ARLINGTON (105.3 The Fan) - The first college football game to be held at Globe Life Field will feature the Air Force Academy and Army, the Texas Rangers announced Thursday morning.
The Lockheed Martin Commanders' Classic will host the Falcons and the Black Knights at the Rangers' ballpark on Nov. 6. The two military institutes will return to Arlington for a second matchup in 2022.
“We are honored to have Air Force and Army play the inaugural football game at Globe Life Field,” said Texas Rangers Executive Vice President of Sports & Entertainment Sean Decker. “Honoring our military heroes is very important to the Texas Rangers, and we expect the environment and other activities surrounding this great matchup will make for a very exciting weekend in Arlington.
“I want to thank Lockheed Martin for its title sponsorship of the Commanders’ Classic. Lockheed Martin embodies our nation’s commitment to our Armed Forces, and it is the ideal relationship for this storied matchup. I also want to recognize the efforts of our partner LST Marketing for its assistance in making this event a reality.”
Globe Life Field opened this past spring and hosted 30 games in the park without fans in the abbreviated 2020 season. The facility then hosted 16 MLB neutral site postseason games in the National League Division (3) and Championship (7) Series and the World Series (6). Games in the final two playoff rounds were played in front of approximately 11,500 fans per game, the maximum capacity allowed by MLB.