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2019 Army

5–⁠8, coached by Jeff Monken.

Schedule and results

Army in 2019, game by game: won vs. Rice 14–7; lost at No. 7 Michigan 21–24; won at UTSA 31–13; won vs. Morgan State 52–21; lost vs. Tulane 33–42; lost at Western Kentucky 8–17; lost at Georgia State 21–28; lost vs. San José State 29–34; lost at Air Force 13–17; won vs. Massachusetts 63–7; won vs. VMI 47–6; lost at Hawai’i 31–52; lost vs. No. 23 Navy 7–31+56−24Won 14–7 vs. Rice+7RiceLost 21–24 at No. 7 Michigan-3No. 7 MichiganWon 31–13 at UTSA+18UTSAWon 52–21 vs. Morgan State+31Morgan StateLost 33–42 vs. Tulane-9TulaneLost 8–17 at Western Kentucky-9Western KentuckyLost 21–28 at Georgia State-7Georgia StateLost 29–34 vs. San José State-5San José StateLost 13–17 at Air Force-4Air ForceWon 63–7 vs. Massachusetts+56MassachusettsWon 47–6 vs. VMI+41VMILost 31–52 at Hawai’i-21Hawai’iLost 7–31 vs. No. 23 Navy-24No. 23 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsRiceW 14–⁠788%
Sep 7at7MichiganL 21–⁠2440%
Sep 14atUTSAW 31–⁠1373%
Sep 21vsMorgan StateW 52–⁠2194%
Oct 5vsTulaneL 33–⁠4268%
Oct 12atWestern KentuckyL 8–⁠1762%
Oct 19atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠2860%
Oct 26vsSan José StateL 29–⁠3481%
Nov 2atAir ForceL 13–⁠1729%
Nov 9vsMassachusettsW 63–⁠788%
Nov 16vsVMIW 47–⁠691%
Nov 30atHawai’iL 31–⁠5242%
Dec 14vs23NavyL 7–⁠3134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠299
Coach
Jeff Monken
Elo
1471 −151 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 72 of 130; offense No. 67, defense No. 80, special teams No. 76
SRS
−6.2 No. 94 of 130 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 58 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 99 roster talent No. 128 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Captains
Cole Christiansen, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. and Elijah Riley
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 130
  • Defense84th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted94th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%1.0669th of 130
Defense0.1446%1.1984th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.12 def		44% off
44% def		—94th off
79th 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
Offense4.2own 2812% allowed
Defense3.6own 3115% caused

CORE rating -5.2, 90th of 130 (offense -1.0, defense 4.3).

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. QB577 yds
Passing touchdownsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB4 TD
Rushing yardsKelvin Hopkins Jr. QB718 yds
Rushing touchdownsSandon McCoy RB10 TD
Receiving yardsCamden Harrison WR433 yds
Receiving touchdownsCamden Harrison WR3 TD
TacklesCole Christiansen LB112 tkl
SacksElijah Riley DB4 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Riley DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Simon Dellinger TE★★★No. 1444
Anthony Adkins ATH★★★No. 1474
Fabrice Voyne S★★★No. 1731
Trenton Waggoner WR★★★No. 1746
Jonzell Prudhomme OLB★★★No. 1926

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.788
Running backs22.50.796
Receivers23.00.835
Offensive line22.00.787
Defensive line32.30.790
Linebackers52.60.802
Defensive backs23.00.821
Athletes and specialists42.80.818
Whole class222.50.805

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 173

The 2019 roster

173 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster