BYU-ARMY TO PLAY SEPT. 19, ANNOUNCE TWO-GAME FOOTBALL SERIES

2020 contest to be featured nationally on CBS Television Network

PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University and Army West Point today announced a home-and-home football series, with the first game being played on Sept. 19, 2020 on Blaik Field at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MT) and will be broadcast nationally on the CBS Television Network.

“It’s a real honor for BYU football to play in Michie Stadium, one of the most historic venues in college football,” said BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe. “We are very excited to visit the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and play the Black Knights.”

The second game of the series between the Cougars and the Black Knights is scheduled for November 2032 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. 

The two institutions have never met before in football. A fellow independent in football, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was established in 1802 and is oldest of the five American service academies. Army began playing football on November 29, 1890, when Navy challenged the cadets to a game in the relatively new sport. The two academies still clash each December in what is traditionally the last regular-season Division I college-football game. 

Army claimed three national football championships in 1944, 1945 and 1946 under legendary head coach Earl Blaik. Since its first bowl game in 1984, the Black Knights have played in eight bowl games, including three straight from 2016-18. Air Force, Army and Navy have played each other every year since 1972 for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. Army has captured the trophy eight times. Three Black Knights have won the Heisman Trophy and 24 have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. 

BYU also faces Navy in 2020, opening the season in Annapolis against the Midshipmen on Labor Day, Sept. 7. The Cougars currently have five games scheduled for the upcoming 2020 season and will announce additional games once finalized.