The history of the athletic teams representing the United States Military Academy has preserved at least five logotypes.
Meaning and history
1946 – 1974
The oldest Army Black Knights logo was a pretty intricate one. In fact, it was the coat of arms of the U.S. Military Academy, which was also used as a logo. You could see a shield broken into two fields: a blue field on the top with white and red stripes below. On the forefront, there was a gold helmet. Above the helmet, an eagle with its wings spread could be seen.
1974 – 2000
In 1974, the coat of arms was replaced by a slab serif “A” in yellow. On the forefront, a black stallion could be seen.
2000 – 2006
In spite of its retro feel, this logo survived for over 25 years before eventually a completely new one was developed in 2000. This time, the knight theme was by far more pronounced. You could actually see the upper part of the body of a knight as well as the head of his horse. Below, the lettering “Army Black Knights” in two lines could be seen. In 2006, an emblem with a knight facing forward was introduced.
2006 – 2015
The redesign of 2006 introduced a redrawn Army Black Knight logo, keeping the color palette of the previous version. The Knight was holding a sword in his hand and had his cloak waving to the right. The sword was crossing the upper part of an enlarged letter “A” in a custom typeface with sharp detail in the upper left corner. The letters were drawn in black and boasted a thick triple outline of white, beige, and black. It was a beautiful and memorable logo, which stayed with the club for almost nine years.
2015 – Today
Eventually, in 2015, the current Army Black Knights logo was unveiled. It is more minimalistic, easier to remember and reproduce.
Army Black Knights football
The history of Army football started in 1890. The team had the status of the national champions in 1944, 1945, and 1946. It is one of six FBS schools whose football teams compete as independent (they do not belong to any conference).
Font
Army Black Knights Colors
GOLD ATHLETICS
PANTONE: PMS 467 C
HEX COLOR: #D4BF91;
RGB: (211, 188, 141)
CMYK: (6, 15, 41, 11)
GRAY
PANTONE: PMS COOL GRAY 5 C
HEX COLOR: #B2B4B3;
RGB: (177, 179, 179)
CMYK: (15, 9, 9, 22)
BLACK
PANTONE: PMS PROCESS BLACK
HEX COLOR: #000000;
RGB: (0,0,0)
CMYK: (0, 0, 0, 100)