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Can Army Make 12-Team College Football Playoff This Season?

For many years the College Football Playoff was limited to the top-four teams in the country. Last season, a new format was implemented which gives 12 teams the chance to battle it out for the national championship, including Group of 5 schools like Army.

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Army Aims for Upset As They Gear Up To Face Big 12 Contender Kansas State

The West Point Army Black Knights football squad is coming off their best season in program history. Head coach Jeff Monken led the Knights to their first-ever 12-win campaign that also featured the first conference title in their 135-year program.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 12

Why Army's Jeff Monken Was Named 'Safest College Football Coach'

Army is coming off the best season in program history. After joining the American Athletic Conference for their inaugural campaign last year, they ran over their opponents and won their first-ever conference title.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 11

EA Sports College Football 26 Predicts Step Back For Army Black Knights

The Army West Point Black Knights had a fantastic 2024 campaign led by a Heisman candidate in Bryson Daily. With him gone, it could be hard to replicate that success.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 8

Army Head Football Coach Emerges as Candidate for Top Coaching Award

The Dodd Trophy Watch List was just posted and the Army West Point Black Knights announced that their head football coach, Jeff Monken, is on it. The award was established in 1976 in memory of the Georgia Tech head football coach Bobby Dodd.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 7

Army Football Returns Record-Setting Defenders for League Title Defense

The Army West Point Black Knights football program had one of their best performances on the defensive side of the ball — and players that fueled that performance are back.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 4

Army Black Knights Name Bryan Schneider New Leader of Sports Medicine Program

The Army West Point Black Knights just announced that they made a new addition for their athletics program with a new director of sports medicine in Bryan

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / July 2

Army Black Knights Football Reveals Complete 2025 Recruiting Class

The Army West Point Black Knights now know the full scale of their 2025 recruiting class, otherwise known as their class of 2029. The Black Knights released the complete list of incoming freshmen earlier this week.

How Army Broke Decade-Long Drought in Star Series Against Rival Navy

The all-sports challenge between the Army West Point Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen has been going on since the 1978-79 school year. For nearly the entirety of the Star Series, Navy has been the dominant force in rivalry.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 29

Army Basketball Doubleheader with St. Thomas Features Unique Alumni Tie

The Army West Point Black Knights men’s and women’s basketball teams will play a rare road non-conference doubleheader on Nov. 8. The opponent will be St.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 26

Army Black Knights Place 11 on Prestigious Publication’s All-Conference Team

The Army West Point Black Knights football team was well-represented on the Phil Steele Magazine All-American Athletic Conference preseason team. The publication recently hit newsstands and previews all conferences in FBS.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 23

Army Black Knights Hockey Stars Named to All-Academic Conference Roster

The Army West Point Black Knights recently announced that 15 players were named to the Atlantic Hockey America all-Academic team. The 2024-25 All-Academic team rewards students for performing on the ice and in the classroom.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 18

Army Football Adds Experience to Strength and Conditioning Department

The West Point Army Black Knights have added another important coach to their staff. Head Coach Jeff Monken announced that Tanner Anderson will be joining the team as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Anderson joins the football staff with almost a decade of performance coaching experience with multiple college programs.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 15

Emily Fink Ends Her Time With Army Track and Field as One of Its Most Elite Athletes

The Army Black Knights are saying goodbye to one of the best female athletes their track and field program has ever seen; Emily Fink. Fink earned a spot to compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 12

Army Black Knights Hire Former NCAA Champion as Wrestling Coach

The Army West Point Black Knights have new leadership for their men's wrestling program. Tom Theodorakis, Army's director of athletics, announced that Troy Nickerson will take over as head wrestling coach.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 11

Five Army Football Players Named Preseason All-Conference in National Magazine

The Army West Point Black Knights football team will take a shot at a second straight American Athletic Conference title this year. The Black Knights will do so with five players that were named preseason all-AAC by Lindy’s Sports, a popular college football annual magazine that hit newsstands earlier this month.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 9

Army Football Seen as Conference Contenders Even After Personnel Losses

The Army West Point Black Knights had a football season for the ages in 2024. The Black Knights won their first conference title in program history — in their first year in the American Athletic Conference, no less.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 3

Army Black Knights' Joanna Halfhill Shows Excellence In and Out of Class

Army Black Knights senior runner Joanna Halfhill shows the standard for success on and off the field for the athletics programs at West Point. She competed for both the cross country and track and field teams.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / June 1

Army Football Announces Game Times, TV Networks for Football Schedule

Winning a conference title has had a positive effect on the Army Black Knights’ 2025 football schedule. The football program, along with the American Athletic Conference, announced television designations and times for a host of conference and non-conference games earlier this week.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / May 28

Replacing Bryson Daily Enormous Task Facing Army Black Knights Football

Replacing a quarterback is difficult in college football. Replacing one like Army West Point’s Bryson Daily is a huge challenge. Daily had a senior season for the record books.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / May 26

Army Men’s Lacrosse Makes Program History with All-America Picks

The Army West Point Black Knights men’s lacrosse team didn’t make the postseason, but they did make program history. When the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association announced its all-America team recently, the Black Knights had four first-team all-America selections for the first time since 1964.

Army Black Knights News / Armed Forces Sports on SI / May 24