Navy won the game and attributed the luck to the goat. And in 1893, as part of the fourth Army-Navy clash, a live goat was officially made the academy’s mascot.

Bill the Goat joins a row of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen on the field during the start of the 113th Army-Navy football game on Dec. 8, 2012. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D ...

Bill XXXIII (33), the Naval Academy goat mascot affectionately known as “Blue Eyes” and who played a central role in an Army-Navy prank gone too far nine years ago, has died, the Naval Academy ...

Survived by his brother, Bill XXXVI, and the recently retired Bill XXXIII and Bill XXXIV, who both served as Navy mascots since 2007, the white, purebred Angora goat spent 2015 as a “Navy mascot ...

For one of the most highly anticipated games on the college football schedule — the Army-Navy game on December 8 — the Midshipmen will wear alternate uniforms inspired by their famous mascot ...

Bill 37, Navy’s new goat mascot-in-training, gets taste of academy life. November 15, 2016 More than 8 years ago. The Navy has used a goat as its mascot since 1893. (Courtesy of U.S. Naval Academy) ...

Bill 36 will continue on as the Naval Academy's live mascot. Navy has used a live goat at their sporting events since 1893, during the fourth playing of the iconic Army-Navy Game. Stay Connected ...

Navy’s mascot will be able to attend Saturday’s Army vs. Navy game after recovering from eating a toxic bush. Bill 36, an Angora goat, fell sick after eating toxic vegetation, reports USA TODAY.

The Navy football team will wear Under Armour mascot-inspired uniforms for the 2018 Army-Navy Game on Dec. 8 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

That solicitation appears to have worked, as Navy beat Army that year and the new goat earned the name of “Bill VI. ... Chicago Illinois 1926, with the Navy goat mascot and the Army mule.