2016 Army Black Knights football team

2016 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
2016 record	0–0
Head coach	Jeff Monken (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd year)
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

2016 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army West Point			–						0	–	0
BYU			–						0	–	0
Notre Dame			–						0	–	0
UMass			–						0	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights are led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and play their home games at Michie Stadium. They compete as an independent.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN
September 10	12:00 PM	Rice	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN
September 17		at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
September 24		at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY
October 8		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 15	12:00 PM	Lafayette	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN
October 22	12:00 PM	North Texas	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN
October 29		at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston–Salem, NC
November 5	12:00 PM	Air Force	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN
November 12	3:30 PM	vs. Notre Dame	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	NBC
November 19	12:00 PM	Morgan State	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN
December 10	3:00 PM	vs. Navy	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (117th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS
Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

@ Temple

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	TEM, 33–14

Week One: Army Black Knights at Temple Owls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – TU – Leading Rushers USMA – TU – Leading Receivers USMA – TU – Leading Tacklers USMA – TU –

Rice

See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4–1	2015	RICE, 38–31

Week Two: Rice Owls at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: September 10
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers RU – USMA – Leading Rushers RU – USMA – Leading Receivers RU – USMA – Leading Tacklers RU – USMA –

@ UTEP

See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Week Three: Army Black Knights at UTEP Miners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

• Date: September 17
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – UTEP – Leading Rushers USMA – UTEP – Leading Receivers USMA – UTEP – Leading Tacklers USMA – UTEP –

@ Buffalo

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	ARMY, 47–39

Week Four: Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 24
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – UB – Leading Rushers USMA – UB – Leading Receivers USMA – UB – Leading Tacklers USMA – UB –

@ Duke

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12–1	2015	DUKE, 44–3

Week Six: Army Black Knights at Duke Blue Devils – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

• Date: October 8
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – DU – Leading Rushers USMA – DU – Leading Receivers USMA – DU – Leading Tacklers USMA – DU –

Lafayette

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–1	1997	ARMY, 41–14

Week Seven: Lafayette Leopards at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: October 15
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers LC – USMA – Leading Rushers LC – USMA – Leading Receivers LC – USMA – Leading Tacklers LC – USMA –

North Texas

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2010	ARMY, 24–0

Week Eight: North Texas Mean Green at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: October 22
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UNT – USMA – Leading Rushers UNT – USMA – Leading Receivers UNT – USMA – Leading Tacklers UNT – USMA –

@ Wake Forest

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–11	2015	WF, 17–14

Week Nine: Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Demon Deacons	0	0	0	0	0

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

• Date: October 29
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – WFU – Leading Rushers USMA – WFU – Leading Receivers USMA – WFU – Leading Tacklers USMA – WFU –

Air Force

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–35–1	2015	AF, 20–3

Week Ten: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: November 5
• Game time: EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USAFA – USMA – Leading Rushers USAFA – USMA – Leading Receivers USAFA – USMA – Leading Tacklers USAFA – USMA –

vs. Notre Dame

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–38–4	2010	ND, 27–3

Week Eleven: Army Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: November 12
• Game time: EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UND – USMA – Leading Rushers UND – USMA – Leading Receivers UND – USMA – Leading Tacklers UND – USMA –

Morgan State

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	ARMY, 28–12

Week Twelve: Morgan State Bears at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: November 19
• Game time: EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers MSU – USMA – Leading Rushers MSU – USMA – Leading Receivers MSU – USMA – Leading Tacklers MSU – USMA –

vs. Navy

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
49–60–7	2015	NAVY, 21–17

Week Fifteen: Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD

• Date: December 10
• Game time: EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USNA – USMA – Leading Rushers USNA – USMA – Leading Receivers USNA – USMA – Leading Tacklers USNA – USMA –

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released																Not released