Army-Navy Game broadcasters
The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast the college football's Army–Navy Game throughout the years.
2000s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
2008 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Sam Ryan |
2007 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Sam Ryan |
2006 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Sam Ryan |
2005 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Dwayne Ballen |
2004 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Dwayne Ballen |
2003 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Boomer Esiason |
Tracy Wolfson and Dwayne Ballen |
2002 |
CBS |
Ian Eagle |
Craig James |
Andre Ware and Doug Graber |
2001 |
CBS |
[...] Enberg |
Dan Dierdorf |
Bonnie Bernstein and Andre Ware |
2000 |
CBS |
Verne Lundquist |
Todd Blackledge |
Jill Arrington and Dean Blevins |
1990s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1999 |
CBS |
Sean McDonough |
Todd Blackledge |
Michele Tafoya and Ed Cunningham |
1998 |
CBS |
Sean McDonough |
Terry Donahue |
Mike Mayock and Ed Cunningham |
1997 |
CBS |
Sean McDonough |
Terry Donahue |
Michele Tafoya and Mike Mayock |
1996 |
CBS |
Jim Nantz |
Terry Donahue |
Michele Tafoya and Mike Mayock |
1995 |
ABC |
Mark Jones |
Todd Blackledge |
Dean Blevins |
1994 |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
Jack Arute |
1993 |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
Jack Arute |
1992 |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
Jack Arute |
1991 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Bob Griese |
Jack Arute |
1990 |
CBS |
Jim Nantz |
Tim Brant |
John Dockery |
1980s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1989 |
CBS |
Jim Nantz |
Pat Haden |
John Dockery |
1988 |
CBS |
Brent Musburger |
Pat Haden |
John Dockery |
1987 |
CBS |
Brent Musburger |
Pat Haden |
John Dockery |
1986 |
CBS |
Brent Musburger |
Ara Parseghian |
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1985 |
CBS |
Brent Musburger |
Ara Parseghian |
|
1984 |
CBS |
Lindsey Nelson |
Pat Haden |
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1983 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Lee Grosscup |
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1982 |
CBS |
Lindsey Nelson |
Pat Haden |
|
1981 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Frank Broyles |
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1980 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Ara Parseghian |
1970s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1979 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Ara Parseghian |
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1978 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Ara Parseghian |
|
1977 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Ara Parseghian |
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1976 |
ABC |
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1975 |
ABC |
Bill Flemming |
Duffy Daugherty |
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1974 |
ABC |
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1973 |
ABC |
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1972 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Lee Grosscup |
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1971 |
ABC |
Keith Jackson |
Lee Grosscup |
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1970 |
ABC |
Bill Flemming |
Johnny Lujack |
1960s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1969 |
ABC |
Chris Schenkel |
Bud Wilkinson |
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1968 |
ABC |
Bill Flemming |
Johnny Lujack |
|
1967 |
ABC |
Chris Schenkel |
Bud Wilkinson |
|
1966 |
ABC |
Chris Schenkel |
Bud Wilkinson |
|
1965 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Terry Brennan and Bud Wilkinson |
|
1964 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Terry Brennan |
|
1963 |
CBS |
Lindsey Nelson |
Terry Brennan |
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1962 |
CBS |
Lindsey Nelson |
Terry Brennan |
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1961 |
ABC |
Curt Gowdy |
Paul Christman |
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1960 |
ABC |
Curt Gowdy |
Bob Neal |
Notes
- Despite the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's invention of instant replay, a common but incorrect claim is that the first instant replay occurred December 7, 1963 during the Army–Navy Game played in Philadelphia and telecast by CBS-TV. The program was directed by one of CBS Sports' top directors, Tony Verna. Verna's account of how he was able to combine the limited abilities of the videotape machines can be found in two of his early books, Live TV and Global Television (both Focal Press) and a 2008 book Instant Replay, The day that changed Sports Forever from Creative Publishers International.) A personal account of the telecast can be found in the autobiography of the game announcer Lindsey Nelson (Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson.)
1950s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1959 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Red Grange |
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1958 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Red Grange |
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1957 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Red Grange |
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1956 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Red Grange |
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1955 |
NBC |
Lindsey Nelson |
Red Grange |
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1954 |
ABC |
Tom Harmon |
Jack Drees |
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1953 |
NBC |
Mel Allen |
Lindsey Nelson |
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1952 |
NBC |
Mel Allen |
Russ Hodges |
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1951 |
NBC |
Jim Britt |
Ray Michael |
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1950 |
NBC |
Connie Desmond |
1940s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1949 |
NBC |
Bob Stanton |
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1948 |
NBC |
Bob Stanton |
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1947 |
NBC |
Bob Stanton |
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1946 |
NBC |
Bob Stanton |
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1945 |
NBC |
Red Barber |