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

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2013 ->

2012 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

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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

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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 (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

## Game summaries

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### At San Diego State

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See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Army Black Knights at San Diego State Aztecs

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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 p.m. 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

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### Northern Illinois

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See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois Huskies at Army Black Knights

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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 p.m. 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

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### At Wake Forest

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See also: 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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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 p.m. 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

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### Stony Brook

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See also: 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

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

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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 p.m. 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

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### Boston College

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Eagles  | 7  | 17  | 0  | 7 | 31
Black Knights | 14  | 3  | 7  | 10 | 34

See also: 2012 Boston College Eagles football team

### Kent State

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Golden Flashes | 0  | 14  | 10  | 7 | 31
Black Knights  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 14 | 17

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

### At Eastern Michigan

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Black Knights  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 38
Eagles | 14  | 14  | 3  | 17 | 48

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

### Ball State

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Cardinals | 14  | 3  | 3  | 10 | 30
Black Knights  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 9 | 22

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

### Air Force

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Falcons  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 21
Black Knights | 7  | 13  | 15  | 6 | 41

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

### At Rutgers

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Black Knights  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
Scarlet Knights | 0  | 7  | 0  | 21 | 28

See also: 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

### Temple

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Owls | 14  | 14  | 14  | 21 | 63
Black Knights  | 0  | 10  | 14  | 8 | 32

See also: 2012 Temple Owls football team

### Vs. Navy

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Midshipmen | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17
Black Knights  | 0  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 13

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team and Army–Navy Game

## Roster

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* PK Eric Osteen
* QB Trent Steelman

## References

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1. ^ "Army Announces Home Kickoff Start Times". Goarmysports.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
2. ^ "Army at San Diego State - Game Summary - September 8, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
3. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at San Diego State (September 8, 2012 at San Diego, Calif.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
4. ^ "Northern Illinois at Army - Game Summary - September 15, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
5. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Northern Illinois at Army (September 15, 2012 at West Point, N.Y.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
6. ^ "Army at Wake Forest - Game Summary - September 22, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
7. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army at Wake Forest (September 22, 2012 at Winston-Salem, N.C.)". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
8. ^ "#18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army - Game Summary - September 29, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
9. ^ "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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* The Plain (1890–1923)
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* Bowl games
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* Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Notre Dame

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* 1946 "Game of the Century"
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