Army National Championship Wins

The United States Military Academy has also sent its own football team in the NCAA Division I collegiate football. The team is presently called the Army Black Knights and was previously known as the Army Cadets. This is one of the collegiate football teams which used to play as part of an independent conference so far. However, they were members of Conference USA (CUSA) from 1998-2004. Their home stadium is Michie Stadium in West Point, New York, United States.

The Army Black Knights have made significant progress with National championships in their career so far. They are also notable for having a strong rivalry with the Navy Midshipmen and the Air Force Falcons teams of the United States Army. The team currently holds an overall record of 713-538-51, which shows that they have a good winning history. Under the coaching of Jeff Monken, the team will aim to achieve its fourth national championship soon.

How many National Championships have the Army Black Knights won?

The Army Black Knights, so far, have three National championships in their credit - 1914, 1944 and 1945.

In 1914, then known as the Army Cadets and under the coaching of Charles Daly, they scored a perfect record of 9-0 through the course of the season, which also included defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-7.

Then in the Army-Navy game on November 28, 1914, the team defeated the Navy Midshipmen 20-0. Resultantly, the Helms Athletic Foundation and the National Championship Foundation (NCF), declared the Army Cadets as the National Champions.

In 1944, the Army Cadets, under Red Blaik as the coach, again presented a 9-0 record in the season. They faced their rivals the Navy Midshipmen again during the Army-Navy Game on December 2, 1944, defeating their opponents 23-7. Consequently the Associated Press Poll (AP Poll) declared the team as the National Champions.

The Army Cadets continued their success in the 1945 season. Once again under coach Red Blaik, they made a 9-0-1 record. They eventually faced their rivals the Navy Midshipmen again during the Army-Navy Game on December 1, 1945 and defeated them 32-13. Multiple selectors including Helms Athletic Foundation declared the team to be the National Champions.

When was the last time the Army Black Knights won the National Championship?

The Army Black Knights last won the National Championship in 1946 as per AP Polls. They defeated their rivals Navy Midshipmen 32-13 to do so.

Army Black Knights National Championship Wins years

The Army Black Knights have won the National Championship thrice in their career so far. This is a look at the opponents they defeated to achieve this.

Army Black Knights National Championship Appearances

The Army Black Knights have appeared in 1914, 1945 and 1946 for the National championship in their career so far.

Army Black Knights Conference Title Wins

The Army Black Knights are presently an independent conference and have not won any Conference titles yet. However, as per online sources, they are to be a member of the American Athletic Conference from the 2024 season.

Army Black Knights Division titles Wins

The Army Black Knights are presently an independent conference. Therefore, they do not have any divisions assigned to them and hence have not won any division titles yet. Once they become a part of the American Athletic Conference in 2024, they will be assigned a Division and will start competing for the titles.