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Army coaches history

Current coach
Head coaches
36
Most wins
Red Blaik 121
Longest tenure
Red Blaik 18 yrs
Army Black Knights head coaches, newest first
CoachYearsSeasonsRecordWin %Best seasonBest final AP rank
Jeff Monken 2014-2026 13 94-66 .588 12-2 (2024) No. 21 (2024)
Rich Ellerson 2009-2013 5 20-41 .328 7-6 (2010) Not ranked
Stan Brock 2007-2008 2 6-18 .250 3-9 (2007) Not ranked
Bobby Ross 2004-2006 3 9-25 .265 4-7 (2005) Not ranked
John Mumford 2003 1 0-7 .000 0-7 (2003) Not ranked
Todd Berry 2000-2003 4 5-35 .125 3-8 (2001) Not ranked
Bob Sutton 1991-1999 9 44-55-1 .445 10-2 (1996) No. 25 (1996)
Jim Young 1983-1990 8 51-39-1 .566 9-3 (1985) Not ranked
Ed Cavanaugh 1980-1982 3 10-21-2 .333 4-7 (1982) Not ranked
Lou Saban 1979 1 2-8-1 .227 2-8-1 (1979) Not ranked
Homer Smith 1974-1978 5 21-33-1 .391 7-4 (1977) Not ranked
Thomas Cahill 1966-1973 8 40-39-2 .506 8-2 (1966) Not ranked
Paul Dietzel 1962-1965 4 21-18-1 .537 7-3 (1963) Not ranked
Dale Hall 1959-1961 3 16-11-2 .586 6-3-1 (1960) Not ranked
Red Blaik 1941-1958 18 121-33-10 .768 9-0 (1944) No. 1 (1944)
William Wood 1938-1940 3 12-13-3 .482 8-2 (1938) Not ranked
Gar Davidson 1933-1937 5 35-11-1 .755 9-1 (1933) Not ranked
Ralph Sasse 1930-1932 3 25-5-2 .813 9-1-1 (1930) Not ranked
Biff Jones 1926-1929 4 30-8-2 .775 9-1 (1927) Not ranked
John McEwan 1923-1925 3 18-5-3 .750 7-2 (1925) Not ranked
Charles Daly 1913-1922 6 45-7-3 .845 9-0 (1914) Not ranked
Geoffrey Keyes 1917 1 7-1 .875 7-1 (1917) Not ranked
Ernest Graves 1906-1912 2 6-3 .667 5-3 (1912) Not ranked
Joseph Beacham 1911 1 6-1-1 .813 6-1-1 (1911) Not ranked
Harry Nelly 1908-1910 3 15-5-2 .727 6-1-2 (1908) Not ranked
Henry Smither 1906-1907 2 8-7-2 .529 6-2-1 (1907) Not ranked
Robert Boyers 1904-1905 2 11-6-1 .639 7-2 (1904) Not ranked
Edward King 1903 1 6-2-1 .722 6-2-1 (1903) Not ranked
Dennis Nolan 1902 1 6-1-1 .813 6-1-1 (1902) Not ranked
Leon Kromer 1901 1 5-1-2 .750 5-1-2 (1901) Not ranked
Herman Koehler 1897-1900 4 20-11-3 .632 6-1-1 (1897) Not ranked
George Dyer 1896 1 3-2-1 .583 3-2-1 (1896) Not ranked
Harmon Graves 1894-1895 2 8-4 .667 5-2 (1895) Not ranked
Laurie Bliss 1893 1 4-5 .444 4-5 (1893) Not ranked
Dennis Michie 1892 1 3-1-1 .700 3-1-1 (1892) Not ranked
Henry Williams 1891 1 4-1-1 .750 4-1-1 (1891) Not ranked

Head coaches from CollegeFootballData coach records, interim coaches included as their own line. The current season's record comes from this season's results.

Every Army head coach on record since 1891: the years each one led the program, the record, win percentage and best season, with Red Blaik the winningest at 121 wins. For year-by-year results, see the Army record by year.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the Army head coach?

Jeff Monken, head coach since 2014, with a 94-66 record.

Who is the winningest coach in Army history?

Red Blaik, 121 wins (121-33-10) from 1941-1958.

How many head coaches has Army had?

36 head coaches on record since 1891, interim coaches included.

Who coached Army the longest?

Red Blaik, 18 seasons (1941-1958).

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