Friday, Oct. 23 was a devastating day for the athletic associations at the Naval Academy and United States Military Academy.
On that date, the academies announced the 2020 Army-Navy game would be played at Michie Stadium on the campus of West Point. Negotiations with the City of Philadelphia failed to produce an agreement on how the 121st Army-Navy game could be safely played at Lincoln Financial Field during the coronavirus pandemic.
Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk estimates holding the game without a capacity crowd in Philadelphia cost his program 60% of its revenue from the historic rivalry — including the academy’s share of more than $7 million in ticket sales.