2016 Army Black Knights football team

The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy 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 competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5, including defeating Navy for the first time since 2001 in the traditional Army-Navy Game.[1][2] They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.

2016 Army Black Knights football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 38–31 ^OT vs. North Texas
Conference	Independent
2016 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
Home stadium	Michie Stadium (Capacity: 38,000)

2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						9	–	4
Army			–						8	–	5
Notre Dame			–						4	–	8
UMass			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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.[3]	Rice	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 31–14	27,013
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 Wake Forest	BB&T Field 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 (CFP) Navy	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (117th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/College GameDay)	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 released prior to the 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 ⋅ 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 ⋅ CB Marcus Hyatt Elijah Riley ⋅ DE NT DE Eddy Ruzga Andrew McLean John Voit Wunmi Oyetuga Raymond Wright Amadeo West ⋅ Cordarrell Davis ⋅ CB Brandon Jackson Mike Reynolds ⋅ Offense WR Edgar Poe Jermaine Adams ⋅ 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 ⋅ QB Ahmad Bradshaw Chris Carter ⋅ 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

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	TEM, 33–14

Army Black Knights at Temple Owls

	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 PM 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

See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4–1	2015	RICE, 38–31

Rice Owls at Army Black Knights

	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 PM 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

at UTEP

See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Army Black Knights at UTEP Miners

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (07:10) ARMY FG: Mitchell Howard 27-yard field goal; 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:50 Second quarter (13:45) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 9-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:30 (07:42) ARMY TD: Chris Carter 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:46 (00:09) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:27 Third quarter (12:36) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 33-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 54 yards, 1:11 (12:27) ARMY TD: Max Regan 13-yard fumble return (Mitchell Howard kick) (11:37) UTEP TD: Aaron Jones 24-yard rush (Jay Mattox kick); 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:40 (06:34) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:03 (03:36) UTEP TD: Hayden Plinke 3-yard pass from Zack Greenlee (Jay Mattox kick); 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:51 (00:43) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 8-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53 Fourth quarter (10:48) Joe Walker 39-yard pass from Malik McGue (Blake Wilson); 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:59 (05:32) Elijah St. Hilaire 2-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:28 Passing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/4, 64 yds UTEP – Zack Greenlee: 9/17, 144 yds, 1 TD Rushing ARMY – Andy Davidson: 17 att, 106 yds, 1 TD UTEP – Aaron Jones: 11 att, 67 yds, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Joe Walker: 1 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD UTEP – Tyler Batson: 2 rec, 61 yds

at Buffalo

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	ARMY, 47–39

Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Black Knights	7	3	10	0	0	20
Bulls	0	0	6	14	3	23

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 24, 2016
• Game time: 7:00 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (09:34) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 15-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:15 Second quarter (11:27) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 21-yard field goal; 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:08 Third quarter (10:48) UB TD: Tyree Jackson 1-yard rush (Adam Mitcheson kick failed); 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12 (07:53) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 38-yard field goal; 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:45 (01:25) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:25 Fourth quarter (08:25) UB TD: Kamathi Holsey 5-yard pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick); 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05 (02:26) UB TD: Tyree Jackson 1-yard rush (Adam Mitcheson kick); 13 plays, 62 yards, 3:47 Overtime UB FG: Adam Mitcheson 33-yard field goal; 5 plays, 10 yards Passing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/8, 36 yds UB – Tyree Jackson: 20/31, 178 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 22 att, 126 yds, 1 TD UB – Johnat Hawkins: 10 att, 37 yds Receiving ARMY – Christian Poe: 1 rec, 23 yds UB – Marcus McGill: 2 rec, 63 yds

at Duke

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12–1	2015	DUKE, 44–3

Army Black Knights at Duke Blue Devils

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (07:54) DUKE TD: Erich Schneider 3-yard pass from Parker Boehme (AJ Reed kick); 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:04 Second quarter (10:22) DUKE TD: Aaron Young 22-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Danny Stirt rush failed); 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:22 (02:11) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 45-yard rush (Blake Wilson rush failed); 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:49 Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter No Scoring Passing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/8, 38 yds, 1 INT DUKE – Daniel Jones: 7/15, 41 yds, 1 TD Rushing ARMY – Andy Davidson: 16 att, 120 yds, 1 TD DUKE – Daniel Jones: 21 att, 55 yds Receiving ARMY – Christian Poe: 3 rec, 49 yds DUKE – Aaron Young: 1 rec, 22 yds, 1 TD

Lafayette

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–1	1997	ARMY, 41–14

Lafayette Leopards at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (10:15) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 60-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:49 (02:30) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 20-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:19 Second quarter (12:18) ARMY TD: Chris Carter 19-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:53 (08:57) ARMY TD: Jeff Ejekam 7-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Blake Wilson kick); 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:02 (05:39) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 59-yard pass from Chris Carter (Blake Wilson kick); 1 play, 59 yards, 0:10 (02:56) LAFAYETTE TD: Drew Reed 5-yard rush (Jacob Bissell kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:43 Third quarter (09:07) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 4-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:53 (03:59) ARMY TD: Joe Walker 20-yard pass from Chris Carter (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:06 Fourth quarter (07:50) ARMY TD: Kevin Hicks 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick blocked); 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:12 (02:55) ARMY TD: Malik McGue 41-yard rush (Avery Walas kick); 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:50 Passing LAFAYETTE – Drew Reed: 21/36, 205 yds, 2 INT ARMY – Chris Carter: 4/9, 103 yds, 2 TD Rushing LAFAYETTE – DeSean Brown: 7 att, 10 yds ARMY – Cole Macek: 17 att, 111, 1 TD Receiving LAFAYETTE – Matt Mrazek: 9 rec, 85 yds ARMY – Jordan Asberry: 1 rec, 59 yds, 1 TD

North Texas

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2010	ARMY, 24–0

North Texas Mean Green at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First Quarter (07:38) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 9-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:20 (05:38) NT TD: Terian Goree 34-yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:59 (04:57) NT TD: Eric Jenkins 34-yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick) Second Quarter (13:28) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 39-yard field goal; 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:15 Third Quarter (13:28) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 41-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:30 (07:33) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 1-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:26 (01:14) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 6-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush for 2-pt conversion); 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:19 Fourth Quarter (05:58) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 1-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:36 Passing NT – Mason Fine: 9/17, 118 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 7/21, 94 yds, 4 INT Rushing NT – Jeffrey Wilson: 15 att, 160 yds, 3 TD ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 24 att, 90 yds, 1 TD Receiving NT – Terian Goree: 2 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD ARMY – D. Mendenhall: 1 rec, 39 yds

at Wake Forest

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–11	2015	WF, 17–14

Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (07:54) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 43-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Blake Wilson kick); 1 play, 43 yards, 0:08 Second quarter (07:43) WF TD: Tabari Hines 3-yard pass from John Wolford (Mike Weaver kick); 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:06 Third quarter (12:02) WF FG: Mike Weaver 37-yard field goal; 7 plays, 16 yards, 1:51 Fourth quarter (11:45) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 11-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:00 (02:54) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 6-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:31 (01:25) WF FG: Mike Weaver 34-yard field goal; 10 plays, 49 yards, 1:29 Passing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 6/8, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT WF – John Wolford: 23/43, 220 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 27 att, 65 yds, 1 TD WF – John Wolford: 10 att, 66 yds Receiving ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 4 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD WF – Tabari Hines: 7 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD

Air Force

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–35–1	2015	AF, 20–3

Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter (07:39) AF FG: Luke Strebel 20-yard field goal; 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:21 (04:34) AF TD: Shayne Davern 17-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59 (01:19) ARMY TD: Kell Walker 32-yard rush (Black Wilson kick blocked); 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:15 Third quarter (11:31) AF TD: Jacobi Owens 46-yard pass from Arion Worthman (Luke Strebel kick); 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:23 (05:55) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 14-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Ahmad Bradshaw pass failed); 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:24 (03:34) AF TD: Timothy McVey 4-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 Fourth quarter (08:50) AF TD: Arion Worthman 4-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:34 Passing AF – Arion Worthman: 6/9, 195 yds, 1 TD ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 5/15, 84 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing AF – Jacobi Owens: 12 att, 106 yds ARMY – Andy Davidson: 10 att, 45 yds Receiving AF – Jalen Robinette: 3 rec, 104 yds ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 3 rec, 46 yds, 1 TD

vs. Notre Dame

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Army-Notre Dame football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–38–4	2010	ND, 27–3

Army Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (14:48) ND TD: C. J. Sanders 92-yard kickoff return (Justin Yoon kick) (10:00) ND TD: Kevin Stepherson 37-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42 (03:44) ND TD: Josh Adams 2-yard rush (Justin Yoon kick); 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:35 Second quarter (14:14) ARMY TD: Kell Walker 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick failed); 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:30 (09:34) ND TD: Durham Smythe 10-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:40 (03:39) ND FG: Justin Yoon 27-yard field goal; 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:22 (00:37) ND TD: Durham Smythe 31-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 7 plays, 48 yards, 0:59 Third quarter (00:54) ND TD: Tarean Folston 4-yard rush (Justin Yoon kick failed); 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:39 Fourth quarter No Scoring Passing ARMY – Malik McGue: 2/3, 13 yds, 1 INT ND – DeShone Kizer: 17/28, 209 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Darnell Woolfolk: 11 att, 95 yds ND – Tarean Folston: 13 att, 84 yds, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Christian Poe: 1 rec, 9 yds ND – Kevin Stepherson: 5 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD

Morgan State

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	ARMY, 28–12

Morgan State Bears at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (09:26) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 23-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:49 (06:58) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick failed); 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:40 Second quarter (09:25) MSU FG: Alex Raya 24-yard field goal; 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:18 (02:45) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 50-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush for 2-pt conversion); 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:49 (00:23) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 31-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Andy Davidson rush for 2-pt conversion); 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:26 Third quarter (09:50) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 27-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:01 (02:57) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 47-yard field goal; 9 plays, 21 yards, 4:00 Fourth quarter (14:33) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 19-yard rush (Avery Walas kick); 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:38 (08:30) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 56-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:49 (00:43) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 19-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:12 Passing MSU – Chris Andrews: 8/20, 79 yds ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/7, 57 yds, 1 TD Rushing MSU – Lamont Brown III: 11 att, 20 yds ARMY – Andy Davidson: 18 att, 111 yds, 2 TD Receiving MSU – Landon Malbrough: 4 rec, 34 yds ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 2 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD

vs. Navy

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, and Army–Navy Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
49–60–7	2015	NAVY, 21–17

Army Black Knights vs. #25 (CFP) Navy Midshipmen (117th Army-Navy Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 PM 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]

Game information

First quarter (04:23) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 1-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:39 Second quarter (07:12) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 1-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:15 Third quarter (11:23) NAVY TD: Zach Abey 1-yard rush (Bennett Moehring kick); 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:45 (03:59) NAVY FG: Bennett Moehring 28-yard field goal; 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:20 Fourth quarter (12:42) NAVY TD: Zach Abey 41-yard rush (Bennett Moehring kick); 2 plays 53 yards, 0:47 (06:00) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 9-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:42 Passing NAVY – Zach Abey: 6/10, 89 yds, 2 INT ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/4, 35 yds, 1 INT Rushing NAVY – Zach Abey: 19 att, 73 yds, 2 TD ARMY – Kell Walker: 16 att, 94 yds Receiving NAVY – Jamir Tillman: 3 rec, 33 yds ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 1 rec, 29 yds

vs. North Texas – Heart of Dallas Bowl

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	10/22/16	UNT, 35–18

Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green (2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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 AM 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]

Game information

First Quarter (09:18) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick failed); 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:42 (06:35) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:37 (04:56) ARMY TD: Tyler Campbell 70-yard rush (Kell Walker rush failed); 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:34 Second Quarter (13:05) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush fumbled); 10 plays, 67 yards 5:14 (06:37) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 6-yard rush (D. Mendenhall pass failed); 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:10 (02:26) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:02 (00:10) NT TD: Rico Bussey 27-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:40 Third Quarter (07:41) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 65-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:05 (00:45) NT TD: Tyler Wilson 17-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05 Fourth Quarter (00:28) NT FG: Trevor Moore 37-yard field goal; 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:50 Overtime ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 3-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 25 yards Passing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/3, 53 yds NT – Alec Morris: 26/38, 304 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 18 att, 129 yds, 1 TD NT – Jeffery Wilson: 20 att, 81 yds, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Tyler Campbell: 1 rec, 38 yds NT – Tyler Wilson: 5 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD

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