for it on fourth down and scored the winning touchdown when Blake Horvath found Eli Heidenreich in the end zone to lift the Midshipmen past Army 17-16.