2009 Army Black Knights football team

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.

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 →

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy			–						10	–	4
Notre Dame			–						6	–	6
Army			–						5	–	7
Rankings from AP Poll

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

See also: 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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

Duke

See also: 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

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

Ball State

See also: 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team

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

Iowa State

See also: 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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

Tulane

See also: 2009 Tulane Green Wave football team

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

Vanderbilt

See also: 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

Temple

See also: 2009 Temple Owls football team

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

Rutgers

See also: 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

Air Force

See also: 2009 Air Force Falcons football team

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

VMI

See also: 2009 VMI Keydets football team

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

North Texas

See also: 2009 North Texas Mean Green football team

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

Vs. Navy

See also: 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team and Army–Navy Game

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

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

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

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

The loss knocked Army out of a bowl bid.

References

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.