The 2023 Army Black Knights football team represented the

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in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by 10th-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They competed as an

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and finished with a 6–6 record—the team was not invited to a

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as they had not met

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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

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as a football-only member beginning in 2024.

Schedule

Game summaries

at Louisiana–Monroe

Delaware State

at UTSA

at Syracuse

Boston College

Troy

at No. 19 LSU

UMass

vs. No. 25 Air Force

Holy Cross

Coastal Carolina

vs. Navy

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

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. The division's famous mascot "Rocky the bulldog", a

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creation, appears on both sides of the helmet with a black stripe.https://www.si.com/college/2023/11/21/army-navy-game-uniforms-2023-submarine-dogface-soldiers

References

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