2007 Army Black Knights football team

2007 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Stan Brock (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Walsh (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Mumford (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Caleb Campbell, Tony Fusco, Jeremy Trimble, Mike Viti
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

2007 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy			–						8	–	5
Western Kentucky			–						7	–	5
Army			–						3	–	9
Notre Dame			–						3	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} The 2007 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights, led by first-year head coach Stan Brock, played their home games at the Michie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	vs. Akron	Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH	ESPN Plus	L 14–22	17,865
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	W 14–7 ^OT	27,601
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACC Select	L 10–21	32,142
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Classic	L 17–37	40,329
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 37–21	34,176
October 6	8:00 p.m.	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 20–17 ^OT	30,022
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	Comcast Sports	L 23–47	21,013
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom Sports	L 10–34	50,242
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	L 10–30	46,144
November 9	8:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	L 6–41	39,073
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 39–49	27,687
December 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 3–38	71,610
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2007 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kevin Dunn   Patrick Mealy   Jeremy Trimble QB Carson Williams   Mike Wright	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Josh McNary Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Adam Demarco K Owen Tolson	Head coach Stan Brock Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Walsh – Offensive coordinator John Mumford – Defensive coordinator Tony Coaxum – Linebackers/cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Tulane

Tulane Green Wave (1–3) at Army Black Knights (2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tulane	0	10	7	0	0	17
Army	0	7	0	10	3	20

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

• Date: October 6, 2007
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 30,022
• TV: ESPNU
• Box Score, Box Score

"The Michie Miracle"

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Anthony Scelfo	16/25, 154 Yds
	Rushing	Matt Forte	32 Rush, 202 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremy Williams	4 Rec, 52 Yds
Army	Passing	Carson Williams	15/21, 113 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Patrick Mealy	15 Rush, 41 Yds
	Receiving	Mike Wright	2 Rec, 63 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TUL ARMY 2 11:28 12 80 4:58 Tulane Matt Forte 2-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 7 0 2 6:39 10 60 4:40 Army Jeremy Trimble 27-yard touchdown reception from Carson Williams, Adam Demarco kick good 7 7 2 0:19 9 40 1:41 Tulane 46-yard field goal by Ross Thevenot 10 7 3 7:48 8 90 3:50 Tulane Matt Forte 33-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 17 7 4 1:40 Army 36-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 10 4 0:00 5 80 0:29 Army Mike Wright 36-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Dunn, Adam Demarco kick good 17 17 OT 5 17 Army 25-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 20

References

1. https://frontiernet.net/~bchaffee/standings/2007/week05standings.htm
2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2007-standings.html
3. https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/predictive-by-other?date=2007-08-30
4. https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/2007/wk7.shtml
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6. https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wkusports.com/documents/2024/8/31/WKU_FB_2024_Record_Book.pdf?timestamp=20240902095623
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9. https://wkusports.com/news/2007/8/31/wku_football_ready_to_begin_new_era