2008 Army Black Knights football team
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The 2008 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy
(USMA or "West Point") in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football
during the 2008 season
. Army competed as an Independent, with no conference affiliation.
The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Brock
, who, amidst pressure from critics, had changed from the pro style offense to a triple option
-like offensive scheme after the previous season. Some pundits dubbed it the "Brock Bone" or "quadruple" option, due to an added passing element. The team finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record, which culimated in a 34–0 rout by archrival Navy
. Brock was subsequently fired and replaced by former Cal Poly
head coach, Rich Ellerson
. The 2008 Army-Navy Game
was the first shut-out of Army by Navy since 1978. One consolation was that in the game's final play, Army fullback Collin Mooney
, in the last play of his college football
career, broke the school record for single-season rushing by a single yard.
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
(USMA or "West Point") in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
during the 2008 season
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2...
. Army competed as an Independent, with no conference affiliation.
The team was led by second-year head coach Stan Brock
Stan Brock
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, who, amidst pressure from critics, had changed from the pro style offense to a triple option
Triple Option
The triple option is an American football scheme used to offer multiple ways to progress the football forward in the field of play. The triple option is based on the option run, but uses three players who may run with the ball instead of the two that are used in the standard option run.The triple...
-like offensive scheme after the previous season. Some pundits dubbed it the "Brock Bone" or "quadruple" option, due to an added passing element. The team finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record, which culimated in a 34–0 rout by archrival Navy
2008 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2008 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2008 season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation.The team was led by...
. Brock was subsequently fired and replaced by former Cal Poly
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
head coach, Rich Ellerson
Rich Ellerson
Rich Ellerson is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the United States Military Academy, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Ellerson served as the head football at Southern Utah University in 1996 and at California Polytechnic State...
. The 2008 Army-Navy Game
Army-Navy Game
The Army–Navy Game is an an American college football rivalry game between the teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, "Army", and the USNA team, "Navy", each represent their services' oldest...
was the first shut-out of Army by Navy since 1978. One consolation was that in the game's final play, Army fullback Collin Mooney
Collin Mooney
Collin Karl Mooney is a former American college football fullback for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy. Mooney is West Point's all-time single-season rushing leader with 1,339 yards...
, in the last play of his college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
career, broke the school record for single-season rushing by a single yard.