At the Naval Academy, beating Army is important. Plebes yell "Beat Army!" in Bancroft Hall, "Beat Army!" is on every weight in the Naval Academy weight rooms, and alums and fans alike scream "Beat Army!" at the end of Blue & Gold, the Naval Academy's alma mater.

Navy has dominated Army in all sports, posting a winning record against the Black Knights in 37 of the last 40 years and has not lost the N-Star series in 15-consecutive years.

23 of Navy's 32 varsity sports have the potential to take part in the Army-Navy rivalry each year.

The annual showdown between the two rivals in each sport is deemed the Star Game with the players from the winning team receiving a Star for their lettersweaters.

For those sports that face Army multiple times in a season, the Star Game is designated prior to the start of the year.

2011-12 Army-Navy Schedule
http://www.navysports.com/ot/navy-army.html

All-Time Army-Navy Record (through end of 2010-11 season)
Navy leads 934-711-39 (.566)

Army-Navy - The Last 15 Years (1996-97 to 2010-11)
Overall Record vs. Army 289-171-6 (.627)
Star-Game Record vs. Army 215-108-6 (.663)

Army-Navy - The 2010-11 Season
2010-11 Overall Record vs. Army 17-15 (.531)
2010-11 Star-Game Record vs. Army 11-11 (.500)

Navy's 2010-11 Star Game Victories
Men's Soccer, Golf, Men's Cross Country, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Football, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Gymnastics, Men's Basketball, Wrestling, Women's Outdoor Track & Field

2010-11 Star-Game Highlights

Football
Senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a team-high 54 yards as Navy defeated Army for the ninth consecutive time, 31-17, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Senior safety Wyatt Middleton gave Navy a 24-7 lead just before halftime when he returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown, marking the longest fumble return in Navy history.

Men's Soccer
Michael Rakoczy scored the only goal of the game in the 60th minute and the Navy defense held strong as the Midshipmen recorded their second consecutive Star Game victory over the Black Knights.

Golf
Junior Tim Shield sank a 12-foot putt on the 15th hole of the West Point Golf Course as Navy won four of seven singles matches and defeated Army, 6-5, to claim the Star.

Men's Cross Country
Behind a dominant performance from senior Andrew Hanko, Navy defeated Army, 20-41, for the 11th time in the last 14 meetings. Hanko led the entire race and Navy runners took 10 of the top-12 spots.

Men's Swimming & Diving
Luke Hoffer, Mac Anthony and Steve Dukleth all won multiple events as the Midshipmen won their 20th-consecutive meeting with Army by defeating the Black Knights, 246-54.

Women's Swimming & Diving
Sophomore Laura Gorinski set a Navy and Patriot League record in the 200 breaststroke and was one of five Mids to win multiple events as Navy won its 22nd-consecutive dual meet over Army in convincing fashion, 240.5-59.5.

Men's Basketball
Mark Veazey came off the bench to score 17 points and grab nine rebounds and the Midshipmen held Army to just 18-of-52 shooting as Navy defeated Army, 75-58, in a sold-out Alumni Hall. It marked the 27th time in the last 31 seasons Navy won the Star.

Gymnastics
Navy won its third-consecutive Star Meet as it defeated Army, 324.1-322.8. Trailing going into the final event of the day, Andrew Faulk and Dylan Parrott tied for first place in the high bar competition to give Navy the win.

Wrestling
The Midshipmen won seven of 10 bouts, including the last four, to secure a 24-9 victory over Army. Coach Bruce Burnett improved to 11-0 against the Black Knights as Navy claimed its 11th-consecutive win over Army.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Navy won 12 of 17 events as it won the indoor Star Meet for the sixth-consecutive year with a 103.5-77.5 victory over Army. Junior Jess Palacio, junior Amanda Phelps and senior Ashley Bucholz each doubled in individual events to pace the Mids.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Competing in a downpour at Ingram Field, Navy dominated Army, 129-73, to complete its third-straight indoor/outdoor Star Meet sweep of the Black Knights. The 56-point margin of victory was the largest for Navy in an indoor or outdoor Star Meet.