If you were lucky enough to experience Army-Navy in Foxborough last year, we’ll have a small taste again in two years.

It was announced on Tuesday that the 99th edition of the Notre Dame-Navy game will be played at Gillette Stadium on October 31, 2026.

“We are thrilled to host the 2026 Navy-Notre Dame Game and welcome these two historic programs and their passionate fanbases to Gillette Stadium for the first time in this storied, century-long rivalry,” said Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group in a statement. “We are honored that Navy has chosen Gillette Stadium and our region as the host for the 99th playing of this game steeped in tradition. New England has a deep appreciation for competition at the highest level and the sacrifices and cohesive teamwork that reaching such heights requires.

“The Midshipmen and Fighting Irish epitomize this, and we look forward to welcoming one of the gridiron’s greatest rivalries to Gillette Stadium in 2026.”

The first meeting between the schools came in 1927. The series was the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football for 93 consecutive years (1927-2019) before the pandemic forced the 2020 game to be canceled.

Patriots’ long snapper and proud member of the Navy Joe Cardona was thrilled with the news and spoke about the historical aspect of this rivalry on Wednesday.

“The history of Navy-Notre Dame is something that I think people may not have an appreciation for,” he said. “I know, you go and play at Notre Dame…it’s a historic stadium, but one thing that you feel when you go there as a Navy player is the appreciation that Notre Dame has for the Naval Academy and for the Navy in general.

“During World War II, the Navy set up an officer training program there at Notre Dame and that helped keep the university afloat in those tough times. So, we’re appreciative of everything that Notre Dame did in World War II and we’re appreciative to go out and match up against one of the best football teams in the country perennially.”

The news coming a day after Veteran’s Day made it that much sweeter for Cardona too, who talked about his Veteran’s Day as well.

“Veteran’s Day is a special day for every one of us who took the oath,” he said. “I reached out to a lot of buddies, had a lot of buddies reach out to me. A lot of teammates. It’s one of those things, we were fortunate to get the day off and it was a good day to reflect upon the sacrifices that have been made so that we can play a game we love.”

Cardona was 0-4 against Notre Dame in his career and Navy trails the all-time series 81-13-1, but he’s hoping a venue change in a couple years can bring some better results against the Fighting Irish.

Even if it didn’t end great at Gillette last year for the Midshipmen in that ‘other’ big game played annually…

“I’m just hoping coming to Gillette brings Navy a little good luck,” added Cardona.