| 2025 Army Black Knights football | |
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Fenway Bowl champion | |
Fenway Bowl, W 41–16 vs. UConn | |
| Conference | American Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (4–4 American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Cody Worley (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody (6th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Tulane y$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 North Texas y | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights, led by Jeff Monken in his 12th year as head coach, played their home games at Michie Stadium, located on the academy grounds in West Point, New York.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 (FCS) Tarleton State * | CBSSN | L 27–30 2OT | 23,032 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas State * | ESPN | W 24–21 | 52,723 | |
| September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| CBSSN | L 38–45 OT | 28,446 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | ESPN | L 6–28 | 32,497 | |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at UAB | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 22,489 | |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| CBSSN | W 24–7 | 31,172 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 20,027 | |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force * | CBS | W 20–17 | 39,441 | |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple |
| CBSSN | W 14–13 | 30,594 |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa |
| CBSSN | L 25–26 | 28,705 |
| November 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at UTSA | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 22,620 | |
| December 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Navy * |
| CBS | L 16–17 | 70,936 |
| December 27 | 2:15 p.m. | vs. UConn * | ESPN | W 41–16 | 22,461 | |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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| No. 10 (FCS) Texans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
| Game information |
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| Statistics | TAR | ARMY |
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| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 72–344 | 82–411 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–192 | 66–280 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 131 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–30–0 | 8–16–2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 23:26 | 36:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tarleton State | Passing | Victor Gabalis | 16/30, 152 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Caleb Lewis | 20 carries, 107 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cody Jackson | 6 receptions, 53 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Dewayne Coleman | 7/12, 129 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Dewayne Coleman | 24 carries, 100 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Short | 6 receptions, 81 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
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| Statistics | ARMY | KSU |
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| First downs | 20 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 82–332 | 43–246 |
| Rushes–yards | 70–237 | 18–74 |
| Passing yards | 95 | 172 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 8–12–0 | 15–25–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 40:29 | 19:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Noah Short | 1/1, 52 yards |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 41 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson | 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD | |
| Kansas State | Passing | Avery Johnson | 15/25, 172 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Joe Jackson | 7 carries, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaron Tibbs | 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Mean Green | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
| Game information |
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| Statistics | UNT | ARMY |
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| First downs | 26 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 78–478 | 82–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–229 | 68–387 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 101 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–36–0 | 6–14–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:59 | 32:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Texas | Passing | Drew Mestemaker | 26/36, 249 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Makenzie McGill II | 19 carries, 101 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Miles Coleman | 8 receptions, 74 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Dewayne Coleman | 6/11, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dewayne Coleman | 23 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson | 1 reception, 68 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Pirates | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
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| Statistics | ARMY | ECU |
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| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 65–290 | 72–431 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–241 | 50–180 |
| Passing yards | 49 | 251 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 6–12–0 | 15–22–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:02 | 25:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Dewayne Coleman | 5/9, 36 yards |
| Rushing | Noah Short | 11 carries, 127 yards | |
| Receiving | Samari Howard | 2 receptions, 26 yards | |
| East Carolina | Passing | Katin Houser | 15/22, 251 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | London Montgomery | 15 carries, 58 yards | |
| Receiving | Anthony Smith | 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Blazers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
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| Statistics | ARMY | UAB |
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| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 66–295 | 60–362 |
| Rushes–yards | 61–247 | 18–103 |
| Passing yards | 48 | 259 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 2–5–0 | 24–42–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 36:41 | 23:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 1/3, 41 yards |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 21 carries, 81 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Samari Howard | 2 receptions, 48 yards | |
| UAB | Passing | Jalen Kitna | 24/42, 259 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jevon Jackson | 12 carries, 89 yards | |
| Receiving | Iverson Hooks | 4 receptions, 71 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
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| Statistics | CLT | ARMY |
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| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 55–178 | 69–355 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–68 | 63–305 |
| Passing yards | 110 | 50 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–26–0 | 2–6–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 22:06 | 37:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Charlotte | Passing | Grayson Loftis | 8/12, 68 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Rod Gainey Jr. | 19 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Sean Brown | 4 receptions, 32 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 2/4, 50 yards |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Short | 1 reception, 44 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
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| Statistics | ARMY | TULN |
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| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 73–358 | 58–402 |
| Rushes–yards | 63–233 | 29–141 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 261 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–10–0 | 22–29–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 38:58 | 21:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 7/10, 125 yards |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 38 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson | 4 receptions, 97 yards | |
| Tulane | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 22/29, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jake Retzlaff | 8 carries, 62 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Shazz Preston | 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO
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| Statistics | ARMY | AFA |
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| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 54–295 | 68–335 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–193 | 50–174 |
| Passing yards | 102 | 161 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 5–9–0 | 13–18–2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 25:56 | 34:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 5/9, 102 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 26 carries, 98 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Short | 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD | |
| Air Force | Passing | Liam Szarka | 13/17, 161 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Liam Szarka | 29 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jonah Dawson | 4 receptions, 67 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Owls | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
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| Statistics | TEM | ARMY |
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| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 46–268 | 66–250 |
| Rushes–yards | 21–111 | 63–224 |
| Passing yards | 157 | 26 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–25–0 | 1–3–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:22 | 37:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 15/25, 157 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Jay Ducker | 8 carries, 46 yards | |
| Receiving | Peter Clarke | 2 receptions, 51 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 1/3, 26 yards |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 36 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Parker Poloskey | 1 reception, 26 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
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| Statistics | TLSA | ARMY |
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| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 71–497 | 65–311 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–230 | 55–247 |
| Passing yards | 267 | 64 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–33–0 | 6–10–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:24 | 34:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulsa | Passing | Baylor Hayes | 20/31, 267 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 28 carries, 203 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Zion Steptoe | 5 receptions, 76 yards | |
| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 6/10, 64 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 32 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Short | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
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| Statistics | ARMY | UTSA |
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| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 61–303 | 66–386 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–233 | 24–116 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 270 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 5–11–0 | 28–42–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:07 | 26:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 4/10, 38 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Noah Short | 14 carries, 127 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson | 1 reception, 32 yards | |
| UTSA | Passing | Owen McCown | 27/40, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Robert Henry Jr. | 13 carries, 62 yards | |
| Receiving | Devin McCuin | 7 receptions, 86 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD
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| Statistics | ARMY | NAVY |
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| First downs | 11 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 44–202 | 66–272 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–120 | 52–190 |
| Passing yards | 82 | 82 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 5–10–1 | 7–14–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:25 | 34:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Army | Passing | Cale Hellums | 5/10, 82 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums | 25 carries, 100 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Noah Short | 3 receptions, 51 yards | |
| Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 7/14, 82 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Blake Horvath | 34 carries, 107 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 6 receptions, 72 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fenway Park • Boston, MA
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| Army Black Knights | ||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Army in current position | Previous position | |
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| Jeff Monken | Head coach | 12th [3] | Georgia Southern head coach (2010–2013) | |
| Cody Worley | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | 2nd [4] | Army run game coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023) | |
| Nate Woody | Defensive coordinator | 5th [5] | Michigan defensive analyst (2020) | |
| Sean Saturnio | Special teams coordinator | 6th [6] | Army tight ends coach (2018–2019) | |
| John Loose | Assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach | 6th | Army defensive coordinator (2019) | |
| Mike Viti | Offensive line coach | 4th [7] | Army running backs coach (2017–2021) | |
| Cheston Blackshear | Tight ends coach | 2nd [8] | Florida offensive quality control (2022–2023) | |
| Sean Cronin | Defensive line coach | 4th [9] | Colorado State linebackers coach (2020–2021) | |
| Daryl Dixon | Cornerbacks coach | 7th | Army outside linebackers coach (2016–2018) | |
| Matt Drinkall | Offensive line coach | 2nd | Army co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2023) | |
| Blake Powers | Running backs coach | 2nd | Army tight ends coach (2023) | |
| Aaron Smith | Wide receivers coach | 4th [10] | UConn wide receivers coach (2017–2021) | |
| Drew Thatcher | H-backs coach | 2nd | Army offensive coordinator (2023) | |
| Danny Verpaele | Safeties coach | 3rd [11] | Kennesaw State defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2020–2022) | |
| Justin Weaver | Inside linebackers coach | 3rd [12] | USMAPS (NY) head coach (2022) | |
| Collin Shank | Defensive quality control | 3rd [13] | Army graduate assistant (2022) | |
| Tristan Yeomans | Offensive quality control | 3rd [14] | Charlotte special teams assistant (2022) | |