Army Black Knights men's lacrosse
| Army Black Knights | |
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| Founded | 1802 |
| University | United States Military Academy |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Location | West Point, New York |
| Coach | Joe Alberici (49–44) |
| Stadium |
Michie Stadium (capacity: 40,000) |
| Nickname | Black Knights |
| Colors | Black, Gold, and Gray |
| Pre-NCAA Era Champions | |
| (8) - 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 Champions | |
| 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 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.
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).
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.
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.
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