Duty, Honor, Country - An Army Dynasty

[DHC]

Quote: Originally Posted by gsutiger

Sad to see you beat Air Force, but you have your team doing some special things in year 1

I know, I don't like Air Force losing, even if it is to me. Has been some close games and managed to just about come on top, but the MAC has underwhelmed me a little with the levels of play, thought would be more challenging week in week out but to be fair, this Army team plays better than their ratings I feel.

[DHC]

Unbelievable last 14 second of play breaks Miami hearts on an interception then fumble play. Army wins MAC Championship

Ford Field was the place where dreams were made for some, and shattered for others. When QB Trent Steelman drove down the field with 3 minutes to go, it looked like another game winning drive. That was until CB Kokal rose up to take a bad pass and intercepted it in the end zone. Army had struggled to keep the rampant Miami offence off the field and this would be no different on a drive Miami just needed to score, or run the clock down. 10 plays later and 3rd and 4. RB Boucher would take the hand off and sweep right, Sophomore RE Corey Watts shed his block and managed to trip Boucher up before FS Thomas Holloway wrapped him up and a 3 yard loss, which probably put them just out of field goal range. The the kick went up from 49 yards, it looked good but no, it bounces off the bar and ends the wrong side for Miami. Army get the ball back with 35 seconds to play.

Miami go to a deep prevent style defense, QB Trent Steelman looks for an open receiver but feels pressure from the 4 man rush, rolls out and just gets 13 yards before diving out of bounds before the hit came. 23 second left, Steelman sends everyone deep, WR Brian Cobbs streaks across the field and is hit for a 38 yard completion which puts Army on the 22. 14 seconds left in the game, we all know whats coming, a deep pass or if no-one is open Steelman will run to get out of bounds and gain some yards.

Then something happened which will haunt Sophomore CB Dayonne Nunley for the rest of his career. Coach Lincoln re-lives the play. "With no timeouts left and the clock rolling I just had to let Trent call the play whilst rushing to the line. I saw him go back and Miami must have dropped 8 in coverage, Nunley made a great play on the ball and thats's when I thought it was all over. I turned away, put my head in my hands and missed what happened next. The crowd noise had changed and MLB Steven Erzinger was grabbed me by the shoulders, shaking me back and forward like a piece of meat saying, we got the ball coach, we got one more shot at this!!"

"I was in shock, I looked up at the replay and Nunley, their CB instead of just diving to the ground tried to make a play. The most unlikely hero, RT Derek Bisgard hit him so hard the ball flew out of his hands and another unlikely hero, C Will Wilson dived on the ball. It took a good 20 seconds for the officials to pull players off Will for him to emerge with the ball. 2 of the guys that do all the hard work, never get any credit made the play of the season and gave us 7 seconds to change the game"

QB Trent Steelman, after throwing 2 interceptions in the 4th, had one more chance. He took the snap, looked left, Cobbs and Stephens were covered, Barr across the middle. Pressure coming, he lobs one into the back of the end-zone and another unlikely hero, with his first catch of the season, WR Jared McFarlin clutched the ball into his grateful arms. The most incredible last 22 seconds of the game, if you did not see it, you wouldn't believe it. "I hadn't had many opportunities this year to get on the field, but I made the one that I did count. I just tried to get open and keep moving to give Trent an option."

Army celebrate the most unusual comeback victory after the Interception turned fumble gifts them one more shot, and the MAC Championship in their first season. The fairy tail season continues as they look forward to seeing their final ranking and most importantly, where they are going for the Bowl game.

Miami (OH) RedHawks at Army Black Knights
Dec 9, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami (OH) RedHawks (9-3 (7-2))	10	14	7	7	38
#22 Army Black Knights (11-1 (8-1))	7	14	10	10	41

Team Stats Comparison
	M-OH	ARMY
Total Offense	422	536
Rushing Yards	230	293
Passing Yards	192	243
First Downs	13	17
Punt Return Yards	14	17
Kick Return Yards	143	143
Total Yards	489	696
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Conversion	6-13 (46%)	513 (38%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-1 (100%)	6-2-2 (6%)
Penalties	3 - 11	1 - 5
Possession Time	19:32	18:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		M-OH	ARMY
3:20	(M-OH) E.Finklea, 79 Yd run (M.Kryzinski kick)	7	0
2:59	(ARMY) J.Hassin, 78 Yd run (A.Carlton kick)	7	7
0:55	(M-OH) M.Kryzinski, 34 Yd FG	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		M-OH	ARMY
4:14	(ARMY) M.Brown, 23 Yd pass from T.Steelman (A.Carlton kick)	10	14
4:09	(ARMY) J.Hassin, 3 Yd run (A.Carlton kick)	10	21
2:29	(M-OH) W.Diaz, returned fumble 32 Yds (M.Kryzinski kick)	17	21
0:28	(M-OH) E.Finklea, 3 Yd run (M.Kryzinski kick)	24	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		M-OH	ARMY
6:13	(ARMY) D.Collins, 1 Yd run (A.Carlton kick)	24	28
5:24	(M-OH) E.Finklea, 42 Yd run (M.Kryzinski kick)	31	28
2:09	(ARMY) A.Carlton, 41 Yd FG	31	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		M-OH	ARMY
7:14	(ARMY) A.Carlton, 23 Yd FG	31	34
4:46	(M-OH) C.Givens, 10 Yd pass from A.Boucher (M.Kryzinski kick)	38	34
0:01	(ARMY) J.McFarlin, 20 Yd pass from T.Steelman (A.Carlton kick)	38	41

Miami (OH) RedHawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A.Boucher 17/30 192 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD E.Finklea 20 172 8.6 3 O.Bey 3 59 19.6 0 A.Boucher 2 -11 -5.5 0 L.Swift 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C.Givens 5 37 7.4 1 L.Swift 4 70 17.5 0 D.Frazier 3 39 13.0 0 E.Finklea 3 15 5.0 0 A.Cruse 2 31 15.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B.Bednar 3 0 J.Williams 3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Wedge 12 1 0 0 A,Kokal 10 0 1 0 L.Kelly 10 0.5 1 0 W.Diaz 5 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M.Kyysinski 1/2 5/5 8 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Z.Murphy 5 219 43.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D.Nunley 4 143 35.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD N.Harwell 1 8 8.0 0 D.Nunley 1 6 6.0 0

Army Black Knights PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T.Steelman 10/19 243 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Hassin 21 201 9.5 2 T.Steelman 17 26 1.5 0 M.Brown 7 62 8.8 0 D.Collins 1 1 1.0 1 B.Cobbs 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M.Brown 4 100 27.5 1 A.Stephens 3 41 13.6 0 J.McFarlin 1 20 20.0 1 B.Cobbs 1 38 38.0 0 A.Barr 1 34 34.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK W.Wilson 1 0 D.Bisgard 1 0 M.Villanti 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.Holloway 8 0 0 0 A.Mackey 3 1 0 0 S.Erzinger 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A.Carlton 2/2 5/5 11 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A.Carlton 4 176 162 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J.Jackson 4 76 19.0 0 M.Brown 3 67 22.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J.Jackson 3 17 5.6 0

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Championship Games

MAC
Miami 38 - 41 #22 Army

C-USA
#17 SMU 38 - 34 #24 Houston

ACC
Maryland 20 - 17 #6 Miami

Big East
USF 31 - 14 Pittsburgh

SEC
#9 LSU 31 - 14 #25 South Carolina

Pac 12
Utah 56 - 38 #5 Stanford

MWC
San Diego State 6 - 41 #1 Boise State

Big 10
#11 Michigan 31 - 14 #3 Penn State

Big 12
#12 Oklahoma 17 - 28 #14 Texas A&M

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Major Bowl Games


Rose Bowl -Pasadena, CA
#5 Notre Dame (9-3) vs #7 LSU (10-3)


Orange Bowl - Miami Gardens, FL
#9 Texas A&M (11-2) vs #11 Stanford (11-2)


Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA
#12 Miami (11-2) vs #15 Missouri (7-5)


Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ
#3 Virgina Tech (10-2) vs #4 Michigan (10-3)


BCS National Championship - Louisiana Super Dome, LA
#2 Georgia (10-2) vs #1 Boise State (13-0)


Other Tasty Bowl Match-ups

Holiday Bowl
#19 TCU (7-5) vs Oregon (8-4)

Cotton Bowl
#24 Alabama (8-4) vs #25 Oklahoma (9-4)

Insight Bowl
#17 Texas (8-4) vs #10 Wisconsin (9-3)

[DHC]

Army just hold on to beat the Mean Green in GoDaddy.com Bowl

Mobile, Alabama. The Ladd–Peebles Stadium was this years host for the GoDaddy.com Bowl game between Army and North Texas. After a dominant first half, Army looked like they had forgotten there was a game of Football still being played and it almost cost them as North Texas came back from 21-0 down to tie the game at 28-28. Army finally woke up on the final series of the game as QB Trent Steelman found the Senior, in his final game in an Army football uniform WR Austin Barr who took the 38 yard pass for the winning touchdown. A fitting end to Austin's career with the team and a true send off for the senior's, who before this season didn't have a whole lot to celebrate for.

In a game which lacked any real pace or magical moments, with bigger games going on around the country, this was just a battle of two mid-tier teams going through the motions. It's always fantastic to win a bowl game, but Army will have felt a little cheated that they didn't get one of the bigger teams and a chance to cause an upset. Instead, they did just enough to hold off their own upset from the Mean Green.

Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green
Dec 30, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#20 Army Black Knights (12-1 (9-1))	7	21	0	7	35
North Texas Mean Green (8-4 (4-1))	0	14	7	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	ARMY	UNT
Total Offense	611	462
Rushing Yards	321	114
Passing Yards	280	348
First Downs	23	13
Punt Return Yards	21	0
Kick Return Yards	123	126
Total Yards	755	588
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Conversion	7-13 (53%)	6-16 (46%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-1-0 (20%)	5-1-0 (50%)
Penalties	2 - 10	3- 25
Possession Time	19:22	12:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	UNT
5:15	(ARMY) A.Barr, 53 Yd pass from T.Steelman (A.Carlton kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	UNT
7:37	(ARMY) T.Steelman, 32 Yd run (A.Carlton kick)	14	0
5:54	(ARMY) J.Hassin, 2 Yd run (A.Carlton kick)	21	0
4:47	(UNT) L.Dunbar, 69 Yd pass from D.Thompson (Z.Olen kick)	21	7
4:15	(ARMY) D.Brooks, 74 Yd pass from T.Steelman (A.Carlton kick)	28	7
1:18	(UNT) W.Taylor, 38 Yd pass from D.Thompson (Z.Olen kick)	28	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	UNT
0:21	(UNT) T.Stradford, 3 Yd pass from D.Thompson (Z.Olen kick)	28	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	UNT
3:07	(UNT) L.Dunbar, 48 Yd run (Z.Olen kick)	28	28
0:45	(ARMY) A.Barr, 38 Yd pass from T.Steelman (A.Carlton kick)	35	28

Army Black Knights PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T.Steelman 10/22 290 3 2 M.Jenkins 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Hassin 24 178 7.4 1 T.Steelman 11 73 6.6 1 M.Brown 12 55 4.5 0 D.Collins 1 1 1.0 0 B.Cobbs 3 14 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A.Stephens 4 59 14.7 0 B.Cobbs 2 47 23.5 0 A.Barr 2 91 45.5 2 R.Maples 1 19 19.0 0 D.Brooks 1 74 74.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Trimble 9 1 0 0 J.Jackson 7 0 1 0 L.Beloney 1 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A.Carlton 0/3 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A.Carlton 2 84 42.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J.Jackson 2 75 37.5 0 M.Brown 2 48 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J.Jackson 3 21 7.0 0

North Texas Mean Green PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D.Thompson 17/31 348 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L.Dunbar 12 110 9.1 1 D.Thompson 7 -4 -0.5 0 J.Hamilton 2 5 2.5 0 W.Taylor 2 0 0.0 0 M.Outlaw 1 3 3.0 0 C.Bynes 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M.Outlaw 5 93 18.6 0 W.Taylor 3 70 23.3 1 C.Bynes 3 23 7.6 0 A.Power 2 50 25.0 0 T.Stradford 2 25 12.5 1 B.Bryd 1 17 17.0 0 L.Dunbar 1 70 70.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B.Bednar 3 0 J.Williams 3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Z.Orr 10 1 0 0 J.Shorter 12 0 0 0 R.Downing 4 0 1 0 H.Jackson 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Z.Olen 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 W.Atterberry 4 412 35.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B.Chancellor 4 106 26.5 0 C.Bynes 1 20 20.0 0

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Major Bowl Games


Rose Bowl -Pasadena, CA
#5 Notre Dame 17 - 13 #7 LSU


Orange Bowl - Miami Gardens, FL
#9 Texas A&M 45 - 26 vs #11 Stanford


Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA
#12 Miami 20 - 25 #15 Missouri


Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ
#3 Virgina Tech 7 - 23 #4 Michigan


BCS National Championship - Louisiana Super Dome, LA
#2 Georgia 23 vs 35 #1 Boise State


Other Tasty Bowl Match-ups

Holiday Bowl
#19 TCU 28 - 42 Oregon

Cotton Bowl
#24 Alabama 25 - 22 #25 Oklahoma

Insight Bowl
#17 Texas 32 - 24 #10 Wisconsin

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NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 15, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Boise State (61)	14	0	1525
2	5	Notre Dame	10	3	1247
3	6	Michigan	11	3	1206
4	4	Iowa	11	2	1173
5	2	Georgia	10	3	1022
6	8	Penn State	12	2	1014
7	11	Texas A&M	12	2	1005
8	3	Virgina Tech	10	3	949
9	12	Florida State	10	3	854
10	17	Texas	9	4	799
11	14	Auburn	9	4	778
12	15	Missouri	8	5	772
13	16	SMU	12	2	715
14	10	Stanford	11	3	705
15	7	LSU	10	4	679
16	13	Miami	11	3	607
17	9	Wisconsin	9	4	567
18	21	ARMY	13	1	549
19	22	Utah	11	3	506
20	23	Alabama	9	4	469
21	--	Oregon	9	4	428
22	--	Michigan State	9	4	305
23	18	Mississippi State	9	4	268
24	--	Houston	11	3	259
25	--	Southern Miss	8	5	217

[gsutiger]

Congrats on winning the Conference Championship and your Bowl. Let's hope that it pays off on the recruiting trail

[DHC]

[Deegeezy]

Great start to this dynasty. Wow I didn't expect you guys to dominate so quickly, but I guess I underestimated Army's personnel.

I may have missed it, but what bowl game did you play in?

[DHC]

Quote: Originally Posted by gsutiger

Congrats on winning the Conference Championship and your Bowl. Let's hope that it pays off on the recruiting trail

Thank you. The Championship I still don't know how I didn't lose it. Extremely gutted I couldn't see a replay to record it (wasn't a B+ rated play so no highlights), wanted to get a replay just put on here.

I think it has helped, has been really really dreadful so far, need a big 5 weeks to pull something out the bag for this class. Got a couple of 1 stars and a few 2 stars to date, hence the no report on it. Got a few 3 stars primed for a visit!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Great start to this dynasty. Wow I didn't expect you guys to dominate so quickly, but I guess I underestimated Army's personnel. I may have missed it, but what bowl game did you play in?

Sorry, It was the GoDaddy.com bowl vs North Texas at the end, made it a little clearer now. The players played as flat as I felt, wanted something a little more.... but a bowl win is a bowl win.

I didn't think would start this good (and didn't really want to), but the F rated schedule really won't cut it going forward. Thought the MAC would be a good test for Army but proved to be not the case. Could have easily lost 3/4 games tho if not for a bit of luck and big plays with the game on the line.

Army are pretty good despite the starting values. Steelman is good on the move and play-action, FB Hassin is a beast plus Brown in the backfield, lots of speed and misdirection!

Thanks both for checking in.