Army still hoping to play somewhere after bowl cancellation

[ASFN Admin]

After two straight emotion-packed weekends, Army coach Jeff Monken and his Black Knights are coping with a major letdown. The Black Knights shut out archrival Navy at Michie Stadium just over a week ago and finished an undefeated eight-game home season on Saturday by beating Air Force to win the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Army, one of only seven FBS independents, went from being the first team in the country to land a bowl bid - in late October the Independence Bowl extended an invitation in the locker room after the Black Knights had won their sixth game - to one without a spot when no Pac-12 opponent agreed to play and the game scheduled for this Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana, was canceled.

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