2016 Army

8–⁠5, coached by Jeff Monken.

Schedule and results

Army in 2016, game by game: won at Temple 28–13; won vs. Rice 31–14; won at UTEP 66–14; lost at Buffalo 20–23; lost at Duke 6–13; won vs. Lafayette 62–7; lost vs. North Texas 18–35; won at Wake Forest 21–13; lost vs. Air Force 12–31; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–44; won vs. Morgan State 60–3; won vs. Navy 21–17; won vs. North Texas 38–31+57−38Won 28–13 at Temple+15TempleWon 31–14 vs. Rice+17RiceWon 66–14 at UTEP+52UTEPLost 20–23 at Buffalo-3BuffaloLost 6–13 at Duke-7DukeWon 62–7 vs. Lafayette+55LafayetteLost 18–35 vs. North Texas-17North TexasWon 21–13 at Wake Forest+8Wake ForestLost 12–31 vs. Air Force-19Air ForceLost 6–44 vs. Notre Dame-38Notre DameWon 60–3 vs. Morgan State+57Morgan StateWon 21–17 vs. Navy+4NavyWon 38–31 vs. North Texas+7North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atTempleW 28–⁠1321%
Sep 10vsRiceW 31–⁠1459%
Sep 17atUTEPW 66–⁠1448%
Sep 24atBuffaloL 20–⁠2359%
Oct 8atDukeL 6–⁠1343%
Oct 15vsLafayetteW 62–⁠790%
Oct 22vsNorth TexasL 18–⁠3569%
Oct 29atWake ForestW 21–⁠1334%
Nov 5vsAir ForceL 12–⁠3149%
Nov 12vsNotre DameL 6–⁠4430%
Nov 19vsMorgan StateW 60–⁠385%
Dec 10vsNavyW 21–⁠1722%
Dec 27vsNorth TexasHeart of Dallas BowlW 38–⁠3162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 38–⁠31 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠258
Coach
Jeff Monken
Elo
1455 +78 this season
SP+ rating
-9.9 No. 102 of 128; offense No. 110, defense No. 73, special teams No. 128
SRS
−3.3 No. 77 of 128 in FBS
Returning
87% of last season’s EPA, No. 23 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 117 roster talent No. 127 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman
Captains
Andrew King and Jeremy Timpf
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 128
  • Defense39th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%1.0662nd of 128
Defense0.0644%1.2039th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.10 def
45% off
45% def
—81st off
64th 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 3112% allowed
Defense3.2own 3217% caused

CORE rating -1.2, 70th of 128 (offense 1.3, defense 2.5).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAhmad Bradshaw QB672 yds
Passing touchdownsAhmad Bradshaw QB4 TD
Rushing yardsAndy Davidson RB841 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndy Davidson RB11 TD
Receiving yardsEdgar Poe WR336 yds
Receiving touchdownsEdgar Poe WR3 TD
TacklesJeremy Timpf LB97 tkl
SacksAlex Aukerman LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Riley DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Kjetil Cline WR★★★No. 1555
T.J. Wisham RB★★★No. 1737
Markus Wright OLB★★★No. 1782
Christian Gomez OLB★★★No. 2098
Ryan Parker ILB★★★No. 2118

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs52.20.773
Receivers92.10.774
Offensive line62.00.767
Defensive line82.00.770
Linebackers102.30.779
Defensive backs92.00.772
Athletes and specialists42.00.769
Whole class532.10.773

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 153

The 2016 roster

153 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster