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2021 Army Black Knights football | |
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Armed Forces Bowl champion | |
Armed Forces Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Missouri | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 9–4 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis (8th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Shiel Wood (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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No. 8 Notre Dame | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 BYU | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They competed as an independent. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 9–4, sharing the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with Navy and Air Force after all three service academies finished with 1–1 records against each other. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Missouri, 24–22.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released.
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott IMPACT Trophy[1] | Arik Smith | LB | SR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[2] | Nolan Cockrill | DL | SR |
Outland Trophy[3] | |||
Ray Guy Award[4] | Zach Harding | P | SR |
Paul Hornung Award[5] | Tyrell Robinson | RB | SO |
Wuerffel Trophy[6] | Jabari Laws | QB | SR |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPNU | W 43–10 | 18,280 | |
September 11 | 11:30 a.m. | Western Kentucky | CBSSN | W 38–35 | 25,989 | |
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn |
| CBSSN | W 52–21 | 25,030 |
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| CBSSN | W 23–10 | 24,045 |
October 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | L 16–28 | 13,713 | |
October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | BTN | L 14–20 | 76,314 | |
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Wake Forest |
| CBSSN | L 56–70 | 38,019 |
November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Air Force |
| CBS | W 21–14 OT | 32,537 |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Bucknell |
| CBSSN | W 63–10 | 26,887 |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass |
| CBSSN | W 33–17 | 23,610 |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty | ESPN+ | W 31–16 | 19,269 | |
December 11 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Navy |
| CBS | L 13–17 | 82,282 |
December 22 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Missouri | ESPN | W 24–22 | 34,888 | |
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Game summaries
At Georgia State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 14 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 43 |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 18,280
- Referee: Kyle Olson
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) & Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
- ESPN – Army dominates Georgia State in season opener, 43–10[8] /// Box Score, Army at Georgia State[9] /// Army Pregame Notes[10] /// Georgia State Pregame Notes[11] /// Postgame Notes[12]
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Statistics | ARMY | GSU |
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First downs | 20 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 10–16 | 4–10 |
4th down efficiency | 3–3 | 0–1 |
Plays–yards | 71–356 | 48–177 |
Rushes–yards | 67–258 | 28–48 |
Passing yards | 98 | 129 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 3–4–0 | 12–20–1 |
Penalties–yards | 2–20 | 5–55 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 42:07 | 17:53 |
Western Kentucky
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
Black Knights | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: WSW 6 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 25,989
- Referee: Matt Overton
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Anderson, Army hold off Western Kentucky 38–35[13] /// Box Score, Western Kentucky at Army[14] /// Army Pregame Notes[15] /// Western Kentucky Pregame Notes[16] /// Postgame Notes[17]
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Statistics | WKU | ARMY |
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First downs | 22 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 7–10 | 9–13 |
4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 2–3 |
Plays–yards | 59–477 | 73–416 |
Rushes–yards | 19–42 | 67–339 |
Passing yards | 435 | 77 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–40–1 | 5–6–0 |
Penalties–yards | 5–20 | 5–40 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 20:22 | 39:38 |
UConn
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Black Knights | 14 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 52 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW 5 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 25,030
- Referee: Jerry Magallena
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Army scores early and often in 52–21 victory over UConn[18] /// Box Score, UConn at Army[19] /// Army Pregame Notes[20] /// UConn Pregame Notes[21] /// Postgame Notes[22]
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