2023 Army Black Knights football team
2023 Army Black Knights football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–6 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Thatcher (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Gun option |
Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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No. 14 Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent and finished with a 6–6 record—the team was not invited to a bowl game as they had not met bowl eligibility requirements when bowl matchups were announced in early December. Even if they had accumulated six wins at that time, two of their wins were against FCS opponents.
This was the Black Knights' last season competing as an independent, as Army joined the American Athletic Conference as a football-only member beginning in 2024.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | NFLN | L 13–17 | 18,914 | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Delaware State | CBSSN | W 57–0 | 25,153 | |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | ESPN | W 37–29 | 27,138 | |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ACCN | L 16–29 | 37,594 | |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College |
| CBSSN | L 24–27 | 34,017 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Troy |
| CBSSN | L 0–19 | 27,829 |
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 19 LSU | SECN | L 0–62 | 101,776 | |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass |
| CBSSN | L 14–21 | 29,625 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Air Force | CBSSN | W 23–3 | 52,401 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| CBSSN | W 17–14 | 30,602 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| CBSSN | W 28–21 | 26,867 |
December 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Navy |
| CBS | W 17–11 | 65,878 |
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Game summaries
at Louisiana–Monroe
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 18,914
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (NFLN): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
- ESPN – ULM scores two late touchdowns to rally past Army 17–13 in season opener[3] /// Box Score, Army at Louisiana–Monroe[4] /// Army Pregame Notes[5] /// Louisiana–Monroe Pregame Notes[6] /// Postgame Notes[7]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | ULM |
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First downs | 13 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–15 | 4–15 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 62–279 | 63–298 |
Rushes–yards | 50–172 | 32–207 |
Passing yards | 107 | 91 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–12–2 | 15–31–2 |
Penalties–yards | 3–35 | 5–35 |
Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
Delaware State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Black Knights | 15 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 57 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 25,153
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Bryson Daily's 5 TDs help Army beat FCS foe Delaware State 57–0[8] /// Box Score, Delaware State at Army[9] /// Army Pregame Notes[10] /// Postgame Notes[11]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | DSU | ARMY |
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First downs | 16 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–16 | 2–7 |
4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 4–4 |
Plays–yards | 68–219 | 58–519 |
Rushes–yards | 34–24 | 43–281 |
Passing yards | 195 | 238 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–34–0 | 11–15–0 |
Penalties–yards | 6–45 | 4–50 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |
at UTSA
See also: 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
- Date: September 15, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor
- Game attendance: 27,138
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
- ESPN – Army starts fast, holds off UTSA 37–29[12] /// Box Score, Army at UTSA[13] /// Army Pregame Notes[14] /// UTSA Pregame Notes[15] /// Postgame Notes[16]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | UTSA |
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First downs | 23 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 8–20 | 4–10 |
4th down efficiency | 6–6 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 83–442 | 49–360 |
Rushes–yards | 65–254 | 22–121 |
Passing yards | 188 | 239 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–18–0 | 17–27–0 |
Penalties–yards | 0–0 | 5–35 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 44:25 | 15:35 |
at Syracuse
See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Orange | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 29 |
at JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY
- Date: September 23, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Weather: Indoor
- Game attendance: 37,594
- Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)
- ESPN – Syracuse scores 26 unanswered points after sluggish start to defeat Army 29–16 and stay unbeaten[17] /// Box Score, Army at Syracuse[18] /// Army Pregame Notes[19] /// Syracuse Pregame Notes[20] /// Postgame Notes[21]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | CUSE |
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First downs | 16 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–17 | 3–11 |
4th down efficiency | 3–4 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 67–270 | 63–403 |
Rushes–yards | 46–125 | 37–158 |
Passing yards | 145 | 245 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–21–2 | 21–26–1 |
Penalties–yards | 2–15 | 6–65 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:20 | 26:40 |
Boston College
See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Black Knights | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: October 7, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SE 1 mph • Weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 34,017
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Castellanos rushes for 4 TDs, including winner with 25 seconds left, as BC beats Army 27–24[22] /// Box Score, Boston College at Army[23] /// Army Pregame Notes[24] /// Boston College Pregame Notes[25] /// Postgame Notes[26]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | BC | ARMY |
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First downs | 19 | 12 |
3rd down efficiency | 8–17 | 3–10 |
4th down efficiency | 3–4 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 70–372 | 46–266 |
Rushes–yards | 61–321 | 33–161 |
Passing yards | 51 | 105 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–9–1 | 10–13–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–25 | 6–30 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:30 | 25:30 |
Troy
See also: 2023 Troy Trojans football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Trojans | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph • Weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 27,829
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Troy uses 4 field goals and smothering defense to blank Army 19–0[27] /// Box Score, Troy at Army[28] /// Army Pregame Notes[29] /// Troy Pregame Notes[30] /// Postgame Notes[31]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | TROY | ARMY |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 2–13 |
4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Plays–yards | 60–449 | 69–255 |
Rushes–yards | 39–222 | 51–177 |
Passing yards | 227 | 78 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–21–0 | 9–18–1 |
Penalties–yards | 9–80 | 5–31 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
at No. 19 LSU
See also: 2023 LSU Tigers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 19 Tigers | 14 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 62 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
- Date: October 21, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 101,776
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline)
- ESPN – Jayden Daniels throws for 3 TDs, runs for another score as No. 19 LSU routs Army 62–0[32] /// Box Score, Army at No. 19 LSU[33] /// Army Pregame Notes[34] /// LSU Pregame Notes[35] /// Postgame Notes[36]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | LSU |
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First downs | 12 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–11 | 6–10 |
4th down efficiency | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 58–193 | 60–570 |
Rushes–yards | 43–151 | 33–201 |
Passing yards | 42 | 369 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–15–3 | 18–27–0 |
Penalties–yards | 0–0 | 3–10 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
UMass
See also: 2023 UMass Minutemen football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: October 28, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 29,625
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Lynch–Adams rushes for 234 yards, 3 TDs and UMass beats Army 21–14 to end seven–game losing streak[37] /// Box Score, UMass at Army[38] /// Army Pregame Notes[39] /// UMass Pregame Notes[40] /// Postgame Notes[41]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | UMASS | ARMY |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 7–12 | 6–12 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 2–4 |
Plays–yards | 60–352 | 63–362 |
Rushes–yards | 37–231 | 42–204 |
Passing yards | 121 | 158 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–23–0 | 9–21–2 |
Penalties–yards | 8–50 | 1–12 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:37 | 28:23 |
vs. No. 25 Air Force
See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
No. 25 Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
- Date: November 4, 2023
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 52,401
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Army's swarming defense forces 6 turnovers in 23–3 win, deals No. 17 Air Force first loss of season[42] /// Box Score, Army vs. No. 25 Air Force[43] /// Army Pregame Notes[44] /// Air Force Pregame Notes[45] /// Postgame Notes[46]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | AF |
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First downs | 11 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–14 | 5–14 |
4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Plays–yards | 60–253 | 64–259 |
Rushes–yards | 51–213 | 40–155 |
Passing yards | 40 | 104 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–9–0 | 10–24–2 |
Penalties–yards | 11–119 | 6–55 |
Turnovers | 0 | 6 |
Time of possession | 32:09 | 27:51 |
Holy Cross
See also: 2023 Holy Cross Crusaders football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NW 10 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 30,602
- Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Army takes early lead, hangs on to defeat Holy Cross 17–14[47] /// Box Score, Holy Cross at Army[48] /// Army Pregame Notes[49] /// Holy Cross Pregame Notes[50] /// Postgame Notes[51]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | HC | ARMY |
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First downs | 26 | 11 |
3rd down efficiency | 8–15 | 5–12 |
4th down efficiency | 3–5 | 2–3 |
Plays–yards | 71–395 | 47–269 |
Rushes–yards | 48–239 | 41–190 |
Passing yards | 156 | 79 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–23–1 | 4–6–0 |
Penalties–yards | 8–65 | 6–68 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:22 | 27:38 |
Coastal Carolina
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NW 13 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 26,867
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Army Black Knights[52] /// Box Score, Coastal Carolina at Army[53] /// Army Pregame Notes[54] /// Coastal Carolina Pregame Notes[55] /// Postgame Notes[56]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | CCU | ARMY |
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First downs | 18 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–10 | 8–11 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Plays–yards | 51–384 | 64–365 |
Rushes–yards | 15–105 | 62–365 |
Passing yards | 279 | 0 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–36–1 | 0–2–1 |
Penalties–yards | 6–45 | 5–55 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 20:09 | 39:51 |
See also: 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, and Army–Navy Game |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- Date: December 9, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW 6 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,878
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)
- ESPN – Army holds on with goal-line stand in final seconds, beats Navy 17–11[57] /// Box Score, Army vs. Navy[58] /// Army Pregame Notes[59] /// Navy Pregame Notes[60] /// Postgame Notes[61]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | NAVY |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–14 | 4–14 |
4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Plays–yards | 61–259 | 64–309 |
Rushes–yards | 47–205 | 35–130 |
Passing yards | 54 | 179 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–14–0 | 16–29–1 |
Penalties–yards | 5–25 | 5–25 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:31 | 26:29 |
For this year's clash, Army was inspired by the 3rd Infantry Division, honoring the "Dogface Soldiers" and their 'legacy of excellence'. The Nike-designed uniforms features a color-rush tan desert motif for the infantry's role in the Iraq War. The division's famous mascot "Rocky the bulldog", a Walt Disney creation, appears on both sides of the helmet with a black stripe.[62]
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