2008 Army Black Knights football team

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2008 Army Black Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Walsh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme "Brock bone" option
Defensive coordinator John Mumford (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Collin Mooney, John Plumstead, Frank Scappaticci, Mike Wright
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Navy    8 5  
Notre Dame    7 6  
Army    3 9  
WKU    2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") as an independent during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Brock, who, amidst pressure from critics, had changed from a pro-style offense to a triple option-like offensive scheme after the previous season. Some pundits dubbed it the "Brock Bone" or "quadruple" option, due to an added passing element. [1] The team finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record, which culminated in a 34–0 rout by archrival Navy. Brock was subsequently fired and replaced by former Cal Poly head coach, Rich Ellerson. [2] The 2008 Army–Navy Game was the first shut-out of Army by Navy since 1978. One consolation was that in the game's final play, Army fullback Collin Mooney, in the last play of his college football career, broke the school record for single-season rushing by a single yard. [3]

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m. Temple ESPN Classic L 35–721,822
September 61:00 p.m.No. 15 New Hampshire
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN ClassicL 28–1025,762
September 201:00 p.m. Akron
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN ClassicL 22–327,040
September 2712:30 p.m.at Texas A&M Versus L 21–1784,090
October 43:00 p.m.at Tulane CST W 44–1323,794
October 111:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN ClassicW 17–1327,096
October 182:30 p.m.at Buffalo TWCSN L 27–24 OT21,719
October 251:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN360 W 14–727,383
November 112:00 p.m. Air Force
ESPNU L 16–737,409
November 83:00 p.m.at Rice L 38–3119,243
November 2212:00 p.m.at Rutgers Big East Network L 30–342,212
December 612:00 p.m.vs. Navy CBS L 34–069,144

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References

  1. Getting offensive, Times Herald-Record, September 19, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2009. May 21, 2009.
  2. Ellerson leaves Cal Poly to take over at Army, ESPN, December 26, 2008.
  3. Victory at sea, ESPN, December 6, 2008.