2008 Army Black Knights football team
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| Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Army competed as an Independent, with no conference affiliation.
The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Brock, who, amidst pressure from critics, had changed from the 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]
Schedule
August 297:00 pmTemple
ESPN ClassicL 35–7 21,822 September 61:00 pmNo. 15 (FCS) New Hampshire
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
ESPN ClassicL 28–10 25,762 September 201:00 pmAkron
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
ESPN ClassicL 22–3 27,040 September 2712:30 pmat Texas A&M
VersusL 21–17 84,090 October 43:00 pmat Tulane
CSTW 44–13 23,794 October 111:00 pmEastern Michigan
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
ESPN ClassicW 17–13 27,096 October 182:30 pmat Buffalo
TWCSNL 27–24 OT21,719 October 251:00 pmLouisiana Tech
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
ESPN360W 14–7 27,383 November 112:00 noonAir Force
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
ESPNUL 16–7 37,409 November 83:00 pmat Rice
L 38–31 19,243 November 2212:00 noonat Rutgers
Big East NetworkL 30–3 42,212 December 612:00 noonvs. Navy
CBSL 34–0 69,144
References
- ^ Getting offensive, Times Herald-Record, September 19, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2009. Archived May 21, 2009.
- ^ Ellerson leaves Cal Poly to take over at Army, ESPN, December 26, 2008.
- ^ Victory at sea, ESPN, December 6, 2008.