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2018 Army

11–⁠2, coached by Jeff Monken, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 2018, game by game: lost at Duke 14–34; won vs. Liberty 38–14; won vs. Hawai’i 28–21; lost at No. 5 Oklahoma 21–28; won at Buffalo 42–13; won vs. San José State 52–3; won vs. Miami (OH) 31–30; won at Eastern Michigan 37–22; won vs. Air Force 17–14; won vs. Lafayette 31–13; won vs. Colgate 28–14; won vs. Navy 17–10; won vs. Houston 70–14+56−20Lost 14–34 at Duke-20DukeWon 38–14 vs. Liberty+24LibertyWon 28–21 vs. Hawai’i+7Hawai’iLost 21–28 at No. 5 Oklahoma-7No. 5 OklahomaWon 42–13 at Buffalo+29BuffaloWon 52–3 vs. San José State+49San José StateWon 31–30 vs. Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Won 37–22 at Eastern Michigan+15Eastern MichiganWon 17–14 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceWon 31–13 vs. Lafayette+18LafayetteWon 28–14 vs. Colgate+14ColgateWon 17–10 vs. Navy+7NavyWon 70–14 vs. Houston+56Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atDukeL 14–⁠3445%
Sep 8vsLibertyW 38–⁠1477%
Sep 15vsHawai’iW 28–⁠2170%
Sep 22at5OklahomaL 21–⁠2820%
Sep 29atBuffaloW 42–⁠1344%
Oct 13vsSan José StateW 52–⁠387%
Oct 20vsMiami (OH)W 31–⁠3075%
Oct 27atEastern MichiganW 37–⁠2261%
Nov 3vsAir ForceW 17–⁠1475%
Nov 10vsLafayetteW 31–⁠1396%
Nov 17vsColgateW 28–⁠1476%
Dec 8vsNavyW 17–⁠1079%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsHoustonArmed Forces BowlW 70–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 70–⁠14 in the Armed Forces Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 23
  2. Wk 14: 23
  3. Wk 15: 22
  4. Final: 19
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
426–⁠230
Coach
Jeff Monken
Elo
1683 +121 this season
SP+ rating
-1.5 No. 84 of 130; offense No. 65, defense No. 68, special teams No. 122
SRS
4.9 No. 46 of 130 in FBS
Returning
61% of last season’s EPA, No. 74 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 117 roster talent No. 128 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman
Captains
Cole Christiansen, Bryce Holland and Darnell Woolfolk
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 130
  • Defense54th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2646%1.207th of 130
Defense0.0743%1.1654th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.07 def		44% off
44% def		—16th off
50th 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
Offense5.0own 317% allowed
Defense3.1own 2818% caused

CORE rating 3.6, 43rd of 130 (offense 4.8, defense 1.2).

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 yardsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB1,026 yds
Passing touchdownsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB6 TD
Rushing yardsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB1,022 yds
Rushing touchdownsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB17 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Asberry RB219 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Asberry RB4 TD
TacklesJames Nachtigal LB81 tkl
SacksJames Nachtigal LB5 sacks
InterceptionsMike Reynolds DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Cade Barnard ILB★★★No. 1740
Kwabena Bonsu DT★★★No. 1810
Brandon Mays OLB★★★No. 1869
Marcus Mosley WDE★★★No. 1866
Ryan Bryce DT★★★No. 1931

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.750
Running backs12.00.770
Receivers22.00.775
Offensive line52.00.757
Defensive line82.40.792
Linebackers72.60.795
Defensive backs52.00.774
Athletes and specialists42.00.753
Whole class332.20.777

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 172

The 2018 roster

172 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster