Thirteen weeks of college football’s regular season are in the books, but there’s still one notable game to be played that isn’t a conference championship or bowl, and it gets a Saturday all to itself: the Army-Navy game.
This weekend, 9-2 Navy will take on 2-9 Army in one of the more lopsided chapters in the rivalry. And while doing so, the Midshipmen will be donning the above incredible helmets. And, making them even more awesome, each position group will have a different ship on their helmets. Here is the breakdown of those:
LBs will wear Cruiser – Provides anti-air defense and packs the biggest punch of Naval surface ships representative pic.twitter.com/49VsOiLXse
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
DBs to wear Destroyer- Known for significant fire power, speed & anti-missile defense as are Navy’s defensive backs pic.twitter.com/Q0JBLbcuk1
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
WRs to wear Subs – Predominantly utilized as blockers, wide receivers play a key role in driving Navy rush attack. pic.twitter.com/Z7wMC9Cnq6
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
Lineman: Assault Ships – These ships utilized to establish “beach head”- enables the invading force to gain access. pic.twitter.com/tQay6GxNma
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
RBs to wear Littoral Combat Ship- These fast & nimble ships can navigate through both crowded shallow & deep waters pic.twitter.com/adgEmQ9RaL
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
Special Teams to wear Minesweepers – This small ship has a unique mission of identifying and eliminating mines. pic.twitter.com/COj9L9GNaK
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
QBs: Aircraft Carrier- The aircraft carrier is ultimate decision maker; a “quick strike” weapon. QB of the Fleet! pic.twitter.com/OX5NYt9opC
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
And the rest of the uniform:
MT @NavyAthletics: "Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!" – Admiral Farragut pic.twitter.com/bohGORLu6m
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) December 1, 2015
Navy will wear the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor logo on uniform pant. 15 seniors service selected USMC. pic.twitter.com/TYFTc1Amws
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) November 30, 2015
It’s the first instance we can remember of a team not all wearing the same thing, and it’s a genius idea. It’s an obvious reference to the game Battleship (please don’t make us explain this to you), but more importantly, the helmets themselves are gorgeous. Army is screwed.
