Commander - in - Chief 's trophy - wikipedia Commander - in - Chief 's trophy Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy Showing the side of the 2016 winner, Air Force. Air Force Falcons Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen Originated : 1972 ; 46 years ago ( 1972 ) Current Holder : Army Air Force ( 20 ) 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2010 2011 2014 2016 Army ( 7 ) 1972 1977 1984 1986 1988 1996 2017 Navy ( 15 ) 1973 1975 1978 1979 1981 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013 2015 Shared Awards ( 4 ) 1974 1976 1980 1993 Army Navy Air Force Campus locations in the United States The Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy is awarded to each season 's winner of the American college football triangular series among the teams of the U.S. Military Academy ( Army Black Knights ), the U.S. Naval Academy ( Navy Midshipmen ), and U.S. Air Force Academy ( Air Force Falcons ). The Navy -- Air Force game is traditionally played on the first Saturday in October, the Army -- Air Force game on the first Saturday in November, and the Army -- Navy Game on the second Saturday in December. In the event of a tie, the award is shared, but the previous winner retains possession of the trophy. Along with the Florida Cup, the Michigan MAC Trophy, and the Beehive Boot, the Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy is one of the few three - way rivalries that awards a trophy to the winner. Through 2017, the Air Force Falcons hold the most trophy victories at 20 and the Navy Midshipmen have won 15. The Army Black Knights trail with only 7, but are the current holder. The trophy has been shared on four occasions, most recently in 1993. Contents 1 History of the trophy 2 The trophy 3 Game results and trophy winners 4 See also 5 References History of the trophy Prior to 1972, Air Force played Army in odd years and Navy in even years. The Commander - in - Chief 's trophy was the brainchild of Air Force General George B. Simler, a former Air Force Academy athletic director who envisioned the trophy as a means to create an annual series of football games for the Air Force Academy against the Military Academy and the Naval Academy. First awarded in 1972 by President Richard Nixon, the trophy itself is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of the three academies. The trophy is named for the U.S. President, who is the Commander - in - Chief of all U.S. military services under the U.S. Constitution. The President has personally awarded the trophy on a number of occasions. During the 1980s, for instance, President Ronald Reagan presented the award in an annual White House ceremony. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy to the Army team at Veterans Stadium after the Army -- Navy Game. From 2003 to 2007, President George W. Bush presented the trophy to Navy teams at ceremonies in the White House. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the winner of the trophy, if bowl eligible, was granted an invitation to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. Navy was the first to five wins in 1981, while Army won its fifth in 1988 and Air Force in 1989 to knot the series ( five wins each with three shares ). Air Force has led since their win in 1990, and dominated through 2002, with sixteen wins to Army 's six. Winless in the series for over two decades, Navy reeled off seven consecutive sweeps from 2003 through 2009 to draw close. In the annual series, Air Force plays a home game and a road game, usually both on campus, hosting Navy in even - numbered years and Army in odd years. Army -- Navy is a neutral site game, usually in a major eastern city and most frequently in Philadelphia ; it was last played on campus in 1942 and 1943, during World War II travel restrictions. The other two federal service academies -- the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy -- do not participate in this competition. They are approximately one - quarter the size of the three Department of Defense academies and compete in Division III athletics, so they do not compete against the DOD military academies in most sports. The Coast Guard Bears and Merchant Marine Mariners have an annual football rivalry for the Secretaries Cup. The trophy The trophy itself stands 2.5 feet ( 0.76 m ) high and weighs a hefty 170 lb ( 77 kg ). The design consists of three silver footballs in a pyramid - like arrangement, set on a circular base, with three arc - shaped sections cut out -- one for each academy. In each of the cut - out areas stands a silver figurine of the mascot of one of the academies, in front of small, engraved plates denoting which years the respective academy has won the trophy. Beneath each of the three silver footballs is the crest of one of the three academies. When Air Force has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in the Cadet Fieldhouse, the indoor sports complex at the Air Force Academy. When Navy has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in Bancroft Hall, the Midshipmen 's dormitory. When Army possesses the trophy, it is housed in a glass case in Eisenhower Hall, the academy 's theater and ballroom. Game results and trophy winners In the event of a shared award, the previous year 's winner retains custody of the trophy. Air Force victories Army victories Navy victories Shared trophies and tied games No game played, no trophy awarded and future events Season Trophy Winner Air Force -- Navy score Air Force -- Army score Army -- Navy score Before Trophy Established 1890 - 1958 N / A Not played Not played See Army - Navy Game 1959 N / A Not played 13 -- 13 43 -- 12 1960 N / A 35 -- 3 Not played 17 -- 12 1961 N / A Not played Not played 13 -- 7 1962 N / A Not played Not played 34 -- 14 1963 N / A Not played 14 -- 10 21 -- 15 1964 N / A Not played Not played 11 -- 8 1965 N / A Not played 14 -- 3 7 -- 7 1966 N / A 15 -- 7 Not played 20 -- 7 1967 N / A Not played 10 -- 7 19 -- 14 1968 N / A 26 -- 20 Not played 21 -- 14 1969 N / A Not played 13 -- 6 27 -- 0 1970 N / A 26 -- 3 Not played 11 -- 7 1971 N / A Not played 20 -- 7 24 -- 23 Trophy Established 1972 Army ( 1 ) 21 -- 17 17 -- 14 23 -- 15 1973 Navy ( 1 ) 42 -- 6 43 -- 10 51 -- 0 Shared ( Navy retained trophy ) ( 1 ) 19 -- 16 17 -- 16 19 -- 0 Navy ( 2 ) 17 -- 0 33 -- 3 30 -- 6 1976 Shared ( Navy retained trophy ) ( 2 ) 13 -- 3 24 -- 7 38 -- 10 1977 Army ( 2 ) 10 -- 7 31 -- 6 17 -- 14 1978 Navy ( 3 ) 37 -- 8 28 -- 14 28 -- 0 1979 Navy ( 4 ) 13 -- 9 28 -- 7 31 -- 7 1980 Shared ( Navy retained trophy ) ( 3 ) 21 -- 20 47 -- 24 33 -- 6 1981 Navy ( 5 ) 30 -- 13 7 -- 3 3 -- 3 1982 Air Force ( 1 ) 24 -- 21 27 -- 9 24 -- 7 Air Force ( 2 ) 44 -- 17 41 -- 20 42 -- 13 1984 Army ( 3 ) 29 -- 22 24 -- 12 28 -- 11 1985 Air Force ( 3 ) 24 -- 7 45 -- 7 17 -- 7 1986 Army ( 4 ) 40 -- 6 21 -- 11 27 -- 7 Air Force ( 4 ) 23 -- 13 27 -- 10 17 -- 3 1988 Army ( 5 ) 34 -- 24 28 -- 15 20 -- 15 1989 Air Force ( 5 ) 35 -- 7 29 -- 3 19 -- 17 1990 Air Force ( 6 ) 24 -- 7 15 -- 3 30 -- 20 1991 Air Force ( 7 ) 46 -- 6 25 -- 0 24 -- 3 1992 Air Force ( 8 ) 18 -- 16 7 -- 3 25 -- 24 1993 Shared ( Air Force retained trophy ) ( 4 ) 28 -- 24 25 -- 6 16 -- 14 1994 Air Force ( 9 ) 43 -- 21 10 -- 6 22 -- 20 1995 Air Force ( 10 ) 30 -- 20 38 -- 20 14 -- 13 Army ( 6 ) 20 -- 17 23 -- 7 28 -- 24 1997 Air Force ( 11 ) 10 -- 7 24 -- 0 39 -- 7 1998 Air Force ( 12 ) 49 -- 7 35 -- 7 34 -- 30 1999 Air Force ( 13 ) 19 -- 14 28 -- 0 19 -- 9 2000 Air Force ( 14 ) 27 -- 13 41 -- 27 30 -- 28 2001 Air Force ( 15 ) 24 -- 18 34 -- 24 26 -- 17 2002 Air Force ( 16 ) 48 -- 7 49 -- 30 58 -- 12 2003 Navy ( 6 ) 28 -- 25 31 -- 3 34 -- 6 Navy ( 7 ) 24 -- 21 31 -- 22 42 -- 13 2005 Navy ( 8 ) 27 -- 24 27 -- 24 42 -- 23 2006 Navy ( 9 ) 24 -- 17 43 -- 7 26 -- 14 2007 Navy ( 10 ) 31 -- 20 30 -- 10 38 -- 3 2008 Navy ( 11 ) 33 -- 27 16 -- 7 34 -- 0 2009 Navy ( 12 ) 16 -- 13 ( OT ) 35 -- 7 17 -- 3 Air Force ( 17 ) 14 -- 6 42 -- 22 31 -- 17 2011 Air Force ( 18 ) 35 -- 34 ( OT ) 24 -- 14 27 -- 21 2012 Navy ( 13 ) 28 -- 21 ( OT ) 41 -- 21 17 -- 13 2013 Navy ( 14 ) 28 -- 10 42 -- 28 34 -- 7 2014 Air Force ( 19 ) 30 -- 21 23 -- 6 17 -- 10 2015 Navy ( 15 ) 33 -- 11 20 -- 3 21 -- 17 2016 Air Force ( 20 ) 28 -- 14 31 -- 12 21 -- 17 2017 Army ( 7 ) 48 -- 45 21 -- 0 14 -- 13 2018 TBD October 6, 2018 November 3, 2018 December 8, 2018 Season Trophy winner Air Force -- Navy Air Force -- Army Army -- Navy Records since 1972 Air Force : 26 -- 20 (. 565 ) Air Force : 33 -- 13 (. 717 ) Navy : 29 -- 16 -- 1 (. 641 ) All - time Records Air Force : 29 -- 21 (. 580 ) Air Force : 36 -- 15 -- 1 (. 702 ) Navy : 60 -- 51 -- 7 (. 538 ) Jump up ^ At Yankee Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Philadelphia Municipal Stadium / John F. Kennedy Stadium Jump up ^ At Baltimore Memorial Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Soldier Field ^ Jump up to : At Falcon Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Michie Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Navy -- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Veterans Stadium Jump up ^ At Rose Bowl ^ Jump up to : At Giants Stadium ^ Jump up to : At FedExField ^ Jump up to : At PSINet Stadium / M&T Bank Stadium ^ Jump up to : At Lincoln Financial Field Records since Trophy Established Team Trophies Last Pct. Air Force 20 2016 59 33 0. 641 Navy 15 2015 49 42. 538 Army 7 2017 29 62. 321 Four shared trophies, last in 1993 Only tie was in 1981 ( Army -- Navy, 3 -- 3 ) Overtime for Division I-A regular season introduced in 1996 three OT games, all between Navy ( 2 -- 1 ) and Air Force See also Army -- Navy Game Secretaries Cup -- annual Division III rivalry game between the Coast Guard Bears and Merchant Marine Mariners References Jump up ^ Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy ( April 18, 2011 ). `` Falcons bring home Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ''. www.af.mil. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ Kyle Meadows ( July 24, 2008 ). `` The Top Ten College Football Rivalry Trophies ''. Bleacher Report. Jump up ^ John Cavanaugh ( November 12, 1989 ). `` COLLEGE FOOTBALL ; Boston College Surprises Army ''. The New York Times. Links to related articles Air Force Falcons football Venues DU Stadium ( 1955 -- 1961 ) Falcon Stadium ( 1962 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Army ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ) Colorado State ( Ram -- Falcon Trophy ) Hawaii ( Kuter Trophy ) Navy ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ) Culture & lore History The Bird `` Falcon Fight Song '' `` The U.S. Air Force '' United States Air Force Academy Band People Head coaches Statistical leaders Seasons 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Army Black Knights football Venues The Plain ( 1890 -- 1923 ) Michie Stadium ( 1924 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Air Force ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ) Navy : Army -- Navy Game ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ; Thompson Cup ) Notre Dame Culture & lore Army Mule Black Death Award `` On, Brave Old Army Team '' `` The Army Goes Rolling Along '' 1946 `` Game of the Century '' People Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Seasons 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National championship seasons in bold Navy Midshipmen football Venues Worden Field ( 1890 -- 1923 ) Thompson Stadium ( 1924 -- 1958 ) Navy -- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ( 1959 -- present ) Memorial Stadium ( alternate ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Army : Army -- Navy Game ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ) Air Force ( Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ) Johns Hopkins Maryland : Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame ( Rip Miller Trophy ) SMU ( Gansz Trophy ) Culture & lore Bill the Goat `` Anchors Aweigh '' `` I believe that we will win ! '' Marching band `` Navy ends the drought '' 2007 North Texas game People Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Seasons 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National championship seasons in bold American Athletic Conference football rivalries Conference Civil Conflict ( Connecticut -- UCF ) East Carolina -- UCF Houston -- SMU Houston -- Tulsa Gansz Trophy ( SMU -- Navy ) War on I - 4 ( USF -- UCF ) Non-conference Victory Bell ( Cincinnati -- Miami ) The Keg of Nails ( Cincinnati -- Louisville ) River City Rivalry ( Cincinnati -- Pittsburgh ) Connecticut -- Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy ( Connecticut -- Rhode Island ) East Carolina -- Marshall East Carolina -- NC State Bayou Bucket Classic ( Houston -- Rice ) Louisville -- Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl ( Memphis -- Arkansas State ) Memphis -- Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl ( Memphis -- Southern Miss ) Army -- Navy Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ( Navy -- Air Force -- Army ) Navy -- Johns Hopkins Crab Bowl Classic ( Navy -- Maryland ) Navy -- Notre Dame Rice -- SMU Safeway Bowl ( SMU -- North Texas ) SMU -- TCU Mayor 's Cup ( Temple -- Villanova ) Tulane -- Auburn Ole Miss -- Tulane Battle for the Bell ( Tulane -- Southern Miss ) Battle for the Rag ( Tulane -- LSU ) Oklahoma State -- Tulsa NCAA Division I FBS independents football rivalries Army -- Navy Game ( Army -- Navy ) Army -- Notre Dame Beehive Boot ( BYU -- Utah -- Utah State ) Boston College -- Massachusetts BYU -- Utah State Colonial Clash ( Massachusetts -- New Hampshire ) Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ( Air Force -- Army -- Navy ) Connecticut -- Massachusetts Holy War ( Boston College -- Notre Dame ) Holy War ( BYU -- Utah ) Michigan -- Notre Dame Michigan State -- Notre Dame Navy -- Notre Dame Northwestern -- Notre Dame Notre Dame -- Purdue Notre Dame -- Stanford Notre Dame -- USC Mountain West Conference football rivalries Conference Air Force -- Colorado State Air Force -- Hawaii Boise State -- Fresno State Boise State -- Nevada Border War ( Colorado State -- Wyoming ) Fresno State -- Hawaii Fresno State -- San Diego State Fresno State -- San Jose State Fremont Cannon ( Nevada -- UNLV ) Hawaii -- Wyoming Utah State -- Wyoming Non-conference Arizona -- New Mexico Beehive Boot ( BYU -- Utah -- Utah State ) Bill Walsh Legacy Game ( San Jose State -- Stanford ) Boise State -- Idaho BYU -- Utah State Commander - in - Chief 's Trophy ( Air Force -- Army -- Navy ) Rocky Mountain Showdown ( Colorado -- Colorado State ) Rio Grande Rivalry ( New Mexico -- New Mexico State ) Battle of the Brothers ( Utah -- Utah State ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commander-in-Chief%27s_Trophy&oldid=853021230 '' Categories : College football rivalry trophies in the United States Army Black Knights football Navy Midshipmen football Air Force Falcons football Army -- Navy Game Military competitions in American football Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Use mdy dates from July 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 1 August 2018, at 22 : 14 ( UTC ). 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Question: who has won the most commander in chief trophies
Answer: Air Force