2016 Army Black Knights football | |
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Heart of Dallas Bowl champion | |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 38–31 OT vs. North Texas | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–5 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Jay Bateman (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 in the Army–Navy Game.[1][2] They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.