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.
The Army Black Knights drew an average home attendance of 28,390, the 2nd-highest of all college football teams from the state of New York.
Schedule
Game summaries No. 10 (FCS) Tarleton State
Statistics TAR ARMY 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 StatisticsTarleton 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
at Kansas State
Statistics ARMY KSU 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Noah Short 1/1, 52 yards Rushing Cale Hellums 41 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brady Anderson 3 receptions, 64 yards, TDKansas 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
North Texas
Statistics UNT ARMY 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 StatisticsNorth Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 26/36, 249 yards, TD Rushing Makenzie McGill II 19 carries, 101 yards, TD Receiving Miles Coleman 8 receptions, 74 yardsArmy 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
at East Carolina
Statistics ARMY ECU 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Dewayne Coleman 5/9, 36 yards Rushing Noah Short 11 carries, 127 yards Receiving Samari Howard 2 receptions, 26 yardsEast 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
at UAB
Statistics ARMY UAB 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 1/3, 41 yards Rushing Cale Hellums 21 carries, 81 yards, 3 TD Receiving Samari Howard 2 receptions, 48 yardsUAB Passing Jalen Kitna 24/42, 259 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jevon Jackson 12 carries, 89 yards Receiving Iverson Hooks 4 receptions, 71 yards
Charlotte
Statistics CLT ARMY 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 StatisticsCharlotte Passing Grayson Loftis 8/12, 68 yards, TD Rushing Rod Gainey Jr. 19 carries, 51 yards Receiving Sean Brown 4 receptions, 32 yardsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 2/4, 50 yards Rushing Cale Hellums 21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Noah Short 1 reception, 44 yards
at Tulane
Statistics ARMY TULN 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 7/10, 125 yards Rushing Cale Hellums 38 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brady Anderson 4 receptions, 97 yardsTulane 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
at Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Statistics ARMY AFA 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 5/9, 102 yards, TD Rushing Cale Hellums 26 carries, 98 yards, TD Receiving Noah Short 3 receptions, 52 yards, TDAir 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
Temple
Statistics TEM ARMY 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 StatisticsTemple Passing Evan Simon 15/25, 157 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jay Ducker 8 carries, 46 yards Receiving Peter Clarke 2 receptions, 51 yardsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 1/3, 26 yards Rushing Cale Hellums 36 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD Receiving Parker Poloskey 1 reception, 26 yards
Tulsa
Statistics TLSA ARMY 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 StatisticsTulsa Passing Baylor Hayes 20/31, 267 yards, TD Rushing Dominic Richardson 28 carries, 203 yards, TD Receiving Zion Steptoe 5 receptions, 76 yardsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 6/10, 64 yards, INT Rushing Cale Hellums 32 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD Receiving Noah Short 4 receptions, 47 yards
at UTSA
Statistics ARMY UTSA 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 4/10, 38 yards, TD Rushing Noah Short 14 carries, 127 yards, TD Receiving Brady Anderson 1 reception, 32 yardsUTSA 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
vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game)
Statistics ARMY NAVY 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 StatisticsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 5/10, 82 yards, INT Rushing Cale Hellums 25 carries, 100 yards, TD Receiving Noah Short 3 receptions, 51 yardsNavy Passing Blake Horvath 7/14, 82 yards, TD, INT Rushing Blake Horvath 34 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Eli Heidenreich 6 receptions, 72 yards
vs. UConn (Fenway Bowl)
Statistics CONN ARMY First downs 14 23 Plays–yards 47–267 65–476 Rushes–yards 30–183 56–368 Passing yards 84 108 Passing: comp–att–int 11–17–0 7–9–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 23:45 36:15 Team Category Player StatisticsUConn Passing Ksaan Farrar 11/17, 84 yards Rushing Cam Edwards 11 carries, 108 yards, TD Receiving Reymello Murphy 7 receptions, 51 yardsArmy Passing Cale Hellums 7/8, 108 yards, TD Rushing Godspower Nwawuihe 12 carries, 171 yards, 2 TD Receiving Noah Short 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD
Coaching staff Army Black Knights Name Position Consecutive season at Army in current position Previous position Jeff Monken Head coach 12th Georgia Southern head coach (2010–2013) Cody Worley Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 2nd Army run game coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023) Nate Woody Defensive coordinator 5th Michigan defensive analyst (2020) Sean Saturnio Special teams coordinator 6th 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 Army running backs coach (2017–2021) Cheston Blackshear Tight ends coach 2nd Florida offensive quality control (2022–2023) Sean Cronin Defensive line coach 4th 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 UConn wide receivers coach (2017–2021) Drew Thatcher H-backs coach 2nd Army offensive coordinator (2023) Danny Verpaele Safeties coach 3rd Kennesaw State defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2020–2022) Justin Weaver Inside linebackers coach 3rd USMAPS (NY) head coach (2022) Collin Shank Defensive quality control 3rd Army graduate assistant (2022) Tristan Yeomans Offensive quality control 3rd Charlotte special teams assistant (2022)
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