Army-Navy football game will be held at Michie Stadium in West Point instead of Philadelphia

It was announced at noon Friday the 121st Army-Navy football game will not be played in Philadelphia on Dec. 12 as planned.

Army and Navy jointly announced this year’s service academy showdown will be played at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.

It marks the second time in history the game will be played at Michie Stadium. In 1943, in the midst of World War II, the Army-Navy game was played at that facility located on the West Point campus of the United States Military Academy.