Special Activities Planned for Saturday's Army Game

NORMAN ? Oklahoma and Army West Point will meet for just fourth time in the history of the two football programs Saturday at 6 p.m. at Gaylord Family ? Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and for the first time since 1961. To celebrate the occasion, the OU Athletics Department has announced several special activities surrounding the game.

Following is a list of special events planned for Saturday, some of them weather permitting:

The Black Daggers ? the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team ? are scheduled to deliver the game ball by landing in the stadium before the Pride of Oklahoma's pre-game show at approximately 5:45 p.m.
A giant American flag approximately 85 yards long is scheduled to be held by 350 cadets, soldiers and alumni during the National Anthem.
An Oklahoma Air National Guard flyover featuring Blackhawk, Chinook and Lakota helicopters is scheduled to occur at the end of the National Anthem.
The Army Silent Drill Team, 145th Army Band and the Pride of Oklahoma will all perform on the field at halftime. A pyro show is also scheduled for intermission.
Additionally, an array of large-scale military equipment from Fort Sill will be on display on Brooks Mall, north of Gaylord Family ? Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, throughout Saturday.

OU's other usual game day festivities, such as Fan Fest (2-5:30 p.m. at Rhyne Hall parking lot directly east of McCasland Field House) and Walk of Champions (team arrival; approximately 4 p.m. at Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue intersection) are still scheduled.

The Sooners, ranked No. 5 in both major polls this week, are 2-1 all-time against Army. They lost the first meeting 21-7 in 1946 at West Point (Army won a share of the national title), won 28-20 in Norman in 1959 and 14-8 inside New York's Yankee Stadium in 1961.

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Special Activities Planned for Saturday's Army Game

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