2012 Army Black Knights football team

	2012 Division I FBS independents football records
	‡ – BCS at-large representative ; *All wins and national championship appearance for Notre Dame (12–1) in the 2012 season are vacated ; As of January 7, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll;

Army Black Knights football
	2012 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
2012 record	2–10
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Co-defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (4th season)
Base defense	Double Eagle Flex
Captain	Trent Steelman QB
Captain	Jarrett Mackey LB
Captain	Nate Combs LB
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 2–10.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	L 7–42	30,799
September 15	12:00 p.m. ^[1]	Northern Illinois	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 40–41	30,176
September 22	12:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 37–49	30,207
September 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 (FCS) Stony Brook	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 3–23	31,006
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 34–31	39,492
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 17–31	30,022
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 38–48	4,252
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 22–30	30,010
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 41–21	37,707
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	L 7–28	43,250
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 32–63	27,019
December 8	3:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 13–17	69,607
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

PK Eric Osteen
QB Trent Steelman

Game summaries[]

at San Diego State[]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	SDSU, 23–20

Army Black Knights at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	7	0	7
Aztecs	14	7	21	0	42

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 8, 2012
Game time: 4:30 PM PDT
Game weather: Temperature: 82 F • Wind: NW 6 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 30,799
Referee: Daniel Romero
TV announcers (NBCSN): Paul Burmeister (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (color) & Anthony Herron (sideline)
ESPN - San Diego St. 42, Army 7^[2] /// Box Score, Army at San Diego State^[3]

Game information

First Quarter

(12:10) SDSU TD: Walter Kazee 4-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:50
(02:17) SDSU TD: Adam Dingwell 7-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:26

Second Quarter

(08:10) SDSU TD: Walter Kazee 22-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05

Third Quarter

(08:27) SDSU TD: Adam Muema 1-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:39
(07:44) SDSU TD: Chad Young 8-yard pass from Ryan Katz (Chance Marden kick); 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:31
(05:54) ARMY TD: Terry Baggett 10-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50
(05:42) SDSU TD: Colin Lockett 96-yard kickoff return (Chance Marden kick)

Fourth Quarter

No Scoring

Passing

ARMY – Trent Steelman: 3/8, 50 yds, 2 INT
SDSU – Ryan Katz: 14/21, 215 yds, 1 TD

Rushing

ARMY – Raymond Maples: 19 att, 107 yds
SDSU – Adam Muema: 15 att, 98 yds, 1 TD

Receiving

ARMY – Raymond Maples: 1 rec, 23 yds
SDSU – Ezell Ruffin: 5 rec, 132 yds

Northern Illinois[]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	NIU, 49–26

Northern Illinois Huskies at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	14	0	13	41
Black Knights	7	12	15	6	40

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Date: September 15, 2012
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 67 F • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 30,176
Referee: J. Magallanes
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Brad Strimel (sideline)
ESPN - N. Illinois 41, Army 40^[4] /// Box Score, Northern Illinois at Army^[5]

Game information

First Quarter

(10:25) ARMY TD: Raymond Maples 22-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35
(07:22) NIU TD: Tim Semisch 2-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:55
(00:23) NIU TD: Jordan Lynch 88-yard rush (Mathew Sims kick); 4 plays, 98 yards, 1:19

Second Quarter

(08:55) NIU TD: Tommylee Lewis 23-yard rush (Mathew Sims kick); 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52
(04:16) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 3-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick failed); 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29
(03:40) NIU TD: Tommylee Lewis 69-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:36
(00:12) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 13-yard rush (Raymond Maples rush failed); 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:22

Third Quarter

(09:53) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 25-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:47
(02:23) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 4-yard rush (Patrick Laird pass from Trent Steelman); 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:05

Fourth Quarter

(13:25) NIU TD: Martel Moore 31-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:05
(08:55) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 15-yard rush (Larry Dixon rush failed); 1 play, 15 yards, 0:06
(04:29) NIU TD: Martel Moore 8-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Jordan Lynch pass failed); 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:19

Passing

NIU – Jordan Lynch: 18/27, 342 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 1/3, 8 yds

Rushing

NIU – Jordan Lynch: 13 att, 125 yds, 1 TD
ARMY – Raymond Maples: 23 att, 159 yds, 1 TD

Receiving

NIU – Martel Moore: 7 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD
ARMY – Scott Williams: 1 rec, 8 yds

at Wake Forest[]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2007	WF, 21–10

Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	13	10	14	0	37
Demon Deacons	14	7	21	7	49

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: September 22, 2012
Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 77 F • Wind: SW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 30,207
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (ACCN): Steve Martin (Play-by-play), Dave Archer (color) & Mike Hogewood (sideline)
ESPN - Wake racks up 517 total yards, outlasts Army^[6] /// Box Score, Army at Wake Forest^[7]

Game information

First Quarter

(11:40) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 2-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick blocked); 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20
(07:34) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 4-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:00
(04:23) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 12-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:11
(00:51) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 41-yard pass from Tanner Price (Jimmy Newman kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32

Second Quarter

(11:41) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 1-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:05
(04:29) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 7-yard pass from Tanner Price (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:05
(00:00) ARMY FG: Daniel Grochowski 21-yard field goal; 15 plays, 63 yards, 4:24

Third Quarter

(12:05) WF TD: Josh Harris 19-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55
(10:14) WF TD: Deandre Martin 10-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:09
(06:31) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 2-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43
(05:19) WF TD: Josh Harris 63-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12
(02:07) ARMY TD: Raymond Maples 13-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Daniel Grochowski kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:12

Fourth Quarter

(02:50) WF TD: Deandre Martin 37-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:00

Passing

ARMY – Trent Steelman: 3/4, 77 yds, 1 TD
WF - Tanner Price: 15/24, 221 yds, 2 TD

Rushing

ARMY – Raymond Maples: 15 att, 140 yds
WF - Josh Harris: 12 att, 129 yds, 2 TD

Receiving

ARMY – Chevaughn Lawrence: 1 rec, 45 yds
WF - Michael Campanaro: 12 rec, 153 yds, 2 TD

Stony Brook[]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

#18 (FCS) Stony Brook Seawolves at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 (FCS) Seawolves	7	6	7	3	23
Black Knights	0	0	3	0	3

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Date: September 29, 2012
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 65 F • Wind: - • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 31,006
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Cadet Linc Bradham (sideline)
ESPN - Stony Brook 23, Army 3^[8] /// Box Score, #18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army^[9]

Game information

First Quarter

(11:18) SBU TD: Miguel Maysonet 49-yard rush (Wesley Skiffington kick); 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:45

Second Quarter

(12:44) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 27-yard field goal; 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:18
(00:00) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 44-yard field goal; 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:52

Third Quarter

(06:37) SBU TD: Miguel Maysonet 1-yard rush (Wesley Skiffington kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:23
(02:35) ARMY FG: Daniel Grochowski 39-yard field goal; 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:54

Fourth Quarter

(12:16) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 25-yard field goal; 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:19

Passing

SBU – Kyle Essington: 11/15, 151 yds
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 4/9, 57 yds

Rushing

SBU – Miguel Maysonet: 32 att, 220 yds, 2 TD
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 17 att, 89 yds

Receiving

SBU – Kevin Norrell: 7 rec, 95 yds
ARMY – Patrick Laird: 2 rec, 40 yds

Boston College[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	7	17	0	7	31
Black Knights	14	3	7	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–24	2007	BC, 37–17

Kent State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Flashes	0	14	10	7	31
Black Knights	0	0	3	14	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2010	ARMY, 45–28

at Eastern Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Black Knights	10	7	7	14	38
Eagles	14	14	3	17	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2010	ARMY, 31–27

Ball State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinals	14	3	3	10	30
Black Knights	7	3	3	9	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2011	BALL, 48–21

Air Force[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21
Black Knights	7	13	15	6	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–32–1	2011	AF, 24–14

at Rutgers[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Black Knights	7	0	0	0	7
Scarlet Knights	0	7	0	21	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–20	2009	RUTG, 27–12

Temple[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Owls	14	14	14	21	63
Black Knights	0	10	14	8	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2011	TEMP, 42–14

vs. Navy[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Midshipmen	0	10	0	7	17
Black Knights	0	10	3	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
49–56–7	2011	NAVY, 27–21

References[]

↑ "Army Announces Home Kickoff Start Times". Goarmysports.com. http://www.goarmysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042612aaa.html. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
↑ "Army at San Diego State - Game Summary - September 8, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322520021. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at San Diego State (September 8, 2012 at San Diego, Calif.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game01.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Northern Illinois at Army - Game Summary - September 15, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322590349. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Scoring Summary (Final) Northern Illinois at Army (September 15, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game02.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Army at Wake Forest - Game Summary - September 22, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322660154. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at Wake Forest (September 22, 2012 at Winston-Salem, N.C.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game03.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "#18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army - Game Summary - September 29, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322730349. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Scoring Summary (Final) #18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army (September 29, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://goarmywestpoint.com/documents/2012/9/29/stats_20120929aaa.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[1] "Army Announces Home Kickoff Start Times". Goarmysports.com. http://www.goarmysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042612aaa.html. Retrieved April 26, 2012.

[2] "Army at San Diego State - Game Summary - September 8, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322520021. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[3] "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at San Diego State (September 8, 2012 at San Diego, Calif.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game01.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[4] "Northern Illinois at Army - Game Summary - September 15, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322590349. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[5] "Scoring Summary (Final) Northern Illinois at Army (September 15, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game02.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[6] "Army at Wake Forest - Game Summary - September 22, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322660154. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[7] "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at Wake Forest (September 22, 2012 at Winston-Salem, N.C.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://stats.goarmywestpoint.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-2013/game03.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[8] "#18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army - Game Summary - September 29, 2012". ESPN. http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322730349. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[9] "Scoring Summary (Final) #18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army (September 29, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. https://goarmywestpoint.com/documents/2012/9/29/stats_20120929aaa.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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2012 Army Black Knights football team

Contents

Schedule[]

Roster[]

Game summaries[]

at San Diego State[]

Northern Illinois[]

at Wake Forest[]

Stony Brook[]

Boston College[]

Kent State[]

at Eastern Michigan[]

Ball State[]

Air Force[]

at Rutgers[]

Temple[]

vs. Navy[]

References[]

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2012 Division I FBS independents football records
Team	W		L	W		L
BYU		–		8	–	5
Navy		–		8	–	5
Army		–		2	–	10
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡		–		0*	–	0

‡ – BCS at-large representative *All wins and national championship appearance for Notre Dame (12–1) in the 2012 season are vacated As of January 7, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll