Larry Needle would never use the word surprised when asked about Philadelphia being awarded the majority of Army-Navy games in the next contractual cycle.
Needle, executive director of PHL Sports, thinks Army-Navy should be held in the City of Brotherly Love every year. In fact, Philadelphia bills itself as the “home of Army-Navy” and for good reason, having hosted 86 of the 117 contests held to date. That tally will rise to 87 this Saturday when the 118th Army-Navy game is held at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia received a ringing endorsement this past August when the two service academies announced that four of the next five Army-Navy games will be held at Lincoln Financial Field.