2001 Army Black Knights football team

2001 Army Black Knights football
2001 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–8 (2–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Berry (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/option
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Therrell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Captains	Clint Dodson; Brian Zickefoose;
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

2001 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 Louisville $	6	–	1	11	–	2
Cincinnati	5	–	2	7	–	5
UAB	5	–	2	6	–	5
East Carolina	5	–	2	6	–	6
Southern Miss	4	–	3	6	–	5
TCU	4	–	3	6	–	6
Memphis	3	–	4	5	–	6
	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tulane	1	–	6	3	–	9
Houston	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 365 to 229.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights defeated Navy, 26–17.^[2] The last time they did until 2016.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 21–24	27,157
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 3–55	25,000	^[3]
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 10–31	43,042
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Houston	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 28–14	32,845
October 13	12:45 p.m.	East Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	FSN	L 26–49	33,072	^[4]
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 20–38	38,168
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 42–35	35,281
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, College GameDay)		L 24–34	44,910
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 19–26	26,883
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–42	23,268
December 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 26–17
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	3	0	21	24
Black Knights	0	0	7	14	21

Statistics	CIN	ARMY
First downs	27	16
Total yards	471	363
Rushing yards	138	160
Passing yards	333	203
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	35:54	24:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Gino Guidugli	31/41, 311 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Demarco McCleskey	16 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	LaDaris Vann	12 receptions, 134 yards
Army	Passing	Chad Jenkins	19/30, 203 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Holden	16 rushes, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Aris Comeaux	8 receptions, 134 yards, TD

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	0	0	0	3
Blazers	14	20	14	7	55

Statistics	ARMY	UAB
First downs	13	21
Total yards	237	459
Rushing yards	46	239
Passing yards	191	220
Turnovers	6	0
Time of possession	22:57	37:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Chad Jenkins	15/25, 136 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Josh Holden	7 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Brian Bruenton	3 receptions, 48 yards
UAB	Passing	Jeff Aaron	17/23, 187 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jegil Dugger	17 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Leron Little	5 receptions, 55 yards

At Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	7	3	10
Eagles	17	0	7	7	31

Statistics	ARMY	BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Boston College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	0	0	14
Black Knights	7	14	7	0	28

Statistics	HOU	ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	21	0	21	49
Black Knights	7	6	7	6	26

Statistics	ECU	ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	0	6	7	20
Horned Frogs	7	7	14	10	38

Statistics	ARMY	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	7	7	14	35
Black Knights	7	0	14	21	42

Statistics	TUL	ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	3	7	7	24
Falcons	10	7	14	3	34

Statistics	ARMY	AF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	9	6	3	8	26
Black Knights	0	0	13	6	19

Statistics	BUF	ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

At Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	0	7	0	10
Tigers	14	7	0	21	42

Statistics	ARMY	MEM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Vs. Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	3	6	8	17
Black Knights	13	3	7	3	26

Statistics	NAVY	ARMY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Roster

2001 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
	Ardell Daniels	Fr
QB	Chad Jenkins	Sr
QB	Curtis Zervic	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Brian Zickefoose (C)	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`14`	Dan MacElroy	Sr

Head coach

Todd Berry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "2001 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Henry leads Pirates past Army". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[2] "2001 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[3] "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Henry leads Pirates past Army". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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