Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
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[edit] History of the trophy
First awarded in 1972, the Commander-in-Chief's trophy was the idea of Air Force General George B. Simler, commander of Air Training Command and former Air Force Academy athletic director.
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 2002, 2003, and 2004, President George W. Bush presented the trophy in a White House ceremony. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy at Veterans Stadium after the Army-Navy Game.
The three-sided 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.
[edit] Winners of the trophy
Army victories are shown in ██ black, Navy victories in ██ gold, Air Force victories in ██ blue and tie games or shared awards in ██ silver.
| Season | Winner | AF-Army score | AF-Navy score | Army-Navy score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Navy | 16-7 | 33-27 | 34-0 |
| 2007 | Navy | 30-10 | 31-20 | 38-3 |
| 2006 | Navy | 43-7 | 24-17 | 26-14 |
| 2005 | Navy | 27-24 | 27-24 | 42-23 |
| 2004 | Navy | 31-22 | 24-21 | 34-6 |
| 2003 | Navy | 31-3 | 24-21 | 42-13 |
| 2002 | Air Force | 49-30 | 48-7 | 58-12 |
| 2001 | Air Force | 34-24 | 24-18 | 26-17 |
| 2000 | Air Force | 41-27 | 27-13 | 30-28 |
| 1999 | Air Force | 28-0 | 19-14 | 19-9 |
| 1998 | Air Force | 35-7 | 49-7 | 34-30 |
| 1997 | Air Force | 24-0 | 10-7 | 39-7 |
| 1996 | Army | 23-7 | 20-17 | 28-24 |
| 1995 | Air Force | 38-20 | 30-20 | 14-13 |
| 1994 | Air Force | 10-6 | 43-21 | 22-20 |
| 1993 | Shared | 25-6 | 28-24 | 16-14 |
| 1992 | Air Force | 7-3 | 18-16 | 25-24 |
| 1991 | Air Force | 25-0 | 46-6 | 24-3 |
| 1990 | Air Force | 15-3 | 24-7 | 30-20 |
| 1989 | Air Force | 29-3 | 35-7 | 19-17 |
| 1988 | Army | 28-15 | 34-24 | 20-15 |
| 1987 | Air Force | 27-10 | 23-13 | 17-3 |
| 1986 | Army | 21-11 | 40-6 | 27-7 |
| 1985 | Air Force | 45-7 | 24-7 | 17-7 |
| 1984 | Army | 24-12 | 29-22 | 28-11 |
| 1983 | Air Force | 41-20 | 44-17 | 42-13 |
| 1982 | Air Force | 27-9 | 24-21 | 24-7 |
| 1981 | Navy | 7-3 | 30-13 | 3-3 |
| 1980 | Shared | 47-24 | 21-20 | 33-6 |
| 1979 | Navy | 28-7 | 13-9 | 31-7 |
| 1978 | Navy | 28-14 | 37-8 | 28-0 |
| 1977 | Army | 31-6 | 10-7 | 17-14 |
| 1976 | Shared | 24-7 | 13-3 | 38-10 |
| 1975 | Navy | 33-3 | 17-0 | 30-6 |
| 1974 | Shared | 17-16 | 19-16 | 19-0 |
| 1973 | Navy | 43-10 | 42-6 | 51-0 |
| 1972 | Army | 17-14 | 21-17 | 23-15 |
