2019 Army Black Knights football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–8 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis (6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | John Loose (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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No. 12 Notre Dame | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2019 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. Due to playing an away game at Hawaii and the NCAA's "Hawaii Exemption", the Black Knights played a 13-game regular season in 2019. [1] [2] They finished the season with a record of 5–8, finishing in third place for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy following losses to Air Force and Navy, and missing out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2015 season.
Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman announced in December 2018 that he would be leaving to become the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at North Carolina under newly hired coach Mack Brown. [3] Weeks later, head football strength and conditioning coach Brian Hess was announced as joining Bateman at North Carolina. [4] Assistant football strength and conditioning coach Maurice Sims would also leave for North Carolina within the month. Safeties coach John Loose, after serving as the interim defensive coordinator for the 2018 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl victory over Houston, was announced as the full-time replacement at defensive coordinator on January 10, 2019. [5]
On January 14, 2019, Army West Point announced a new multi-year contract extension for head coach Jeff Monken through the 2024 season. [6] On the same day Army beat writer for the Times Herald-Record, Sal Interdonato, broke the news that Kansas Wesleyan head coach Matt Drinkall had joined the Army football staff as an offensive analyst. [7] [8] On January 18, Interdonato revealed that defensive line coach Chad Wilt had taken the same position with the Cincinnati Bearcats. [9]
On January 31, the West Point athletics department announced that Matt Hachmann would be joining the football staff as the outside linebackers coach. [10] He had spent the past two years as the linebackers coach at Stony Brook, and before that eight years as defensive coordinator at Towson. Because of his posting as linebackers coach, several defensive assistant coaches changed positions of responsibility. Coach Daryl Dixon, the former outside linebackers coach, is now responsible for cornerbacks, and Coach Christian-Young, the former cornerbacks coach, is now responsible for safeties. Additionally, assistant strength and conditioning coach Conor Hughes was promoted to head football strength and conditioning coach. On February 5, Coach Monken's last assistant coach position was filled with the announcement of the hire of Kevin Lewis as defensive line coach. [11] Lewis had spent the previous five seasons as the defensive line coach at William & Mary
On February 19 it was announced that Rusty Whitt and GC Yerry had been hired to serve as the two assistant football strength and conditioning coaches, filling out the remaining open positions on Monken's staff. [12] Whitt joined the staff after serving as the head football strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech from 2016−2018, while Yerry joined after serving as the director of athletic performance at Stony Brook, also from 2016−2018.
On March 19, the West Point athletics department announced that Jim Collins would join the staff as the new Director of Player Personnel. [13] Collins brings 25 years of head coaching experience at the Division II and Division III levels, including tenures as the head coach at the University of Dubuque from 1994−1996, Capital University (OH) from 1997−2007, and most recently at Saginaw Valley State from 2008−2018.
The Black Knights began their spring football session on March 7 and concluded it on April 12 with the annual Black and Gold Spring Game, where the Black team completed a fourth quarter comeback to win 35−28 in overtime. [14] Following the conclusion of spring ball, rising firsties [lower-alpha 1] Kelvin Hopkins Jr. and Elijah Riley were named team captains in addition to returning 2018 captain Cole Christiansen. [15]
The Black Knights' fall camp began on August 1 and consisted of 14 practices, finishing on August 17 with an intrasquad scrimmage in Michie Stadium. [16] Following the completion of camp, the Black Knights shifted their preparation to their Week 1 matchup with Rice. During August, the Black Knights received votes for the preseason AP and Coaches Polls, just missing out on starting within the Top 25 for the first time since 1959. They received a total of 94 points in the AP Poll and 91 points in the Coaches Poll, placing 2nd and 5th respectively in each poll's 'Also Receiving Votes' category. [17]
Listed in the order that they were released.
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott IMPACT Trophy [18] | Cole Christiansen | LB | SR |
Maxwell Award [19] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
Chuck Bednarik Award [20] | Elijah Riley | CB | SR |
Davey O'Brien Award [21] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
Rimington Trophy [22] | Peyton Reeder | C | JR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [23] | Elijah Riley | CB | SR |
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year [24] | Jeff Monken | HC | -- |
Walter Camp Award [25] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
CFPA National Performer of the Year [26] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [27] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
Manning Award [28] | Kelvin Hopkins Jr. | QB | SR |
Mortell Award [29] | Zach Potter | H | SR |
Name | Position | First year position | First year Army | Alma Mater |
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Jeff Monken | Head coach | 2014 | 2014 | Millikin |
Offensive staff | ||||
Brent Davis | Offensive coordinator/offensive line | 2014 | 2014 | Georgia |
Marcus Edwards | Wide receivers | 2018 | 2018 | South Florida |
Sean Saturnio | Tight ends | 2018 | 2014 | Hawaii |
Pat Tresey | Offensive line | 2018 | 2016 | Mount St. Joseph |
Mike Viti | Fullbacks | 2016 | 2016 | Army |
Mitch Ware | Quarterbacks | 2014 | 2014 | Southwest Missouri State |
Tucker Waugh | Slotbacks | 2015 | 20071 | DePauw |
Defensive staff | ||||
John Loose | Defensive coordinator | 2019 | 20142 | Ithaca |
Josh Christian–Young | Safeties | 2019 | 2015 | Central Missouri |
Kevin Corless | Inside Linebackers | 2014 | 2014 | Northwest Missouri State |
Daryl Dixon | Cornerbacks | 2019 | 2016 | Florida |
Matt Hachmann | Outside linebackers | 2019 | 2019 | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Kevin Lewis | Defensive line | 2019 | 2019 | Virginia Tech |
Special teams staff | ||||
Mike Krysl | Special teams Coordinator | 2018 | 2018 | Central Missouri |
Quality control staff | ||||
Matt Drinkall | Offensive quality control | 2019 | 2019 | Western Illinois–Quad Cities |
Rick Lyster | Defensive quality control | 2019 | 2019 | Lafayette |
Strength and conditioning staff | ||||
Scott Swanson | Director of Strength & Conditioning | 1998 | 19983 | Wake Forest |
Conor Hughes | Head Football Strength & Conditioning | 2019 | 2017 | Springfield College (Mass.) |
Rusty Whitt | Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning | 2019 | 2019 | Abilene Christian |
GC Yerry | Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning | 2019 | 2019 | Stony Brook |
Support staff | ||||
Clayton Kendrick-Holmes | Chief of Staff/Director of Football Operations | 2018 | 2018 | Navy |
CPT Zachary Reichert | Assistant director of Football Operations | 2019 | 2019 | Army |
CPT Blake Powers | Admissions Support Officer | 2018 | 2018 | Indiana |
Jim Collins | Director of player personnel | 2019 | 2019 | Wittenberg |
Devon Doyle | Assistant director of Recruiting Operations | 2019 | 2019 | |
Tanner Dupuis | Assistant director of Recruiting/Content | 2019 | 2019 | Georgia Southern |
Danny Payne | Director of scouting | 2017 | 2017 | Kennesaw State |
Brett Moore | Director of On-Campus Recruiting | 2017 | 2017 | Georgia Southern |
Lawrence Scott | Director of Player Development | 2018 | 2018 | Army |
Jack O'Reilly | Director of Video Operations | 2018 | 2018 | Clemson |
Michael Zeoli | Assistant director of Video Operations | 2017 | 2017 | William Paterson |
The Army football roster for the Week 1 game versus Rice (as of August 26, 2019): [31]
2019 Army Black Knights roster | ||||
Quarterback
Slot Back
Fullback
Wide receiver
Long snapper
| Tight end
Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
Punter
| Linebacker
Defensive back
Kicker
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The Army football depth chart for the 120th Army-Navy Game (as of December 9, 2019): [32]
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Depth Chart 2019
True Freshman
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | CBSSN | W 14–7 | 23,238 | |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Michigan | FOX | L 21–24 2OT | 111,747 | |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at UTSA | NFLN | W 31–13 | 30,718 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Morgan State |
| CBSSN | W 52–21 | 28,018 |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane ![]() |
| CBSSN | L 33–42 | 38,019 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Stadium | L 8–17 | 16,107 | |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 21,720 | |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| CBSSN | L 29–34 | 35,346 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 13–17 | 41,401 | |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass |
| CBSSN | W 63–7 | 35,567 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | VMI |
| CBSSN | W 47–6 | 25,747 |
December 1 | 12:30 a.m. | at Hawaii | CBSSN | L 31–52 | 26,256 | |
December 14 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Navy |
| CBS | L 7–31 | 68,705 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | RICE | ARMY |
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First downs | 10 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 3–11 | 9–15 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 44–243 | 64–284 |
Rushes–yards | 30–181 | 56–231 |
Passing yards | 62 | 53 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–14–0 | 3–8–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–20 | 4–26 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 25:09 | 34:51 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 7 Wolverines | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | MICH |
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First downs | 15 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–16 | 9–16 |
4th down efficiency | 3–3 | 1–3 |
Plays–yards | 66–243 | 76–340 |
Rushes–yards | 61–200 | 45–108 |
Passing yards | 43 | 232 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 2–5–1 | 20–31–0 |
Penalties–yards | 8–78 | 9–58 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | UTSA |
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First downs | 22 | 13 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–9 | 5–13 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 2–2 |
Plays–yards | 57–358 | 60–260 |
Rushes–yards | 55–340 | 27–51 |
Passing yards | 18 | 209 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 2–2–0 | 24–33–1 |
Penalties–yards | 5–30 | 7–54 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Black Knights | 7 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | MSU | ARMY |
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First downs | 12 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–16 | 4–11 |
4th down efficiency | 2–4 | 3–3 |
Plays–yards | 60–308 | 76–483 |
Rushes–yards | 31–78 | 69–403 |
Passing yards | 230 | 80 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–29–3 | 1–7–0 |
Penalties–yards | 11–72 | 7–50 |
Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Time of possession | 25:20 | 34:40 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Green Wave | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | TLN | ARMY |
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First downs | 28 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 7–12 | 6–15 |
4th down efficiency | 1–1 | 2–4 |
Plays–yards | 74–525 | 68–363 |
Rushes–yards | 53–324 | 44–193 |
Passing yards | 201 | 170 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–21–0 | 9–24–1 |
Penalties–yards | 9–79 | 4–34 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:07 | 28:53 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | WKU |
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First downs | 10 | 26 |
3rd down efficiency | 3–11 | 10–17 |
4th down efficiency | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Plays–yards | 48–208 | 81–365 |
Rushes–yards | 36–137 | 51–225 |
Passing yards | 71 | 140 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 5–12–0 | 21–30–0 |
Penalties–yards | 2–30 | 2–28 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 21:53 | 38:07 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | GSU |
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First downs | 20 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–15 | 6–10 |
4th down efficiency | 6–8 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 72–343 | 60–379 |
Rushes–yards | 61–278 | 32–147 |
Passing yards | 65 | 232 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–11–1 | 20–28–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–25 | 1–5 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 38:08 | 21:52 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 7 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 34 |
Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | SJSU | ARMY |
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First downs | 19 | 28 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–10 | 11–17 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 2–4 |
Plays–yards | 49–402 | 83–429 |
Rushes–yards | 18–88 | 70–326 |
Passing yards | 314 | 103 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 7–13–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–16 | 9–74 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 20:58 | 39:02 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Falcons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | AF |
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First downs | 14 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–13 | 5–13 |
4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 52–343 | 63–344 |
Rushes–yards | 38–129 | 55–328 |
Passing yards | 214 | 16 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–14–0 | 2–8–1 |
Penalties–yards | 7–47 | 5–28 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:43 | 32:17 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | UMASS | ARMY |
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First downs | 7 | 34 |
3rd down efficiency | 2–12 | 7–11 |
4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Plays–yards | 48–125 | 84–546 |
Rushes–yards | 26–26 | 78–498 |
Passing yards | 99 | 48 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–22–2 | 3–6–0 |
Penalties–yards | 5–44 | 2–20 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 18:47 | 41:13 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 47 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | VMI | ARMY |
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First downs | 14 | 29 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–15 | 7–9 |
4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 58–271 | 72–643 |
Rushes–yards | 21–40 | 65–594 |
Passing yards | 231 | 49 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–37–0 | 4–7–1 |
Penalties–yards | 3–24 | 3–35 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:25 | 36:35 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | HAW |
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First downs | 23 | 25 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–12 | 4–8 |
4th down efficiency | 1–4 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 74–538 | 60–492 |
Rushes–yards | 63–411 | 19–133 |
Passing yards | 127 | 359 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 5–11–2 | 26–41–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–29 | 4–36 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 23 Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | NAVY |
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First downs | 9 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–14 | 7–12 |
4th down efficiency | 2–3 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 53–148 | 56–396 |
Rushes–yards | 47–123 | 55–395 |
Passing yards | 25 | 1 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 3–6–1 | 1–1–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–18 | 1–15 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
The 2012 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 2–10.
The 2014 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by first-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 4–8.
The 2015 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium.
The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 in the Army–Navy Game. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.
The 2017 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium finished the season 10–3, winning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 1996 after sweeping service academy rivals Air Force and Navy. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated San Diego State. Following the season, they were chosen as the 2017 ECAC Division I Football Subdivision Team of the Year.
The 2018 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. Following their 28–14 victory over Colgate in Week 12, Army entered the AP Poll at No. 23 and the Coaches' Poll at No. 24, the first time Army had entered the national rankings since finishing the 1996 season at No. 25 in the AP and No. 24 in the Coaches'. On December 2, Army accepted an invite to participate in the Armed Forces Bowl against the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference. On December 8, Army defeated its archrival Navy by a score of 17–10, increasing their Army-Navy Game win streak to three in a row and winning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second straight year. With the win the Black Knights also secured their second straight 10-win season, the first time that had been accomplished in the Academy's long and storied history. In the Armed Forces Bowl, they defeated Houston by a score of 70–14 to tie NCAA bowl game records for points scored and margin of victory. Their 11 wins are the most in one season in program history. As a result of his team's 2018 accomplishments, Coach Monken was awarded the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award by the Maxwell Football Club, the Vince Lombardi College Football Coach of the Year Award by the Lombardi Foundation, and the President's Award by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Army finished the season with a ranking of No. 19 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the Coaches' Poll, their highest finish in both polls since Pete Dawkins's Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1958 where the Cadets finished No. 3 in both polls. Following the completion of the season, the Black Knights were awarded the 2018 Lambert Trophy by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Metropolitan New York Football Writers, signifying them as the best team in the East in Division I FBS. This was the eighth overall time the Lambert Trophy had been awarded to Army, and the first since 1958.
The 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by 12th-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division.
The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.
The 2019 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley. The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium and were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
The 2019 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 129th football season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Their 5 wins were the most achieved in a single season since finishing 6–6 in 2003.
The 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San Jose State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.
The 2020 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York
The 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by thirteenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
The 2020 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 14th-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference.
The 2021 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They competed as an independent. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 9–4, sharing the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with Navy and Air Force after all three service academies finished with 1–1 records against each other. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Missouri, 24–22.
The 2022 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 6–6, beating Navy but losing possession of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy after a loss to Air Force. They were not invited to a bowl as only five of their six wins counted for bowl eligibility, with the sixth coming against their second FCS opponent of the year.
The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Bowden, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the Sun Belt's West Division. Louisiana–Monroe played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.
The 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.
The 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was led by sixth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played its home games at Villanova Stadium.
The 2023 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent and finished with a 6–6 record—the team was not invited to a bowl game as they had not met bowl eligibility requirements when bowl matchups were announced in early December, and even if they had accumulated six wins at that time, two of their wins were against FCS opponents.