The Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen faced off Saturday for their 119th college football contest, with a special guest in attendance: President Trump.
Trump was expected to spend time on both sidelines at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, upholding a presidential tradition as he watched the Army defeat the Navy 17-10.
Trump participated in the coin flip, which was called tails by Navy and landed tails.
Trump with the coin toss for the Army-Navy game pic.twitter.com/anjgKQNuPd
— #FreePhillipDorsett (@ftbeard_17) December 8, 2018
Army is now on a three-game winning streak against Navy, who had previously gone on to beat Army 14 times until 2016 — the longest win streak by any team in the history of the rivalry.
Both teams debuted new uniforms for the game. Army wore all-black uniforms with red accents in honor of the 1st Infantry Division, better known as “The Big Red One.” The Army’s uniform, designed by Nike, prominently featured the iconic unit patch throughout.
The Fighting First #BigRedOne
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— Army Football (@ArmyWP_Football) December 3, 2018
On the other side, the Navy’s Under Armour-designed uniforms leaned more toward a classic look with some additional flair. The uniforms prominently feature Navy’s mascot “Bill” the goat and have several other small accents, like the United States Marine Corps logos on the pants as well as six segmented blocks down the pant legs to commemorate the Navy’s first six frigates.
Our @ArmyNavyGame Uniforms are the G.O.A.T #FearTheGoat ? pic.twitter.com/A7aUCrhMjr
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) December 4, 2018
Washington Examiner readers who weighed in on Twitter believed Army would defeat Navy for the third consecutive game.
Who will win the #ArmyNavy Football Game tomorrow? https://t.co/U38Wv42M5E
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 7, 2018
Trump was joined by State Department secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Interior secretary Ryan Zinke, Army’s Mark Esper, and the Navy’s Richard Spencer. MIlitary members present includes current Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, set to be replaced by Gen. Mark Milley who is also in attendance, Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, and Vice Admiral Walter Carter, Jr.
