2016 Army Black Knights football team

2016 Army Black Knights football
2016 Army Black Knights football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 38–31 OT vs. North Texas
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Jeff Monken (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Andrew King; Jeremy Timpf;
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
BYU		–		9	–	4
Army		–		8	–	5
Notre Dame		–		4	–	8
UMass		–		2	–	10

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]^[2] They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	W 28–13	34,005
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 31–14	27,013	^[3]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ASN	W 66–14	37,893
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 20–23 ^OT	19,217
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 6–13	20,613
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 62–7	38,394
October 22	12:00 p.m.	North Texas	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 18–35	31,127
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Winston–Salem, NC	ACCN	W 21–13	27,948
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 12–31	38,443
November 12	3:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	NBC	L 6–44	45,762
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 60–3	28,290
December 10	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 CBS	W 21–17	71,600
December 27	11:00 a.m.	vs. North Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–31 ^OT	39,117
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

2016 Army Black Knights Football

Quarterback

2 Joey Benden – freshman (5'10, 188)
4 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. – freshman (5'10, 202)
7 Chris Carter – sophomore (5'11, 183)
9 Luke Langdon – sophomore (5'10, 187)
11 Malik McGue – freshman (5'8, 174)
13 Korie Frausto – freshman (6'0, 187)
17 Ahmad Bradshaw – junior (5'11, 198)

Running backs

3 Jordan Asberry – sophomore (5'9, 191)
5 Joe Walker – senior (6'0, 204)
6 John Trainor – junior (5'11, 190)
8 Christian Drake – sophomore (5'10, 177)
10 Kjetil Cline – freshman (6'0, 196)
20 Spencer Sheff – sophomore (5'11, 205)
21 Nick Meunier – freshman (5'8, 175)
22 Tyler Campbell – sophomore (5'11, 184)
23 PaulAndrew Rhoden – senior (6'0, 213)
26 Donovan Franklin – freshman (5'9, 187)
27 Malik Crossdale – sophomore (5'10, 216)
30 Elijah St. Hilaire – senior (5'9, 196)
32 Kell Walker – freshman (5'9, 195)
33 Darnell Woolfolk – sophomore (5'9, 225)
36 Ryan Velez – freshman (5'11, 195)
38 Dejoun Lee – freshman (5'7, 173)
40 Andy Davidson – sophomore (6'2, 220)
44 Kevin Hicks – freshman (5'11, 195)
53 Cole Macek – sophomore (5'11, 220)

Tight end

42 Will Huff – freshman (6'2, 235)
46 Trey Neville – freshman (6'4, 240)
49 Juwan Griffith-James – sophomore (6'1, 238)
85 Quinten Parker – sophomore (6'1, 241)
87 Zach Saum – sophomore (6'5, 200)
88 Joe Corless Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 217)
95 Nick Steinhaus – freshman (6'0, 225)

Wide receiver

14 Shafer Swann – sophomore (6'2, 204)
15 Christian Poe – sophomore (6'3, 190)
45 Dan McFadden – sophomore (6'2, 179)
80 Glen Coates – freshman (6'0, 191)
81 Jeff Ejekam – junior (6'2, 204)
82 Edgar Poe – senior (6'4, 216)
83 Luke Peterman – sophomore (6'4, 205)
84 Jermaine Adams – junior (6'1, 216)
86 Christian Hayes – freshman (6'0, 183)

Placekicker

18 Blake Wilson – junior (5'9, 145)
23 Mitchell Howard – senior (6'1, 192)
96 Avery Walas – freshman
97 David Cooper – freshman (6'2, 179)
99 Nick Schrage – sophomore (6'0, 174)

Offensive lineman

50 Alex Herndon – freshman (6'2, 240)
51 Nick Miller – sophomore (6'1, 260)
52 Kyle Wilkins – freshman (6'3, 285)
53 Jeff Panara – sophomore (6'3, 253)
54 Josh Rea – sophomore (6'0, 284)
55 Lofi Tamasese – senior (6'1, 288)
56 Riko Tamasese – sophomore (6'1, 285)
57 Ethan Palelei – sophomore (6'0, 275)
58 Kaveinga Tuitahi – sophomore (6'3, 3300)
59 Mike Johnson – freshman (6'3, 262)
60 Justin Gilbert – senior (6'7, 294)
62 Rick Kurz – sophomore (6'2, 271)
63 Jake Baumert – freshman (6'3, 301)
64 Mike Owens – freshman (6'4, 260)
65 Bryce Holland – junior (6'2, 285)
66 Joshua Boylan – junior (6'2, 280)
67 Joseph Hansbury – sophomore (6'3, 274)
68 Liam McCarthy – freshman (6'2, 264)
69 Grant Kerstens – freshman (6'2, 262)
70 Mike Houghton – junior (6'4, 288)
71 Tyler Young – sophomore (6'2, 280)
72 Colby Enegren – senior (6'2, 279)
73 Noah Utley – freshman (6'4, 245)
74 Austin Schuffert – sophomore (6'2, 270)
75 Jack Sides – freshman (6'2, 271)
76 Tim Gant – sophomore (6'3, 278)
76 Joe Tustin – junior (6'2, 307)
77 Jaxson Deaton – freshman (6'4, 300)
78 Brett Toth – junior (6'6, 276)
79 Cooper Simpson – freshman (6'0, 258)
91 Nick Dabbelt – freshman (6'1, 250)

Defensive line

57 Jordan Smith – senior (6'3, 264)
58 Andrew McLean – junior (6'4, 282)
59 John Voit – junior (6'3, 258)
77 Raymond Wright – junior (6'3, 279)
90 Eddy Ruzga – senior (6'3, 249)
91 Wunmi Oyetuga – sophomore (6'4, 269)
92 Matt Allgor – sophomore (6'2, 238)
93 Rod Stoddard II – freshman (5'11, 282)
96 Emmanuel Aka – sophomore (6'2, 230)
96 Julian Meares – freshman (6'2, 223)
99 Cordarrell Davis – sophomore (6'0, 240)

Long snappers

48 Clay Barton – junior (5'10, 185)
83 Scott Flanick – sophomore (6'2, 235)

Punter

17 Zach Potter – freshman (5'10, 208)
95 Caleb Watkins – freshman (5'10, 167)
98 J.D. Mote – sophomore (6'5, 215)

Linebacker

11 Andrew King – senior (6'0, 246)
15 Ryan Parker – freshman (6'0, 209)
18 Jake Ellington – freshman (6'3, 218)
19 James Nachtigal – sophomore (6'0, 230)
21 Alex Aukerman – junior (6'1, 242)
25 Marco Carrabotta – freshman (6'0, 241)
30 Hayden Haupt – freshman (6'2, 227)
36 Scott Washle – junior (6'1, 240)
37 Donavan Lynch – freshman (6'0, 205)
39 Jeremy Timpf – senior (6'1, 230)
40 Elijah Payne – freshman (6'1, 213)
42 Calen Holt – sophomore (6'0, 220)
43 Connor Slomka – freshman (6'0, 223)
43 Jacquese Steen – freshman (6'0, 222)
44 Jarrod Jones – sophomore (5'10, 210)
45 Tyler L'Hommedieu – junior (6'0, 214)
47 Samuel Johnson – sophomore (6'2, 241)
49 Jacob Covington – freshman (6'2, 247)
50 Bayle Wolf – junior (6'0, 217)
51 Joe Ryan – freshman (6'1, 213)
52 Ryan Grady III – freshman (6'2, 203)
53 Amadeo West – freshman (6'2, 220)
54 Cole Christiansen – freshman (6'2, 218)
55 Matt Sannella – junior (6'1, 250)
56 Kenneth Brinson – sophomore (6'2, 233)
98 Chandler Ramirez – sophomore (6'0, 229)

Defensive backs

1 Marcus Hyatt – sophomore (5'10, 180)
2 Gibby Gibson – sophomore (6'1, 213)
4 Max Regan – sophomore (6'2, 197)
6 Elijah Riley – freshman (6'0, 208)
7 Jaylon McClinton – freshman (5'10, 192)
9 Xavier Moss – senior (6'2, 204)
10 Gervon Simon – senior (5'11, 203)
14 Jalen Sharp – sophomore (6'1, 182)
16 Rashaad Bolton – freshman (5'11, 222)
17 Steven Johnson – senior (6'0, 191)
20 Rhyan England – junior (5'10, 190)
22 Malik Hancock – freshman (5'8, 160)
23 Jack King – freshman (6'2, 208)
26 Richard Hanson – freshman (5'10, 177)
27 Thai Wright – freshman (5'10, 189)
28 Brandon Jackson – sophomore (6'0, 178)
29 Mike Reynolds – sophomore (5'10, 185)
31 Anthony Battaglia – freshman (6'1, 203)
32 Zach Scott – sophomore (5'10, 159)
33 Boomer Bakich Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 208)
34 Matthew Kaufmann – senior (5'9, 195)
38 Cameron Jones – freshman (6'0, 194)
46 DJ Young Jr. – freshman (5'10, 160)
47 Michel Toure – freshman (6'3, 218)

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Rhyan England
Max Regan
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WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
Kenneth Brinson	Jeremy Timpf	Andrew King	Alex Aukerman
James Nachtigal	Calen Holt	Scott Washle	James Gibson
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Xavier Moss
Cameron James
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CB
Marcus Hyatt
Elijah Riley
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DE	NT	DE
Eddy Ruzga	Andrew McLean	John Voit
Wunmi Oyetuga	Raymond Wright	Amadeo West
⋅	Cordarrell Davis	⋅

CB
Brandon Jackson
Mike Reynolds
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Offense

WR
Edgar Poe
Jermaine Adams
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SB
Jordan Asberry
Kell Walker
Joe Walker

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Rick Kurz	Justin Gilbert	Bryce Holland	Mike Houghton	Brett Toth
Colby Enegren	Jaxson Deaton	Joshua Boylan	Mike Johnson	Austin Schuffert
⋅	Tim Gant	⋅	⋅	⋅

SB
Tyler Campbell
Elijah St. Hilaire
Christian Drake

WR
Jeff Ejekam
Luke Peterman
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QB
Ahmad Bradshaw
Chris Carter
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Key reserves
TE #1 : Quinten Parker
TE #2 : Juwan Griffith-James

FB
Andy Davidson
Darnell Woolfolk
Cole Macek

Special teams
PK Mitchell Howard
P Nick Schrage
KR Tyler Campbell & Elijah St. Hilaire
PR Edgar Poe & Malik McGue
LS Clay Barton
H Ahmad Bradshaw

Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Game summaries

At Temple

Army Black Knights at Temple Owls

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	7	7	14	28
Owls	0	10	3	0	13

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: September 3, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 79 F • Wind: NNE 8 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 34,005
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)
ESPN – Army racks up 329 rushing yards to beat Temple 28–13^[4]

/// Box Score, Army vs Temple^[5]

Game information

First quarter

no scoring

Second quarter

(14:32) TEM TD: Ryquell Armstead 6-yard rush (Austin Jones kick); 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59
(09:00) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 10-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:32
(02:51) TEM FG: Austin Jones 41-yard field goal; 4 plays, −1 yard, 0:46

Third quarter

(08:18) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:42
(01:29) TEM FG: Austin Jones 27-yard field goal; 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:49

Fourth quarter

(09:38) ARMY TD: Tyler Campbell 12-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:45
(02:28) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 17-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:43

Passing

ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 1/4, 11 yds
TEM – Phillip Walker: 12/26, 168 yds, 3 INT

Rushing

ARMY – Andy Davidson: 22 att, 121 yds, 2 TD
TEM – Ryquell Armstead: 16 att, 77 yds, 1 TD

Receiving

ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 1 rec, 11 yds
TEM – Marshall Ellick: 4 rec, 46 yds

Rice

Rice Owls at Army Black Knights

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	7	0	14
Black Knights	14	7	7	3	31

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Date: September 10, 2016
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 82 F • Wind: SSE 7 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 27,013
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color) & John Schriffen (sideline)
ESPN – Davidson scores 3 TDs, Army beats Rice 31–14^[6]

/// Box Score, Army vs Rice^[7]

Game information

First quarter

(14:00) RICE TD: Connor Cella 64-yard pass from Tyler Stehling (Haden Tobola kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:00
(11:02) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 6-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
(00:43) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 13-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:02

Second quarter

(04:16) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:30

Third quarter

(08:02) RICE TD: Austin Walter 37-yard rush (Haden Tobola kick); 1 play, 37 yards, 0:08
(04:21) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41

Fourth quarter

(08:32) ARMY FG: Mitchell Howard 23-yard field goal; 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:58

Passing

RICE – Tyler Stehling: 16/30, 197 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/5, 55 yds

Rushing

RICE – Darik Dillard: 8 att, 52 yds
ARMY – Andy Davidson: 23 att, 107 yds, 3 TD

Receiving

RICE – Connor Cella: 2 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 2 rec, 46 yds

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2016 Army Black Knights football team

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

At Temple

Rice

At UTEP

At Buffalo

At Duke

Lafayette

North Texas

At Wake Forest

Air Force

Vs. Notre Dame

Morgan State

Vs. Navy

Vs. North Texas – Heart of Dallas Bowl

References