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2020 Army

9–⁠3, coached by Jeff Monken.

Schedule and results

Army in 2020, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 42–0; won vs. UL Monroe 37–7; lost at No. 14 Cincinnati 10–24; won vs. Abilene Christian 55–23; won vs. The Citadel 14–9; won at UTSA 28–16; won vs. Mercer 49–3; lost at Tulane 12–38; won vs. Georgia Southern 28–27; won vs. Navy 15–0; won vs. Air Force 10–7; lost vs. West Virginia 21–24+46−26Won 42–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+42Middle TennesseeWon 37–7 vs. UL Monroe+30UL MonroeLost 10–24 at No. 14 Cincinnati-14No. 14 CincinnatiWon 55–23 vs. Abilene Christian+32Abilene Christi…Won 14–9 vs. The Citadel+5The CitadelWon 28–16 at UTSA+12UTSAWon 49–3 vs. Mercer+46MercerLost 12–38 at Tulane-26TulaneWon 28–27 vs. Georgia Southern+1Georgia SouthernWon 15–0 vs. Navy+15NavyWon 10–7 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceLost 21–24 vs. West Virginia-3West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠061%
Sep 12vsUL MonroeW 37–⁠764%
Sep 26at14CincinnatiL 10–⁠2429%
Oct 3vsAbilene ChristianW 55–⁠2385%
Oct 10vsThe CitadelW 14–⁠986%
Oct 17atUTSAW 28–⁠1661%
Oct 24vsMercerW 49–⁠390%
Nov 14atTulaneL 12–⁠3843%
Nov 21vsGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠2757%
Dec 12vsNavyW 15–⁠068%
Dec 19vsAir ForceW 10–⁠751%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaLiberty BowlL 21–⁠2454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 24–⁠21 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 22
  2. Wk 4: 22
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
321–⁠178
Coach
Jeff Monken
Elo
1551 +71 this season
SP+ rating
2.7 No. 52 of 130; offense No. 73, defense No. 44
SRS
2.5 No. 33 of 77 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 61 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 111 roster talent No. 126 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinators
Nate Woody and Greg Gasparato
Captains
Mike Johnson, Sandon McCoy and Amadeo West
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4 multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 127
  • Defense14th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted91st of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%1.1185th of 127
Defense-0.0238%1.2214th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.03 def		43% off
40% def		—91st off
18th 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 3211% allowed
Defense2.6own 2720% caused

CORE rating 7.1, 35th of 127 (offense -2.9, defense -10.1).

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 yardsChristian Anderson QB215 yds
Passing touchdownsJemel Jones QB2 TD
Rushing yardsTyhier Tyler QB578 yds
Rushing touchdownsSandon McCoy RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTyrell Robinson RB117 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyrell Robinson RB2 TD
TacklesArik Smith LB78 tkl
SacksArik Smith LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Jones DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Isaac Hurtado ATH★★★No. 1167
David Hoyt OT★★★No. 1200
Connor Finucane OG★★★No. 1722
Jackson Powell WDE★★★No. 1780
Andre Miller SDE★★★No. 2135

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.00.772
Running backs42.50.796
Receivers42.50.796
Offensive line42.80.815
Defensive line52.60.803
Linebackers92.30.792
Defensive backs42.50.801
Athletes and specialists52.20.788
Whole class392.40.795

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 166

The 2020 roster

166 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster