The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the triangular college football series among the United States Military Academy (Army Black Knights), the United States Naval Academy (Navy Midshipmen), and United States Air Force Academy (Air Force Falcons). In the event of a tie the award is shared, but the previous winner retains the trophy. A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army fort and military academy. ... City West Point, New York Team Colors Black and Gold Head Coach Bobby Ross Home Stadium Michie Stadium League/Conference affiliations Division I-A Independent (1890-1997, 2005-present) Conference USA (1998-2004) Team history All-Time Record: 628-422-51 Bowl Record: 2-2-0 National Championships (3) 1914... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland and Washington D.C. The Academy is often referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in... The Navy Midshipmen football team represent the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. ... The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (, ), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. ... This article contains information about the football team at the United States Air Force Academy. ...

History of the trophy

The Commander in Chief's Trophy in 2003

First awarded in 1972, the Commander-in-Chief's trophy was the idea of Air Force General George B. Simler, the diminutive commander of Air Training Command and former Air Force Academy athletic director who felt the need for such a trophy as a means to ensure the Air Force games played against traditional rivals Army and Navy were given some meaning at least slightly more significant than all other normal collegate opponents that those two storied programs were to play on any given Saturday. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1943x2576, 310 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Commander in Chiefs Trophy ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1943x2576, 310 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Commander in Chiefs Trophy ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... General George B. Simler (1921-1972) was a U.S. Air Force officer, who served as commander of the U.S. Air Forces Air Training Command. ... Air Training Command (ATC) was a former United States Air Force command. ... The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (, ), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. ...

Typically, the Navy-Air Force game is played in early October, the Army-Air Force game is played in mid-November, and the most significant game, between Army and Navy is played in early December, typically in Philadephia - however the game has also been played in such locations as New York, Baltimore, Chicago and Pasadena.

The trophy is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of the three academies. The trophy is named for the President of the United States, who acts as Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. military services. The President has personally awarded the trophy on a number of occasions. In 2003, 2004, and 2005, President George W. Bush presented the trophy in a White House ceremony to the members of the United States Naval Academy Football Team after those teams posted an impressive 6-0 record against the other two service academies during that span. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy at Veterans Stadium after the Army-Navy Game. The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (or The Vet) was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia. ... The Army-Navy Game, an annual college football game generally played on the last weekend of the regular season in early December, pits the football teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (Army,) and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland (Navy,) against one...

The trophy itself is representative of its name. In a pyramid-like arrangement, three silver footballs are joined together at the upper apex. The balls stand on a base that is three sided, even though the overall shape of the trophy is circular. The trophy stands 2.5 feet (0.76 m) high and weighs 170 lb (77.1 kg). It is topped with three footballs which rise above figurines of a goat, a falcon and a mule, the mascots of the three academies. The crests of the three academies adorn the sides of the trophy, and engraved plaques indicate the years each academy has won the competition. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

For instance, on the side highlighting Navy, “United States Naval Academy” stands boldly just below the pyramid of footballs. Then, each year the Midshipmen have won or shared the trophy is listed just below the name. Finally, the Goat (known as Bill) is on display so that the viewer sees that this is Navy.

The focus for the academies is not being a “BCS buster.” Instead, they want to beat their counterparts. The battle for the CIC is the only traveling trophy that involves more than two teams and the feel of this rivalry is unlike Alabama-Auburn, Oklahoma-Texas and Ohio State-Michigan. The competitive juices flow, no doubt. But, the common hatred between rival foes is replaced by an unmatched respect for the soldiers, sailors and airmen they will serve with someday.

Where it is displayed

When Navy has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in Bancroft Hall, the Midshipmens' dormitory. When Air Force has it, it is displayed in a glass case inside the Cadet Fieldhouse, the indoor sports complex of the academy. Since Army has not won the triangular competition for about a decade, no one is really sure exactly where they might display the 170 pound trophy. The Brigade of Midshipmen marches into Bancroft Hall during Noon Meal Formation, a ceremony that occurs daily in the fall and spring. ...

Winners of the trophy

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See also

• Army-Navy Game

The Army-Navy Game, an annual college football game generally played on the last weekend of the regular season in early December, pits the football teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (Army,) and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland (Navy,) against one...

External links

• 2005 NAVY Football Highlights
• Navy Fooball at NavySports.com
• Army Sports CinC Trophy Fact Sheet
• 2004 Season White House presentation ceremony
• Article written prior to the 2004 season games including a photo of the trophy
• 2003 Season White House presentation ceremony
• 2002 Season White House presentation ceremony