2008 Army Black Knights football team

The 2008 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") as an independent during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Brock, who, amidst pressure from critics, had changed from a pro-style offense to a triple option-like offensive scheme after the previous season. Some pundits dubbed it the "Brock Bone" or "quadruple" option, due to an added passing element.^[1] The team finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record, which culminated in a 34–0 rout by archrival Navy. Brock was subsequently fired and replaced by former Cal Poly head coach, Rich Ellerson.^[2] The 2008 Army–Navy Game was the first shut-out of Army by Navy since 1978. One consolation was that in the game's final play, Army fullback Collin Mooney, in the last play of his college football career, broke the school record for single-season rushing by a single yard.^[3]

2008 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Stan Brock (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Walsh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	"Brock bone" option
Defensive coordinator	John Mumford (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Collin Mooney, John Plumstead, Frank Scappaticci, Mike Wright
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy			–						8	–	5
Notre Dame			–						7	–	6
Army			–						3	–	9
WKU			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 35–7	21,822
September 6	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 New Hampshire	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 28–10	25,762
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Akron	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 22–3	27,040
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	Versus	L 21–17	84,090
October 4	3:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA	CST	W 44–13	23,794
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	W 17–13	27,096
October 18	2:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	TWCSN	L 27–24 OT	21,719
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN360	W 14–7	27,383
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPNU	L 16–7	37,409
November 8	3:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 38–31	19,243
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Big East Network	L 30–3	42,212
December 6	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 34–0	69,144
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2008 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Justin Turner Jr RB 3 Carlo Sandiego Sr RB 4 Geoffrey Hewitt Jr WR 4 Joe Leforte Sr WR 8 Mike Wright Sr RB 15 Jameson Clark Jr RB 23 Wesley McMahand Sr WR 25 Jamison Maehler Sr RB 28 Tony Dace Sr RB 30 Collin Mooney Sr RB 33 Robert McClary So RB 33 Andre Shinda Fr OL 63 Mike Lemming Sr C 64 Trey Miranne OL 79 Brandon Cox Sr TE 88 Mike Evans Sr OL 95 Jeremy Jonas Jr WR Mark Allen So OT Joe Bailey Fr WR Austin Barr Fr FB Jacob Bohn So QB Chip Bowden So WR Sean Boyle Fr WR Davyd Brooks Fr FB Bryson Carl Jr TE Matt Coulthard Jr RB Kingsley Ehie So RB George Fletcher Fr C Thomas Hagan So QB Taylor Hall Fr OL Patrick Hastings Fr QB Danny Hinkson Fr WR Damion Hunter Jr QB Max Jenkins Fr OT Jason Johnson Jr QB Josh Jones Fr TE Brad Kelly Fr FB John King Fr QB Desmond Lamb So FB Chad Littlejohn Fr OL Mike McDermott Fr WR Brian McSween Jr RB Patrick Mealy So OT Anees Merzi So TE Todd Miller So C Zach Peterson So OL Jordan Pleasants Fr QB Chase Prasnicki Jr OL Tyson Quink QB Jimmy Reitter Fr RB Nelson Simmons So RB Ian Smith Jr OT David Sprague Jr QB Trent Steelman C Karl Thompson Jr WR Matt Vane So TE Ali Villanueva RB Justin Volk Fr RB Melvin Walker So OT Mikel Weich So QB Carson Williams Jr RB CeDarius Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Richard King So LB 3 Steven Erzinger Fr LB 5 Rod Murray So DB 9 Markenson Pierre Sr DB 20 Lowell Garthwaite Sr DB 22 T.J. Walker Sr DB 26 David Black Sr CB 31 Lawrence Brown DL 39 Joe Paolini Sr LB 42 John Plumstead Sr LB 43 Matt Eason Sr LB 46 Frank Scappaticci Sr LB 48 Peter Anderson Sr DE 49 Nick Emmons Jr LB 50 Stephen Anderson So DL 99 Ted Bentler Jr CB Antuan Aaron Fr LB Kyle Bates Jr DE Fritz Bentler Jr DB L.B. Brown So LB Broghan Carnes Fr DE Emmett Cosgrove Fr LB Andrew DiEugenio Jr DB Donnie Dixon So DE Derek Eling Fr DB Jack Finan Fr LB David Ford Fr DB Johnny Franco IV Fr DT Mike Gann Jr DB Mario Hill Jr DE Marcus Hilton So DE Carson Homme So DB Eric Jones Fr DL Robert Kava Fr DB Dean Lisante Jr LB Brad Marren Jr LB Josh McNary So DB Jamal Olatunde So LB Bill Prosko Fr DB Joseph Puttmann Jr DT Seth Reed So DE Erik Robichaud Fr LB Andrew Rodriguez Fr DE Jason Rothamel Fr LB Justin Schaaf Fr DE Phillip Smith Jr DT Greg Spencer Jr DT Christopher Swain Fr LB Chad Thayer Jr DB Donovan Travis So DB Jordan Trimble So DE Victor Ugenyi Jr DB Sean Westphal So DE Adam Wilde Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Adam Demarco Sr P 18 Andrew Rinehart Sr K Tom Balough Fr P Jonathan Bulls So K Matthew Campbell So K Alex Carlton Fr LS Frank Ceva Fr P Kolin Walk Fr	Head coach Stan Brock Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Walsh – Offensive coordinator John Mumford – Defensive coordinator Tony Coaxum – Linebackers/cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. Getting offensive, Times Herald-Record, September 19, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2009. May 21, 2009.
2. Ellerson leaves Cal Poly to take over at Army, ESPN, December 26, 2008.
3. Victory at sea, ESPN, December 6, 2008.