2016 Army Black Knights football team
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.
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Heart of Dallas Bowl champion | |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 38–31 OT vs. North Texas | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–5 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Jay Bateman (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium (capacity: 38,000) |
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BYU | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Temple | CBSSN | W 28–13 | 34,005 | ||
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Rice | CBSSN | W 31–14 | 27,013 | [3] | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP | ASN | W 66–14 | 37,893 | ||
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | ESPN3 | L 20–23 OT | 19,217 | ||
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Duke | ACCN | L 6–13 | 20,613 | ||
October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| CBSSN | W 62–7 | 38,394 | |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| CBSSN | L 18–35 | 31,127 | |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | ACCN | W 21–13 | 27,948 | ||
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| CBSSN | L 12–31 | 38,443 | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame | NBC | L 6–44 | 45,762 | ||
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Morgan State |
| CBSSN | W 60–3 | 28,290 | |
December 10 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Navy |
| CBS | W 21–17 | 71,600 | |
December 27 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Texas | ESPN | W 38–31 OT | 39,117 | ||
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Personnel
Roster
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Quarterback
Running backs
Tight end
Wide receiver
Placekicker
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Offensive lineman
Defensive line
Long snappers
Punter
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Linebacker
Defensive backs
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Depth chart
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Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Game summaries
At Temple
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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]
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Rice
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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]
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At UTEP
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 3 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 66 |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
- Date: September 17, 2016
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 92 F • Wind: W 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 37,893
- Referee: Steve LaMantia
- TV announcers (ASN): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-play) & Richard Baldinger (color)
- ESPN – Army improves to 3–0 with 66–14 victory over UTEP[8] /// Box Score, Army vs UTEP[9]
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At Buffalo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
- Date: September 24, 2016
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 62 F • Wind: NNE 9 mph • Weather: Clear, falling temps
- Game attendance: 19,217
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman (Play-by-play) & Dustin Fox (color)
- ESPN – Buffalo comes back to beat Army 23–20 in OT[10] /// Box Score, Army vs Buffalo[11]
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At Duke
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Blue Devils | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC
- Date: October 8, 2016
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 68 F • Wind: NNE 19 mph • Weather: Rain, Wind Gusts
- Game attendance: 20,613
- Referee: David Epperley
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (Play-by-play), James Bates (color), & Niki Noto (sideline)
- ESPN – Duke edges Army 13–6 in wind and rain from Hurricane Matthew[12] /// Box Score, Army vs Duke[13]
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Lafayette
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Leopards | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: October 15, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 58 F • Wind: SSE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 38,394
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & John Schriffen (sideline)
- ESPN – Army racks up 671 yards of offense, dominates Lafayette 62–7[14] /// Box Score, Lafayette vs Army[15]
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North Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
- Date: October 22, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 48 F • Wind: NW 18 mph • Weather: Light rain
- Game attendance: 31,127
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & John Schriffen (sideline)
- ESPN – Jeffrey Wilson scores 3 times, North Texas beats Army 35–18[16] /// Box Score, North Texas vs Army[17]
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At Wake Forest
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, North Carolina
- Date: October 29, 2016
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 76 F • Wind: SW 4 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 27,948
- Referee: David Epperley
- TV announcers (ACCN): James Bates (Play-by-play), Takeo Spikes (color), & Kelsey Wingert (sideline)
- ESPN – Bradshaw, Woolfolk TDs help Army beat Wake Forest 21–13[18] /// Box Score, Army vs Wake Forest[19]
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Air Force
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: November 5, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 55 F • Wind: WNW 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 38,443
- Referee: Reggie Smith
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & Jill Savage (sideline)
- ESPN – Worthman lifts Air Force over Army 31–12[20] /// Box Score, Air Force vs Army[21]
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Vs. Notre Dame
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Fighting Irish | 21 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
- Date: November 12, 2016
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 74 F • Wind: n/a • Weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 45,762
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (Play-by-play), Doug Flutie (color), & Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
- ESPN – Kizer leads Notre Dame past Army with ease, 44–6[22] /// Box Score, Army vs Notre Dame[23]
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Morgan State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Black Knights | 13 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 60 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
- Date: November 19, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 59 F • Wind: SSE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 28,290
- Referee: Ron Cherry
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), John Schriffen (sideline)
- ESPN – Army dominates on both sides in 60–3 win over Morgan State[24] /// Box Score, Morgan State vs Army[25]
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Vs. Navy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 25 (CFP) Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 10, 2017
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 36 F • Wind: W 11 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 71,600
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), & Allie LaForce (sideline)
- ESPN – Army ends 14-year losing streak against Navy[26] /// Box Score, Army vs Navy (117th Army-Navy Game)[27]
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Vs. North Texas – Heart of Dallas Bowl
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Black Knights | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Mean Green | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
- Date: December 27, 2016
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 57 F • Wind: NW 3 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 39,117
- Referee: Hubert Owens
- TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick (Play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (color), & Kris Budden (sideline)
- ESPN – Army rushes past North Texas in OT at Heart of Dallas Bowl[28] /// Box Score, Army vs North Texas (2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl)[29]
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References
- "Army Black Knights 2016 Football Schedule". December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- "Army announces 2016 & 2017 Football Schedules". December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- "Army sets Kickoff Times for 2016 Home Football Games". FB Schedules. April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- "Army vs. Temple – Game Summary – September 2, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Temple (September 2, 2016 at Philadelphia, Pa.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Rice vs. Army – Game Summary – September 10, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Rice vs Army (September 10, 2016 at West Point, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Army vs. UTEP – Game Summary – September 17, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs UTEP (September 17, 2016 at El Paso, Texas)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Army vs. Buffalo – Game Summary – September 24, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Buffalo (September 24, 2016 at Buffalo, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Army vs. Duke – Game Summary – October 8, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Duke (October 8, 2016 at Durham, N.C.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Lafayette vs. Army – Game Summary – October 15, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Lafayette vs Army (October 15, 2016 at West Point, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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- "Army vs. Wake Forest – Game Summary – October 29, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Wake Forest (October 29, 2016 at Winston-Salem, N.C.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Air Force vs. Army – Game Summary – November 5, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Air Force vs Army (November 5, 2016 at West Point, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Army vs. Notre Dame – Game Summary – November 12, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Notre Dame (November 12, 2016 at San Antonio, Texas)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Morgan State vs. Army – Game Summary – November 19, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Scoring Summary (Final) Morgan State vs Army (November 19, 2016 at West Point, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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- "Scoring Summary (Final) Army vs Navy (December 10, 2016 at Baltimore, Md.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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- "Scoring Summary (Final) Zaxby's HOD Bowl Army vs North Texas (December 27, 2016 at Dallas, Texas)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved September 28, 2018.