2013 Army Black Knights football team

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2013 Army Black Knights football
USMA-BlackKnights-Logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ian Shields (5th season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorPayam Saadat (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (5th season)
Base defenseDouble Eagle Flex
Captains
  • Thomas Holloway
  • Michael Kime
  • Jarrett Mackey
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Notre Dame*      9 4  
Navy      9 4  
BYU      8 5  
Army      3 9  
New Mexico State      2 10  
Idaho      1 11  
  • *All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played their home games at Michie Stadium. Following the loss to Navy on December 14 and finishing the season 3–9, Ellerson was fired. [1]

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Morgan State CBSSN W 28–1224,245
September 71:00 p.m.at Ball State ESPN3 L 14–4015,106
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 5 Stanford
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNL 20–3439,644
September 2112:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNL 11–2533,610
September 284:00 p.m.vs. Louisiana Tech FS1 W 35–1631,278
October 51:00 p.m.at Boston College ESPN3L 27–4833,128
October 1212:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNW 50–2536,006
October 191:00 p.m.at Temple ESPN3L 14–3325,533
November 212:00 p.m.at Air Force ESPNU L 28–4236,512
November 912:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNL 17–2136,276
November 3011:00 p.m.at Hawaii OTW PPV L 42–4932,690
December 143:00 p.m.vs. Navy
CBS L 7–3465,612

Game summaries

Morgan State

Morgan State Bears at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Bears066012
Black Knights1477028

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

At Ball State

Army Black Knights at Ball State Cardinals
Period1234Total
Black Knights707014
Cardinals141310340

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana

Game information

Stanford

#5 Stanford Cardinal at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
No. 5 Cardinal7137734
Black Knights670720

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Demon Deacons0108725
Black Knights236011

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

Vs. Louisiana Tech

Army Black Knights vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Heart of Dallas Classic)
Period1234Total
Black Knights1477735
Bulldogs097016

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game information

At Boston College

Army Black Knights at Boston College Eagles
Period1234Total
Black Knights10107027
Eagles141771048

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Game information

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Eagles1530725
Black Knights15721750

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

At Temple

Army Black Knights at Temple Owls
Period1234Total
Black Knights007714
Owls14127033

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

At Air Force

Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Black Knights1470728
Falcons71471442

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

WKU

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Hilltoppers0071421
Black Knights037717

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

At Hawaii

Army Black Knights at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Period1234Total
Black Knights07211442
Rainbow Warriors141414749

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

Game information

Vs. Navy

Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen (114th Army-Navy Game)
Period1234Total
Black Knights00707
Midshipmen31431434

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

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