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Army Black Knights
Founded1802
UniversityUnited States Military Academy
Head coachJoe Alberici (49–44)
StadiumMichie Stadium
(capacity: 40,000)
LocationWest Point, New York
ConferencePatriot League
NicknameBlack Knights
ColorsBlack, gold, and gray[1]
     
Pre-NCAA era championships
1923, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1971, 1984
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1993, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances
1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Conference regular season championships
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2010
Army against Syracuse in 2010

The Army Black Knights men's lacrosse team represents the United States Military Academy (USMA, commonly known as "West Point") in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse competition. During the team's 92-year history, it has won eight national championships and made fifteen postseason NCAA tournament appearances. The team currently holds the fifth-most wins of any team, with an all-time record of 705–332–7.[2][3]

History

The first Army lacrosse game was played in 1907 against Stevens Tech. The Cadets won that season's only contest, 3–1. In 1909 and 1910, Army again fielded a lacrosse team, which mostly played local high school and club teams, but also a game each against Stevens Tech and Columbia. In those first three seasons, Army won all ten games it played. In 1921, lacrosse returned to West Point for good. After a 2–3 mark that season, the Cadets improved to 6–1 the following year, which was the start to a 33-year streak of winning seasons. In 1923, Army finished with an 8–1–1 record and was named the national championship team by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).[2]

In 1929, F. Morris Touchstone became the head coach. He remained in that post for 29 years and became Army's all-time winningest head coach in terms of wins with a record of 214–73–4 and winning percentage of 0.743. During this period, the lacrosse and football teams were closely connected and shared many personnel, as football players found the sport an excellent way to remain physically fit during the off-season. In both 1944 and 1945, Army won national championships in lacrosse and football.[2]

Bill Carpenter, the "Lonesome End" and a future Distinguished Service Cross recipient, continued the tradition as both a football and lacrosse star. After Touchstone's death, James F. Adams took over as head coach in 1958, and in that first season, led the Cadets to their first perfect record since 1910 and the national championship. He stayed on for 12 years and compiled three more shared titles and a winning percentage of 0.777. In 1961, Adams was named the national Coach of the Year.[2]

Army versus Rutgers in 2010

Adams was replaced by Al Pisano. In 1971, the NCAA became the awarding authority for the lacrosse national championship and instituted the NCAA tournament. Army participated in each of the first three events. In the inaugural tournament, the Cadets routed Hofstra in order to advance to the final four, where Cornell edged them by one goal. Dick Edell replaced Pisano, and served for seven years before leaving to become Maryland's long-time coach.[4]

During the 1980s, Army appeared in six NCAA tournaments, including five consecutive ones starting in 1981. In 1984, Jack Emmer became head coach, and Army advanced to the final four, before being eliminated by Syracuse. The 1993 team finished with a 12–4 record, which included a defeat of Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament. In 1991, Army joined the Patriot League, and won its first 25 consecutive conference games, a league record.[4] In 1999, the athletic teams, formerly known as the "Cadets", officially changed their name to the "Black Knights".[5]

An Army midfielder in action against Navy during the 2009 Day of Rivals.

Army made three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2003 to 2005. The following season, former assistant coach Joe Alberici returned to West Point to assume the head job. That year, the Black Knights finished as runners-up in the Patriot League and narrowly missed a tournament berth. In 2008, Army earned the conference regular season championship and Alberici was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year.[4]

Home stadium

Army currently plays its home games at Michie Stadium, which is also the homefield of the football team and has an official capacity of 40,000. Prior to that, Army lacrosse used "The Plain" (the main parade ground), Clinton Field, Daly Field, and Shea Stadium.[2]

Championships

From 1934 through 1970, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the NCAA Division I annual champion, based on regular-season records. Since 1971, the annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top team in NCAA Division I lacrosse. Army has been awarded eight national championships, but none since the implementation of the NCAA tournament.

Year National championships Coach Record
1923 USILA Championship Talbot Hunter 8–1–1
1944 Wingate Trophy F. Morris Touchstone 6–2
1945 Wingate Trophy (with Navy) F. Morris Touchstone 5–1–1
1951 Wingate Trophy (with Princeton) F. Morris Touchstone 8–2
1958 Wingate Trophy James F. Adams 9–0
1959 Wingate Trophy (with Johns Hopkins) James F. Adams 8–2
1961 Wingate Trophy (with Navy) James F. Adams 9–2
1969 Wingate Trophy (with Johns Hopkins) James F. Adams 10–1

Annual record men's lacrosse

Year Wins Losses Percent Conference Playoffs National Rank RPI SOS Power Rating (1)

Patriot Semifinals||||31||45||20

2013 8 6 .610 1st 10 16 27 18
2012 7 8 .420 1st 4 9 33 9
2011 9 6 .671 5th 39 38 32
2010 11 6 .767 3rd NCAA Quarterfinals (2) 36 43 44
2009 6 10 .371 5th 44 34 43
2008 9 6 .600 2nd 30 35 41
2007 4 9 .400 4th 35 30 35
2006 8 7 .530 3rd 27 37 32
(1) Laxpower Power Rating
(2) Defeated Syracuse in NCAA 1st round 9-8. Lost to North Carolina.

See also

See also

References

  1. ^ Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e 2009 Army Lacrosse Media Guide, Army Athletic Communications, United States Military Academy, p. 78, 2009.
  3. ^ Army Black Knights (M): 2009 Schedule Archived May 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, retrieved May 12, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Media guide, p. 79.
  5. ^ Temple Football Travels to Army for Season Opener on Friday[permanent dead link‍], National Collegiate Athletic Association, August 25, 1999.
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