FBS

Army

Black Knights · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#51

Among 138 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

5-2

4-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+8.14

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+2.07

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Army is 5-2 and ranks No. 51 of 138 FBS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its +8.1 power rating is 14.2 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 91st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Army is 0.5 behind, 53rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 38–35 over Tulsa. Worst loss: 29–31 to Louisiana Tech as a 72% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 3, after Week 1.

Next: at Memphis on Sat, Oct 31. Army is a 3.0-point underdog with a 44% chance to win.

Next game

at Memphis
Away

Memphis by 3.0

Army 44% · Memphis 56%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 3 after Week 1 to No. 51 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#51
Week 8: No. 51 · +8.14 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 13+10.15
Week 253+6.57
Week 356+6.91
Week 451+7.65
Week 565+5.27
Week 673+3.62
Week 751+8.02
Week 851+8.14

Game results

7 games · 2026
Army results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Tulsa #78
W38–3554%+3.55
W56–2455%+0.51
Tulane #94
W20–1774%+0.57
L29–31Upset72%+5.56
at Temple #111
W21–1755%−2.11
L24–28—+6.92
W59–3—−2.61
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4