Army-Navy Game Kickoff Time 2026: 3 p.m. ET on CBS, Dec. 12

The 127th Army-Navy Game is set for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on CBS at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, according to Army West Point Athletics. The department lists the game, presented by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), in its May 27, 2026 kickoff and television announcement. Below: the time in each zone, including overseas bases, and what the sources leave open.

What is the Army-Navy Game 2026 date and time?

Two sources give the date. Only one gives a kickoff.

Item	What the source lists	Source
Date	Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026	Army West Point Athletics
Kickoff	3 p.m. ET	Army West Point Athletics
Channel	CBS	Army West Point Athletics
Place	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey	Army West Point Athletics
Event window	Dec. 12, 3 to 7 p.m., East Rutherford, N.J.	U.S. Naval Academy (USNA)

The USNA Public Affairs Office lists the game as an event from 3 to 7 p.m. That is a window, not a stated kickoff. The 3 p.m. kickoff comes from Army’s list.

What time is the Army-Navy Game in each time zone?

Dec. 12 falls on standard time in the United States, so the 3 p.m. ET start falls on Eastern Standard Time. The athletics department gives only the ET time. Every other row is our conversion.

Time zone	Example place	Start
Eastern Standard Time	New York, Washington	3 p.m. (Army’s time), Sat., Dec. 12
Central Standard Time	Chicago	2 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time	Denver	1 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time	Los Angeles	12 p.m. (noon)
Alaska Standard Time	Anchorage	11 a.m.
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time	Honolulu	10 a.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	United Kingdom	8 p.m.
Central European Time (CET)	Germany	9 p.m.
Japan Standard Time (JST)	Japan	5 a.m., Sun., Dec. 13
Korea Standard Time (KST)	South Korea	5 a.m., Sun., Dec. 13

The last four rows are for service members abroad. In Japan and South Korea the start falls on the next calendar day, Sunday, Dec. 13.

What channel is the Army-Navy Game on?

Army West Point Athletics lists CBS, and ESPN’s Army schedule also shows the game at 3 p.m. on CBS. Army’s announcement is titled “Army Football Announces 2026 Kickoff Times and TV Networks; Features Four National Broadcasts,” and it lists the Army-Navy Game among them. A streaming option was not announced in the sources we read, so we do not name one. Check CBS before game day.

Where is the 2026 Army-Navy Game?

At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Both the Army athletics announcement and the USNA event page name East Rutherford.

Are Army-Navy Game tickets still available?

Army’s athletics ticket page says tickets are sold out for the 2026 game. Its face values were $155 for priority seating and $235 for club seating. Army also lists the Army-Navy Gala for Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, at Ellis Island, by request for Army A Club members. The official Army-Navy Game site says the 2027 game moved to Saturday, Dec. 4, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Who won the Army-Navy Game last year?

As reported by The American Legion, Navy beat Army 17-16 in the 126th game on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Legion also reports that Navy kept the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

What else is on the calendar before Dec. 12?

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26. FBSchedules.com reports that The American Athletic Conference (AAC) championship game is Saturday, Dec. 5, one week before the Army-Navy Game. For other late-season dates, see our stories on the college football playoff rankings schedule and the Thanksgiving football schedule. Our story on the Heisman Trophy ceremony covers another late-season date. The Veterans Day 2026 story covers Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Free Army-Navy 2026 countdown

Our printable puts the Thanksgiving, AAC title game and Dec. 12 dates on one page with the days to go from Oct. 26, the CBS channel and the kickoff in three U.S. zones. Mark them on the December 2026 printable calendar, and see Christmas Day for the date after the game.