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, and 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]
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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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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 |
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
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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
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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 |
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
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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 |
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
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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 |
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
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
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]