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2021 Army

9–⁠4, coached by Jeff Monken.

Schedule and results

Army in 2021, game by game: won at Georgia State 43–10; won vs. Western Kentucky 38–35; won vs. UConn 52–21; won vs. Miami (OH) 23–10; lost at Ball State 16–28; lost at Wisconsin 14–20; lost vs. No. 16 Wake Forest 56–70; won vs. Air Force 21–14; won vs. Bucknell 63–10; won vs. Massachusetts 33–17; won at Liberty 31–16; lost vs. Navy 13–17; won vs. Missouri 24–22+53−14Won 43–10 at Georgia State+33Georgia StateWon 38–35 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyWon 52–21 vs. UConn+31UConnWon 23–10 vs. Miami (OH)+13Miami (OH)Lost 16–28 at Ball State-12Ball StateLost 14–20 at Wisconsin-6WisconsinLost 56–70 vs. No. 16 Wake Forest-14No. 16 Wake ForestWon 21–14 vs. Air Force+7Air ForceWon 63–10 vs. Bucknell+53BucknellWon 33–17 vs. Massachusetts+16MassachusettsWon 31–16 at Liberty+15LibertyLost 13–17 vs. Navy-4NavyWon 24–22 vs. Missouri+2Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atGeorgia StateW 43–⁠1046%
Sep 11vsWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠3568%
Sep 18vsUConnW 52–⁠2190%
Sep 25vsMiami (OH)W 23–⁠1071%
Oct 2atBall StateL 16–⁠2859%
Oct 16atWisconsinL 14–⁠2043%
Oct 23vs16Wake ForestL 56–⁠7051%
Nov 6vsAir ForceW 21–⁠1436%
Nov 13vsBucknellW 63–⁠1096%
Nov 20vsMassachusettsW 33–⁠1791%
Nov 27atLibertyW 31–⁠1639%
Dec 11vsNavyL 13–⁠1773%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsMissouriArmed Forces BowlW 24–⁠2265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 24–⁠22 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠290
Coach
Jeff Monken
Elo
1577 +43 this season
SP+ rating
4.7 No. 63 of 130; offense No. 66, defense No. 41
SRS
3.8 No. 51 of 130 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 36 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 109 roster talent No. 129 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinators
Nate Woody and Shiel Wood
Captains
Marquel Broughton, Nolan Cockrill, Cedrick Cunningham Jr. and Arik Smith
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 130
  • Defense59th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted46th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted67th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2045%1.2036th of 130
Defense0.1342%1.4459th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.13 def		43% off
42% def		—46th off
67th 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
Offense4.6own 3610% allowed
Defense3.7own 2917% caused

CORE rating 4.1, 55th of 130 (offense 3.2, defense -0.9).

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 QB713 yds
Passing touchdownsChristian Anderson QB5 TD
Rushing yardsChristian Anderson QB619 yds
Rushing touchdownsJakobi Buchanan RB12 TD
Receiving yardsIsaiah Alston WR449 yds
Receiving touchdownsBraheam Murphy RB3 TD
TacklesArik Smith LB80 tkl
SacksAndre Carter II LB14.5 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Jones DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Jordan Burrell S★★★No. 1687
Turner Hilburn OL★★★No. 1758
Hunter Rice RB★★★No. 1838
Zac Daher DL★★★No. 2104
Hayden Reed ATH★★★No. 2160

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.30.787
Running backs62.30.795
Receivers32.30.791
Offensive line72.30.794
Defensive line62.50.790
Linebackers72.30.786
Defensive backs62.50.804
Athletes and specialists62.50.790
Whole class452.40.793

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 113

The 2021 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 2

Trenton Waggoner WR★★★no new school on file
Dylan Perez DL★★no new school on file