2009 Army Black Knights football team

2009 Army Black Knights football
2009 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–7
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Gene McKeehan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Co-defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (1st season)
Base defense	Double Eagle Flex
Captain	Stephen Anderson, Victor Ugenyi, Alejandro Villanueva
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

Man in a black suit sitting at press conference table with microphone in front of him — Rich Ellerson at a press conference upon announcement of his hire as the Army Black Knights football coach, January 2009

2009 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Navy		–		10	–	4
Notre Dame		–		6	–	6
Army		–		5	–	7

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") as an independent during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson, the Black Knights finished the season with a record of 5–7.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 27–14	14,499	^[1]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Duke	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	L 19–35	25,698	^[2]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 24–17	25,646	^[3]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 10–31	50,532	^[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	L 16–17	26,076	^[5]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 16–13 ^OT	34,357	^[6]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 13–27	14,275	^[7]
October 23	8:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	L 10–27	24,098	^[8]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, College GameDay)	CBSCS	L 7–35	46,212	^[9]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 22–17	32,109	^[10]
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 17–13	23,647	^[11]
December 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 3–17	69,541	^[12]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2009 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Trent Steelman
TE		Ali Villanueva

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Josh McNary	Jr
LB		Andrew Rodriguez

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Alex Carlton

Head coach

Rich Ellerson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John Brock (Rover/B-Squad/Dir. of player personnel)
Tony Coaxum (CB)
Brett Gerch (Str.)
Andy Guyader (WR)
Capt. Clarence Holmes (DT)
Robert Lyles (Whips)
Gene McKeehan (AHC/OG/C)
John Mumford (DE)
Joe Ross (FB/ST)
Payam Saadat (Co-DC/LB)
Ian Shields (OC/QB)
Chris Smeland (Co-DC/S)
Scott Swanson (Str + Cond)
Bill Tripp (OT)
Tucker Waugh (Rec. Coord./SB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	6	7	0	14	27
Eastern Michigan Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Army Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ball State Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17
Army Black Knights	7	10	0	7	24

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Iowa State Cyclones	3	14	7	7	31

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	10	0	0	6	16
Tulane Green Wave	0	7	0	10	17

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	0	3	10	0	13
Army Black Knights	0	3	0	10	3	16

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	0	3	10	0	13
Temple Owls	7	6	0	14	27

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	17	0	3	7	27
Army Black Knights	3	0	7	0	10

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	7	0	0	0	7
Air Force Falcons	7	0	14	14	35

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI Keydets	0	0	10	7	17
Army Black Knights	7	3	6	6	22

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas Mean Green	7	0	0	6	13
Army Black Knights	0	3	7	7	17

Vs. Navy

Army Black Knights (5–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	3	0	0	0	3
Navy	0	0	10	7	17

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 12
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 69,541
Referee: Brad Allen
TV: CBS
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ARMY – Alex Carlton 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Army 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19.

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

NAVY – Marcus Curry 25-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 8:55. Navy 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:05.
NAVY – Joe Buckley 36-yard field goal, 0:11. Navy 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:54.

Fourth quarter

NAVY – Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick), 6:15. Navy 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:56.

Top passers

ARMY – Trent Steelman – 7/20, 77 yards, INT
NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 3/7, 61 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ARMY – Patrick Mealy – 13 rushes, 48 yards
NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 33 rushes, 116 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARMY – Ali Villanueva – 5 receptions, 62 yards
NAVY – Marcus Curry – 1 reception, 25 yards, TD

The loss knocked Army out of a bowl bid.

References

^ "Army Black Knights vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Army Black Knights". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Virginia Military Institute Keydets vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

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[1] "Army Black Knights vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[2] "Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[3] "Ball State Cardinals vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[4] "Army Black Knights vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[5] "Tulane Green Wave vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[6] "Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[7] "Army Black Knights vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[8] "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Army Black Knights". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[9] "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[10] "Virginia Military Institute Keydets vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[11] "Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

[12] "Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

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