Army West Point Now Knows Where They Will Play Conference Title Game

The wait is over. The Army West Point Black Knights now know where they will play their first conference championship game for football. The Black Knights (10-1, 8-0) beat UTSA on Saturday, which means they will host the American Athletic Conference championship game against Tulane (9-3, 7-1) on Friday, Dec. 6. The game is set for 8 p.m. eastern with the contest set to be broadcasted on ABC. Army clinched the berth by finishing with a better league record than Tulane. The Green Wave were undefeated before falling to Memphis on Thursday. Tulane had hosted the last two title games. Army started its football program in 1891 and it has primarily been an independent program, with the exception of 1998-04 when it was a member of Conference USA. The Black Knights exited that short stint with C-USA with a final record of 13-67 and a conference record of 9-41. Army never won more than two league games in any season. Army moved back to being an independent program in 2005 but joined the American this year as an affili