2014 Army

4–⁠8, coached by Jeff Monken. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat UConn 35–⁠21Nov 8
By 14 points, its widest win.
Most excitingLost to Yale 43–⁠49Sep 27
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 6	vsBuffalo	W 47–⁠39	38%
Sep 13	at15Stanford	L 0–⁠35	12%
Sep 20	atWake Forest	L 21–⁠24	34%
Sep 27	atYale	L 43–⁠49	53%
Oct 4	vsBall State	W 33–⁠24	38%
Oct 11	vsRice	L 21–⁠41	39%
Oct 18	atKent State	L 17–⁠39	46%
Nov 1	vsAir Force	L 6–⁠23	40%
Nov 8	vsUConn	W 35–⁠21	40%
Nov 15	atWestern Kentucky	L 24–⁠52	23%
Nov 22	vsFordham	W 42–⁠31	30%
Dec 13	vsNavy	L 10–⁠17	26%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record: 4–⁠8
Conference: —
AP final: Unranked
Points: 299–⁠395
Coach: Jeff Monken
Elo: 1351 −7 this season
SP+ rating: -16.9 No. 120 of 128; offense No. 88, defense No. 121, special teams No. 109
SRS: −15.8 No. 118 of 128 in FBS
Returning: 95% of last season’s EPA, No. 6 of 125
Recruiting class: No. 121

Offensive coordinator: Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator: Jay Bateman
Captains: Geoffery Bacon and Larry Dixon
Offense: Triple option
Defense: 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

Offense65th of 128
Defense110th of 128
Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 128
Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 128

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	0.13	43%	1.14	65th of 128
Defense	0.24	49%	1.17	110th of 128
Opponent-adjusted	0.14 off 0.23 def	42% off 50% def	—	66th off 118th def

How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

	Points per trip inside the 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		3.3	own 30	1% allowed
Defense		4.1	own 31	2% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yards	Angel Santiago QB	488 yds
Passing touchdowns	A.J. Schurr QB	1 TD
Rushing yards	Larry Dixon RB	1,102 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Angel Santiago QB	10 TD
Receiving yards	Edgar Poe WR	199 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Xavier Moss DB	2 TD
Interceptions	Josh Jenkins DB	4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Malik Crossdale APB	★★★	No. 1702
James Nachtigal ATH	★★	No. 2087
Zach Saum TE	★★	No. 2466
Christian Poe ATH	★★	No. 2599
Sheldon Johnson OG	★★	No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	2.0	0.748
Running backs	2	2.5	0.781
Receivers	5	2.0	0.754
Offensive line	3	2.0	0.767
Defensive line	1	2.0	0.733
Linebackers	2	2.0	0.744
Defensive backs	3	2.0	0.767
Athletes and specialists	4	2.0	0.763
Whole class	21	2.0	0.760

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 159

The 2014 roster

159 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster