WEST POINT — Army and Oklahoma, two of the nation’s most storied college football programs, clash for the first time in 57 years Saturday night at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.

Oklahoma agreed to make the return trip to West Point on Sept. 26, 2020, when the two-game series was announced in 2009. However, the pending renovation of 38,000-seat Michie Stadium, considered one of the nation’s top sporting venues, could cause the 2020 game to be moved.

When asked if Oklahoma would play on post in 2020, Army athletic director Boo Corrigan said, “We will play them in 2020. I don’t know if we will (play at Michie Stadium). We’ll see. Everything is based on construction.”

In years past Army has played games at the Meadowlands and Yankee Stadium in the Metropolitan New York area.

The academy released a video highlighting “The Michie Stadium Preservation Project” in May. The project includes the knocking down and rebuilding of the east stands (nearest the Lusk Reservoir), which holds approximately 8,000 fans, including the 4,400-member Corps of Cadets, and the addition of premium seating. Athletic department offices will also relocate under the east stands. A memorial plaza to remember fallen West Point graduates will also be constructed.

Corrigan didn’t reveal a start date for the construction but said the project could take 18-24 months and may be completed in phases.

During the construction, Army would still be able to host football games with crowds of around 30,000 fans.

Corrigan did not name any alternate locations for the 2020 Oklahoma and Air Force games. The service academy meeting with Air Force, normally hosted by West Point in even-numbered years, is nearly always a sell-out, and the loss of 8,000 seats would be a tremendous revenue setback. Corrigan said if construction has started, that service academy game location would likely change.

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