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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] Navy . Brock was subsequently fired and replaced by former Cal Poly head coach, Rich Ellerson .[ 2] 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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 29 7:00 p.m. Temple ESPN Classic L 35–721,822 September 6 1:00 p.m. No. 15 New Hampshire Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN Classic L 28–1025,762 September 20 1:00 p.m. Akron Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN Classic L 22–327,040 September 27 12:30 p.m. at Texas A&M Versus L 21–1784,090 October 4 3:00 p.m. at Tulane CST W 44–1323,794 October 11 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN Classic W 17–1327,096 October 18 2:30 p.m. at Buffalo TWCSN L 27–24 OT 21,719 October 25 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN360 W 14–727,383 November 1 12:00 p.m. Air Force ESPNU L 16–737,409 November 8 3:00 p.m. at Rice L 38–3119,243 November 22 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers Big East Network L 30–342,212 December 6 12:00 p.m. vs. Navy CBS L 34–069,144
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 Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
^ Getting offensive , Times Herald-Record , September 19, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2009. May 21, 2009.^ Ellerson leaves Cal Poly to take over at Army , ESPN, December 26, 2008.^ Victory at sea , ESPN, December 6, 2008.
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