The expansion of the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will shift the Army vs. Navy game to the first Saturday in December beginning in 2027. The 128th edition was originally scheduled for Dec. 11 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, but with the elimination of conference championship games and the first round of the new 24-team CFP starting Dec. 9, the rivalry game moves up to Dec. 4.
The venue remains Lincoln Financial Field, marking the 91st playing in Philadelphia. The game will continue to be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Historically, Army-Navy has been played on the final weekend of the college football season; it moved to the second Saturday in December in 2009 to accommodate conference championship weekend, and now returns to the first Saturday, where it has been played 45 times previously. Navy leads the all-time series 64-55-7 and has won the last two meetings.
