2024 Army Black Knights football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Army Black Knights
Sport:	football
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	AAC
Coachrank:	23
Aprank:	24
Cfprank:	24
Record:	10–1
Conf Record:	8–0
Head Coach:	Jeff Monken
Hc Year:	11th
Off Coach:	Cody Worley
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Triple option
Def Coach:	Nate Woody
Dc Year:	5th
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	Michie Stadium
Conf Champ:	AAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	vs. Tulane

The 2024 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy in the American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights, led by Jeff Monken in his eleventh year as head coach, play home games at Michie Stadium, located in West Point, New York.

The 2024 season is Army's first in The American after having spent almost all of its football history as an FBS independent. This is the fifth season under Monken that the Black Knights have had at least 9 wins, and the first season since 1949 to start 9–0.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Black Knights were predicted to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Media poll
1	Memphis	409 (23)
2	UTSA	368 (4)
3	Tulane	362 (2)
4	South Florida	339
5	Army	236 (1)
6	Florida Atlantic	228
7	East Carolina	219
	Rice
9	North Texas	216
10	UAB	192
11	Navy	150
12	Tulsa	95
13	Charlotte	77
14	Temple	40

Schedule

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Game summaries

Lehigh (FCS)

See also: 2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.

Statistics	LEH	ARMY
First downs	16	26
Plays–yards	52–282	64–432
Rushes–yards	33–172	56–375
Passing yards	110	57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–19–2	5–8–0
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing	Dante Perri	6/11, 64 yards
Rushing	Luke Yoder	10 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Mason Humphrey	5 receptions, 61 yards
Army	Passing		3/6, 35 yards
Rushing	Noah Short	8 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	1 reception, 22 yards

at Florida Atlantic

See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

Statistics	ARMY	FAU
First downs	21	16
Plays–yards	62–449	53–235
Rushes–yards	58–405	16–42
Passing yards	44	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	1–4–0	25–37–1
Time of possession	38:39	21:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	1/4, 44 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Noah Short	11 carries, 160 yards
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing		25/37, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	CJ Campbell Jr.	8 carries, 20 yards
Receiving	Omari Hayes	4 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD

Rice

See also: 2024 Rice Owls football team.

Statistics	RICE	ARMY
First downs	18	21
Plays–yards	57–297	69–408
Rushes–yards	13–41	56–288
Passing yards	256	120
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–44–2	9–13–0
Time of possession	20:55	39:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing		28/43, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Dean Connors	9 carries, 51 yards
Receiving	Matt Sykes	6 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	6/9, 107 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Bryson Daily	23 carries, 145 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Noah Short	2 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD

at Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team.

Statistics	ARMY	TEM
First downs	23	12
Plays–yards	63–489	52–219
Rushes–yards	57–417	22–-5
Passing yards	72	224
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–6–0	19–30–1
Time of possession	35:14	24:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	2/5, 54 yards
Rushing	Bryson Daily	24 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Noah Short	1 reception, 27 yards
Temple	Passing		19/30, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Joquez Smith	4 carries, 8 yards
Receiving	Dante Wright	8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at Tulsa

See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

Statistics	ARMY	TLSA
First downs	18	17
Plays–yards	46–481	72–268
Rushes–yards	40–321	42–159
Passing yards	160	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–6–0	21–30–0
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	5/5, 140 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Kanye Udoh	6 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Noah Short	3 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
Tulsa	Passing		16/22, 84 yards
Rushing		17 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving	Kamdyn Benjamin	7 receptions, 44 yards

UAB

See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team.

Statistics	UAB	ARMY
First downs	18	28
Plays–yards	63–303	64–515
Rushes–yards	24–61	56–413
Passing yards	242	102
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–39–2	3–8–0
Time of possession	24:54	35:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	25/39, 242 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	9 carries, 36 yards
Receiving	Kam Shanks	9 receptions, 119 yards
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	3/7, 102 yards, TD
Rushing	Bryson Daily	12 carries, 136 yards, 4 TD
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	2 receptions, 84 yards, TD

East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team.

Statistics	ECU	ARMY
First downs	20	22
Plays–yards	58–369	66–442
Rushes–yards	20–87	56–295
Passing yards	282	147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–38–1	7–10–0
Time of possession	22:40	37:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing		24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Rahjai Harris	9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Chase Sowell	7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	7/10, 147 yards, TD
Rushing	Bryson Daily	31 carries, 171 yards, 5 TD
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	3 receptions, 85 yards

Air Force

See also: 2024 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.

Statistics	AFA	ARMY
First downs	15	14
Plays–yards	60–209	52–255
Rushes–yards	40–117	43–207
Passing yards	92	48
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–20–3	5–9–0
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Quentin Hayes	7/14, 54 yards, INT
Rushing	Quentin Hayes	22 carries, 61 yards
Receiving	Cade Harris	5 receptions, 52 yards
Army	Passing	Dewayne Coleman	5/8, 48 yards
Rushing	Kanye Udoh	22 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	1 reception, 24 yards

at North Texas

See also: 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Statistics	ARMY	UNT
First downs	23	18
Plays–yards	68–308	55–283
Rushes–yards	64–293	18–69
Passing yards	15	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	2–4–1	24–37–2
Time of possession	41:37	18:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	2/4, 15 yards, INT
Rushing	Bryson Daily	36 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Josh Horton	1 reception, 8 yards
North Texas	Passing		24/37, 214 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Shane Porter	6 carries, 33 yards
Receiving	Damon Ward Jr.	4 receptions, 63 yards

vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Army-Notre Dame football rivalry.

Statistics	ARMY	ND
First downs	15	20
Plays–yards	67–233	47–462
Rushes–yards	58–207	29–273
Passing yards	26	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4–9–0	14–18–0
Time of possession	39:49	20:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	4/8, 26 yards
Rushing	Bryson Daily	39 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Casey Reynolds	1 reception, 11 yards
Notre Dame	Passing		10/13, 148 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		7 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 46 yards, TD

UTSA

See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team.

Statistics	UTSA	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tulane (AAC Championship)

See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team and 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game.

Statistics	TULN	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game)

See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team, Army–Navy Game and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.

Statistics	NAVY	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Coaching staff

Army Black Knights
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Army in current position	Previous position
Jeff Monken	Head coach	11th^[3]	Georgia Southern head coach (2010–2013)
Cody Worley	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	1st^[4]	Army run game coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Nate Woody	Defensive coordinator	4th^[5]	Michigan defensive analyst (2020)
Sean Saturnio	Special teams coordinator	5th^[6]	Army tight ends coach (2018–2019)
John Loose	Assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach	5th	Army defensive coordinator (2019)
Mike Viti	Offensive line coach	3rd^[7]	Army running backs coach (2017–2021)
Cheston Blackshear	Tight ends coach	1st^[8]	Florida offensive quality control (2022–2023)
Sean Cronin	Defensive line coach	3rd^[9]	Colorado State linebackers coach (2020–2021)
Daryl Dixon	Cornerbacks coach	6th	Army outside linebackers coach (2016–2018)
Matt Drinkall	Offensive line coach	1st	Army co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2023)
Blake Powers	Running backs coach	1st	Army tight ends coach (2023)
Aaron Smith	Wide receivers coach	3rd^[10]	UConn wide receivers coach (2017–2021)
Drew Thatcher	H-backs coach	1st	Army offensive coordinator (2023)
Danny Verpaele	Safeties coach	2nd^[11]	Kennesaw State defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2020–2022)
Justin Weaver	Inside linebackers coach	2nd^[12]	USMAPS (NY) head coach (2022)
Collin Shank	Defensive quality control	2nd^[13]	Army graduate assistant (2022)
Tristan Yeomans	Offensive quality control	2nd^[14]	Charlotte special teams assistant (2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Athletic Conference . Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll . July 23, 2024 . September 24, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Army Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 13, 2024.
3. Web site: Army hires Jeff Monken as new football coach . 2024-02-13 . USA TODAY . en-US.
4. Web site: Interdonato . Sal . 2024-01-05 . Worley promoted to OC, offense bringing back under-center option – Black Knight Nation . 2024-02-13 . en-US.
5. Web site: Nate Woody Named Army Defensive Coordinator . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
6. Web site: Saturnio Named Special Teams Coach; Drinkall Elevated to Tight Ends Coach . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
7. Web site: Interdonato . Sal . 2022-12-22 . Coaching update: Thatcher officially OC, Drinkall, Viti, Worley promoted – Black Knight Nation . 2024-02-13 . en-US.
8. Web site: Cheston Blackshear Added to Football Coaching Staff . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
9. Web site: Football Adds Cronin To Coaching Staff . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
10. Web site: Interdonato . Sal . 2022-01-19 . Coaching staff update: WR coach Aaron Smith returns to West Point – Black Knight Nation . 2024-02-13 . en-US.
11. Web site: Danny Verpaele Joins Football Coaching Staff; Two Coaches Promoted . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
12. Web site: Interdonato . Sal . 2023-03-01 . Coaching staff update: Justin Weaver named Army inside linebackers coach – Black Knight Nation . 2024-02-13 . en-US.
13. Web site: Justin Weaver and Collin Shank Join Football Coaching Staff . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.
14. Web site: Yeomans and Bielaniec Added To Football Staff . 2024-02-13 . Army West Point . en.