The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 in the Army–Navy Game. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.
Schedule
Game summaries At Temple
Rice
At UTEP
At Buffalo
At Duke
Lafayette
North Texas
At Wake Forest
Air Force
Vs. Notre Dame
Morgan State
Vs. Navy
Vs. North Texas – Heart of Dallas Bowl
Personnel Roster 2016 Army Black Knights FootballQuarterback 2 Joey Benden – freshman (5'10, 188) 4 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. – freshman (5'10, 202) 7 Chris Carter – sophomore (5'11, 183) 9 Luke Langdon – sophomore (5'10, 187) 11 Malik McGue – freshman (5'8, 174) 13 Korie Frausto – freshman (6'0, 187) 17 Ahmad Bradshaw – junior (5'11, 198)
Running backs 3 Jordan Asberry – sophomore (5'9, 191) 5 Joe Walker – senior (6'0, 204) 6 John Trainor – junior (5'11, 190) 8 Christian Drake – sophomore (5'10, 177) 10 Kjetil Cline – freshman (6'0, 196) 20 Spencer Sheff – sophomore (5'11, 205) 21 Nick Meunier – freshman (5'8, 175) 22 Tyler Campbell – sophomore (5'11, 184) 23 PaulAndrew Rhoden – senior (6'0, 213) 26 Donovan Franklin – freshman (5'9, 187) 27 Malik Crossdale – sophomore (5'10, 216) 30 Elijah St. Hilaire – senior (5'9, 196) 32 Kell Walker – freshman (5'9, 195) 33 Darnell Woolfolk – sophomore (5'9, 225) 36 Ryan Velez – freshman (5'11, 195) 38 Dejoun Lee – freshman (5'7, 173) 40 Andy Davidson – sophomore (6'2, 220) 44 Kevin Hicks – freshman (5'11, 195) 53 Cole Macek – sophomore (5'11, 220)
Tight end 42 Will Huff – freshman (6'2, 235) 46 Trey Neville – freshman (6'4, 240) 49 Juwan Griffith-James – sophomore (6'1, 238) 85 Quinten Parker – sophomore (6'1, 241) 87 Zach Saum – sophomore (6'5, 200) 88 Joe Corless Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 217) 95 Nick Steinhaus – freshman (6'0, 225)
Wide receiver 14 Shafer Swann – sophomore (6'2, 204) 15 Christian Poe – sophomore (6'3, 190) 45 Dan McFadden – sophomore (6'2, 179) 80 Glen Coates – freshman (6'0, 191) 81 Jeff Ejekam – junior (6'2, 204) 82 Edgar Poe – senior (6'4, 216) 83 Luke Peterman – sophomore (6'4, 205) 84 Jermaine Adams – junior (6'1, 216) 86 Christian Hayes – freshman (6'0, 183)
Placekicker 18 Blake Wilson – junior (5'9, 145) 23 Mitchell Howard – senior (6'1, 192) 96 Avery Walas – freshman 97 David Cooper – freshman (6'2, 179) 99 Nick Schrage – sophomore (6'0, 174) Offensive lineman 50 Alex Herndon – freshman (6'2, 240) 51 Nick Miller – sophomore (6'1, 260) 52 Kyle Wilkins – freshman (6'3, 285) 53 Jeff Panara – sophomore (6'3, 253) 54 Josh Rea – sophomore (6'0, 284) 55 Lofi Tamasese – senior (6'1, 288) 56 Riko Tamasese – sophomore (6'1, 285) 57 Ethan Palelei – sophomore (6'0, 275) 58 Kaveinga Tuitahi – sophomore (6'3, 3300) 59 Mike Johnson – freshman (6'3, 262) 60 Justin Gilbert – senior (6'7, 294) 62 Rick Kurz – sophomore (6'2, 271) 63 Jake Baumert – freshman (6'3, 301) 64 Mike Owens – freshman (6'4, 260) 65 Bryce Holland – junior (6'2, 285) 66 Joshua Boylan – junior (6'2, 280) 67 Joseph Hansbury – sophomore (6'3, 274) 68 Liam McCarthy – freshman (6'2, 264) 69 Grant Kerstens – freshman (6'2, 262) 70 Mike Houghton – junior (6'4, 288) 71 Tyler Young – sophomore (6'2, 280) 72 Colby Enegren – senior (6'2, 279) 73 Noah Utley – freshman (6'4, 245) 74 Austin Schuffert – sophomore (6'2, 270) 75 Jack Sides – freshman (6'2, 271) 76 Tim Gant – sophomore (6'3, 278) 76 Joe Tustin – junior (6'2, 307) 77 Jaxson Deaton – freshman (6'4, 300) 78 Brett Toth – junior (6'6, 276) 79 Cooper Simpson – freshman (6'0, 258) 91 Nick Dabbelt – freshman (6'1, 250)
Defensive line 57 Jordan Smith – senior (6'3, 264) 58 Andrew McLean – junior (6'4, 282) 59 John Voit – junior (6'3, 258) 77 Raymond Wright – junior (6'3, 279) 90 Eddy Ruzga – senior (6'3, 249) 91 Wunmi Oyetuga – sophomore (6'4, 269) 92 Matt Allgor – sophomore (6'2, 238) 93 Rod Stoddard II – freshman (5'11, 282) 96 Emmanuel Aka – sophomore (6'2, 230) 96 Julian Meares – freshman (6'2, 223) 99 Cordarrell Davis – sophomore (6'0, 240)
Long snappers 48 Clay Barton – junior (5'10, 185) 83 Scott Flanick – sophomore (6'2, 235)
Punter 17 Zach Potter – freshman (5'10, 208) 95 Caleb Watkins – freshman (5'10, 167) 98 J.D. Mote – sophomore (6'5, 215) Linebacker 11 Andrew King – senior (6'0, 246) 15 Ryan Parker – freshman (6'0, 209) 18 Jake Ellington – freshman (6'3, 218) 19 James Nachtigal – sophomore (6'0, 230) 21 Alex Aukerman – junior (6'1, 242) 25 Marco Carrabotta – freshman (6'0, 241) 30 Hayden Haupt – freshman (6'2, 227) 36 Scott Washle – junior (6'1, 240) 37 Donavan Lynch – freshman (6'0, 205) 39 Jeremy Timpf – senior (6'1, 230) 40 Elijah Payne – freshman (6'1, 213) 42 Calen Holt – sophomore (6'0, 220) 43 Connor Slomka – freshman (6'0, 223) 43 Jacquese Steen – freshman (6'0, 222) 44 Jarrod Jones – sophomore (5'10, 210) 45 Tyler L'Hommedieu – junior (6'0, 214) 47 Samuel Johnson – sophomore (6'2, 241) 49 Jacob Covington – freshman (6'2, 247) 50 Bayle Wolf – junior (6'0, 217) 51 Joe Ryan – freshman (6'1, 213) 52 Ryan Grady III – freshman (6'2, 203) 53 Amadeo West – freshman (6'2, 220) 54 Cole Christiansen – freshman (6'2, 218) 55 Matt Sannella – junior (6'1, 250) 56 Kenneth Brinson – sophomore (6'2, 233) 98 Chandler Ramirez – sophomore (6'0, 229)
Defensive backs 1 Marcus Hyatt – sophomore (5'10, 180) 2 Gibby Gibson – sophomore (6'1, 213) 4 Max Regan – sophomore (6'2, 197) 6 Elijah Riley – freshman (6'0, 208) 7 Jaylon McClinton – freshman (5'10, 192) 9 Xavier Moss – senior (6'2, 204) 10 Gervon Simon – senior (5'11, 203) 14 Jalen Sharp – sophomore (6'1, 182) 16 Rashaad Bolton – freshman (5'11, 222) 17 Steven Johnson – senior (6'0, 191) 20 Rhyan England – junior (5'10, 190) 22 Malik Hancock – freshman (5'8, 160) 23 Jack King – freshman (6'2, 208) 26 Richard Hanson – freshman (5'10, 177) 27 Thai Wright – freshman (5'10, 189) 28 Brandon Jackson – sophomore (6'0, 178) 29 Mike Reynolds – sophomore (5'10, 185) 31 Anthony Battaglia – freshman (6'1, 203) 32 Zach Scott – sophomore (5'10, 159) 33 Boomer Bakich Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 208) 34 Matthew Kaufmann – senior (5'9, 195) 38 Cameron Jones – freshman (6'0, 194) 46 DJ Young Jr. – freshman (5'10, 160) 47 Michel Toure – freshman (6'3, 218)
Depth chart
Depth Chart 2016 True Freshman Double Position : *
References