Navy beats Army as Trump’s attendance sparks protests

For the second 12 months in a row, the Navy Midshipmen gained the Commander-in-Chief Trophy.

The Midshipmen earned a gutsy 17-16 victory over Military in one of many biggest rivalries in sports activities.

Navy received off to a scorching sizzling begin, as they scored a landing on their first drive, with Blake Horvath dashing for 45 of 75 yards on the drive and working in for the rating. He additionally had an 11-yard go.

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President Donald Trump greets gamers after the toss and earlier than the beginning of the 126th Military-Navy Sport between the Military Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Financial institution Stadium Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Photos)

Nevertheless, Military answered proper again with an similar drive, working 13 performs for 75 yards – this one ending when Cale Hellums punched one in.

Navy’s offense was halted for a very long time afterward, as their subsequent three offenses resulted in a punt, fumble, and interception. Within the meantime, the Black Knights had been in a position to rating three extra discipline objectives, 16-7. Late within the third, the Midshipmen lastly added extra factors to the scoreboard with a discipline objective that lower their deficit to 3.

Early within the fourth, the Navy compelled an Military interception. Navy had the ball on the objective line, however fumbled a quarterback sneak and misplaced seven yards. Nevertheless, Horvath hit Eli Heidenrich ultimately zone, and the following kick gave the Midshipmen their first lead for the reason that recreation’s first drive.

Navy promptly compelled a three-and-out and received the ball again with lower than 5 minutes remaining. Navy misplaced a fumble on a primary down try that may have frozen the sport, however the play was reviewed and the decision was overturned. So Navy had a fourth-and-1 and saved the offense on the sphere. They received the primary down which iced the sport.

U.S. President Donald Trump tosses a coin earlier than the faculty soccer recreation between the U.S. Military and Navy in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 13, 2025. (Photograph by Alex Wroblewski/AFP through Getty Photos)

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With the win, the Navy earned the Commander-in-Chief trophy after additionally beating the Air Pressure earlier this 12 months.

The sport was the standard old style ground-and-pound fashion of soccer, as there have been solely 24 passing makes an attempt in comparison with 86 runs.

President Donald Trump attended the sport for the seventh time, and his second in as a few years since he was re-elected. Trump joined within the coin toss, however not earlier than demonstrators on the road resulting in the stadium wielded lewd indicators opposing Trump.

Protests had been anticipated earlier than the sport within the blue metropolis as Trump proposed sending the Nationwide Guard to Baltimore to deal with the town’s rampant crime. Baltimore constantly ranks amongst U.S. cities with excessive crime charges and infrequently ranks within the high 5 for violent crime, particularly murders and robberies.

U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from left) walks onto the sphere for the 126th Military-Navy Sport between the Military Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The groups will compete for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, with President Trump becoming a member of the rivalry for the second 12 months in a row. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Photos)

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The anti-Trump protests additionally come on the identical day officers mentioned two U.S. Military troopers and an American interpreter had been killed in an ambush in Syria.

Fox Information’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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