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In the season’s first matchup of the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy series, 3-1 Air Force will host 1-2 Navy on Saturday afternoon.
The game (Noon ET start time) will be televised on CBS Sports Network, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on Amazon Prime, Paramount+, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which all come with a free trial.
Here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch Navy vs Air Force streaming live online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of their local CBS station via the Prime Paramount+ channel (“Premium” plan). You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch Navy vs Air Force live on the Amazon Video app or Amazon website.
Compatible devices for the Amazon Video app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch your local CBS channel live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch Navy vs Air Force live on the Paramount+ app or Paramount+ website.
Compatible devices for the Paramount+ app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Navy vs Air Force live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS (live in most markets) is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Navy vs Air Force live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no added cost:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Navy vs Air Force live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.
Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Navy vs Air Force Preview
The week five match-up between the Navy Midshipmen and the Air Force Falcons has the 3-1 Falcons favored by two touchdowns over the 1-2 Midshipmen in the battle for the Commander in Chief’s trophy, which goes to the winner or winners of the round-robin between Navy, Air Force and Army. Air Force has not one a Commander in Chief’s trophy outright since 2016. Navy has won the trophy 16 total times and 11 out of the last 19 years.
In his pre-game press conference, Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun said there’s a huge level of respect involved in these annual games.
“For us, you have an opportunity to play football, right? We don’t ever, ever take that for granted and then just, you know, the sacrifice, the dedication of the students, the cadets and the midshipmen at both schools that they’re making to their country to go serve. … It’s the level of respect that’s involved, again, not only for the football part of it, but beyond the football,” said Calhoun. “There’s some resemblances for both squads in terms of what you’ll see. Both squads want to play well up front, offensively and defensively. You want to do a good job of handling the ball. And yet there are going to be sometimes where you also want to try to have some larger-gain plays without completely sacrificing a bunch of series.”
He also praised Navy’s effort beating East Carolina last week, saying, “So often, as you’ve seen, they played really, really well defensively, played really, really well offensively where they had really good balance. Heck of a road victory. To beat an East Carolina team that really had North Carolina State on the ropes, that was quite a win. … We always take a previous game and try to learn as much as you can and then try to develop our own squad because I think that’s where you have to start.”
Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said in his own pre-game press conference (via Yahoo Sports) that they are focusing on their running game.
“We’re an option team and obviously we run the ball first and foremost, predominantly,” Niumatalolo said. “But they were so aggressive, East Carolina, they were just playing so aggressive. … Obviously, Tai can throw the football and we have some good receivers, but it’s not who we are. But the way the game was going, it dictated that.”
The Navy at Air Force game kicks off Saturday, October 1 starting at noon Eastern time on CBS.