2007 Army Black Knights football team

American college football season

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
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

^[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

2007 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Josh McNary	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Adam Demarco
K		Owen Tolson

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

"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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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v t e Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold