2009 Army Black Knights football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 Army Black Knights football Independent 5–7 Rich Ellerson 1st Gene McKeehan 1st Ian Shields 1st Triple option Payam Saadat 1st Chris Smeland 1st Double Eagle Flex Stephen Anderson Victor Ugenyi Alejandro Villanueva Michie Stadium The 2009 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") as an independent during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson, the Black Knights finished the season with a record of 5–7. Schedule thumb|right | alt=Man in a black suit sitting at press conference table with microphone in front of him | Rich Ellerson at a press conference upon announcement of his hire as the Army Black Knights football coach, January 2009 Eastern September 5 7:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 27–14 14,499 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292482199 Army Black Knights vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100212040519/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292482199 12 February 2010 live September 12 12:00 p.m. l Duke Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 19–35 25,698 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550349 Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 September 19 12:00 p.m. w Ball State Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 24–17 25,646 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620349 Ball State Cardinals vs. Army Black Knights Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 September 26 7:00 p.m. l y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA 10–31 50,532 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292690066 Army Black Knights vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 October 3 12:00 p.m. l y Tulane Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 16–17 26,076 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292760349 Tulane Green Wave vs. Army Black Knights Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 October 10 12:00 p.m. w Vanderbilt Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 16–13 OT 34,357 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292830349 Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Army Black Knights Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 October 17 1:00 p.m. l y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 13–27 14,275 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900218 Army Black Knights vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 October 23 8:00 p.m. l Rutgers Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN2 10–27 24,098 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292960349 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Army Black Knights ESPN.com 2010-02-08 November 7 3:30 p.m. l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, College GameDay CBSCS 7–35 46,212 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293112005 Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100116135900/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293112005 16 January 2010 live November 14 12:00 p.m. w VMI Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 22–17 32,109 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293180349 Virginia Military Institute Keydets vs. Army Black Knights Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100116054115/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293180349 16 January 2010 live November 21 4:00 p.m. w y North Texas Fouts Field Denton, TX 17–13 23,647 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250249 Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110114301/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293250249 10 January 2010 live December 12 2:30 p.m. l y Navy Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game CBS 3–17 69,541 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293462426 Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score ESPN.com 2010-02-08 Game summaries Eastern Michigan 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Army Black Knights 6 7 0 14 Eastern Michigan Eagles 0 0 0 14 Duke 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team Duke Blue Devils 0 7 7 21 Army Black Knights 7 3 3 6 Ball State 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team Ball State Cardinals 7 3 7 0 Army Black Knights 7 10 0 7 Iowa State 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team Army Black Knights 3 7 0 0 Iowa State Cyclones 3 14 7 7 Tulane 2009 Tulane Green Wave football team Army Black Knights 10 0 0 6 Tulane Green Wave 0 7 0 10 Vanderbilt 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Vanderbilt Commodores 0 0 3 10 0 Army Black Knights 0 3 0 10 3 Temple 2009 Temple Owls football team Army Black Knights 0 3 10 0 Temple Owls 7 6 0 14 Rutgers 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Rutgers Scarlet Knights 17 0 3 7 Army Black Knights 3 0 7 0 Air Force 2009 Air Force Falcons football team Army Black Knights 7 0 0 0 Air Force Falcons 7 0 14 14 VMI 2009 VMI Keydets football team VMI Keydets 0 0 10 7 Army Black Knights 7 3 6 6 North Texas 2009 North Texas Mean Green football team North Texas Mean Green 7 0 0 6 Army Black Knights 0 3 7 7 Vs. Navy 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team Army–Navy Game Army Black Knights 2; text-align:center collapsed Army Black Knights (5–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8–4) December 12 2:30 p.m. EST Army 3 0 0 0 Navy 0 0 10 7 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,541 Sunny, 39 F C Brad Allen CBS Box Score First quarter ARMY – Alex Carlton 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Army 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter NAVY – Marcus Curry 25-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 8:55. Navy 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:05. NAVY – Joe Buckley 36-yard field goal, 0:11. Navy 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:54. Fourth quarter NAVY – Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick), 6:15. Navy 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:56. Top passers ARMY – Trent Steelman – 7/20, 77 yards, INT NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 3/7, 61 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARMY – Patrick Mealy – 13 rushes, 48 yards NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 33 rushes, 116 yards, TD Top receivers ARMY – Ali Villanueva – 5 receptions, 62 yards NAVY – Marcus Curry – 1 reception, 25 yards, TD The loss knocked Army out of a bowl bid. Roster 2009 Army Black Knights y Trent Steelman QB Ali Villanueva TE y Alejandro Villanueva (American football) Jr Josh McNary LB Andrew Rodriguez LB Alex Carlton K https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football/roster/2009 Rich Ellerson John Brock (Rover/B-Squad/Dir. of player personnel) Tony Coaxum (CB) Brett Gerch (Str.) Andy Guyader (WR) Capt. Clarence Holmes (DT) Robert Lyles (Whips) Gene McKeehan (AHC/OG/C) John Mumford (DE) Joe Ross (FB/ST) Payam Saadat (Co-DC/LB) Ian Shields (OC/QB) Chris Smeland (Co-DC/S) Scott Swanson (Str + Cond) Bill Tripp (OT) Tucker Waugh (Rec. 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