2012 Army Black Knights football team

American college football season

2012 Army Black Knights football

Conference	Independent
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
Captains	Nate Combs Jarrett Mackey Trent Steelman
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
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 were vacated Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent 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 finished the season 2–10.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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.	Northern Illinois	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 40–41	30,176	^[1]
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 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 (113th Army-Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 13–17	69,607
Rankings from The Sports Network 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

Army Black Knights at San Diego State Aztecs

Period	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

Northern Illinois Huskies at Army Black Knights

Period	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

Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Period	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

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

Period	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	Total
Eagles	7	17	0	7	31
Black Knights	14	3	7	10	34

Kent State

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

At Eastern Michigan

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

Ball State

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

Air Force

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

At Rutgers

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

Temple

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

Vs. Navy

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

References

^ "Army Announces Home Kickoff Start Times". Goarmysports.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
^ "Army at San Diego State - Game Summary - September 8, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at San Diego State (September 8, 2012 at San Diego, Calif.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Northern Illinois at Army - Game Summary - September 15, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Northern Illinois at Army (September 15, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Army at Wake Forest - Game Summary - September 22, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at Wake Forest (September 22, 2012 at Winston-Salem, N.C.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "#18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army - Game Summary - September 29, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final) #18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army (September 29, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

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