Team: Army Black Knights
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Conference: Independent
Sport: College Football
Background: The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. It is located in West Point, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City, and occupies 16,000 acres (65 km²) adjacent to the village of Highland Falls, New York in Orange County. Academy graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army. They must serve a minimum of five years on active duty followed by three years in the reserves. Freshmen are known as "plebes"; sophomores, "yearlings"; juniors, "cows"; seniors, "firsties."

The Military Academy's sports teams were historically called The Black Knights of the Hudson, but the nickname has been officially shortened to Black Knights. U.S. sports media use Army as a synonym for the Academy; this usage is officially endorsed. The Army mascot is the Mule. Army participates in the NCAA's Division I-A as an independent team in football. It is a member of the Division I Patriot League in most other sports; its hockey program competes in Atlantic Hockey.

West Point's motto is "Duty, Honor, Country." It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States.