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Army 2012, Week 1 
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 06:51 PM.
It's a new season at Westpoint and there is plenty to talk about. First and foremost, after a disappointing effort to keep track of season 1 of this Dynasty, I will be doing a much better job this season attempting to update every 3-4 weeks. The BIG news around College Football has to be conference re-alignment...round 2. Army, Navy, and Notre Dame have finally stepped up and joined a conference leaving BYU as the only Independent team in Division 1 Football. The new conferences are as follows:

ACC
Boston College
Duke
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Miami
Maryland
North Carolina
NC State
Virginia
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech

Big 12
Baylor
Boise State
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A & M
Texas Tech

Big East
Army
Cincinatti
Connecticut
Louisville
Navy
Notre Dame
Pitt
Rutgers
Syracuse
TCU
USF
West Virginia

Big Ten
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin

C-USA
ECU
Marshall
Memphis
Rice
SMU
Southern Miss
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
UCS
UTEP

Independent
BYU

MAC
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami Univeristy
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan

MWC
Air Force
Colorado State
New Mexico
Nevada
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Wyoming

Pac 12
Arizona
Arizona State
Cal
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

SEC
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

Sun Belt
Arkansas State
FIU
Florida Atlantic
Mid Tenn State
Troy
UL Lafayette
UL Monroe
Western Kentucky

WAC
Fresno State
Idaho
Louisiana Tech
Hawai'i
New Mexico State
North Texas
Utah State

When asked why Army decided to make the move to the Big East, coach Ellerson replied "It was high time this team made the move to conference play. After last season, winning 10 games and getting the bid to play in the Military Bowl of all games, we decided as a program that the only way we can continue to rebuild this team is by winning conference championships and playing in big time bowl games." Coach Ian Shields, Army offensive coordinator, is said to be one of the biggest supporters of the move to an automatic qualifying conference. Shields is going into his fourth year as OC at Army and is in the final year of his contract. After producing one of the most dominant running teams of the season in 2011, his top RB Jared Hassin (SR) is also in the preseason top 5 for the Heisman trophy. Not only is Shields quickly rising as a star at West Point, but his hybrid Pro-Style/Option playbook is gaining significant attention around the country. Expect Shields to be a desirable pick up in the off-season for many teams in college football.

Joining the Big East has solidified a solid schedule for the upcoming season including key games against #20 Notre Dame, Navy, Rutgers, and #9 TCU. Here is Army's 2012 schedule.

Army 2012 Schedule
DATEOPPONENTRESULT
Sep 1vs #20 Notre Dame
Sep 8at Eastern Michigan
Sep 15at Boston College
Sep 22vs Cincinnati
Sep 29vs Temple
Oct 6at USF
Oct 13vs Navy
Oct 20at Connecticut
Oct 27vs Pittsburgh
Nov 2vs Air Force
Nov 10at Rutgers
Nov 24vs #9 TCU


With the 2016 class joining the team this fall, and the 2012 class a past memory, multiple positions will be manned by some new faces this year. Here is Army's 2012 updated Depth Chart.

Depth Chart -
Regular Offense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
WRJustin Allen SRJared McFarlin JRAnthony Stephans RS SO
TEDavid Collins SRAnthony Stephens RS SOTaylor Sutherland FR
LTZachary Carrascoburge JRMatthew Strack JRMichael Kime SR
LGFrank Allen SRMichael Kime SRNick Bennett RS FR
CWill Wilson SRTom Houser SRMichael Kime SR
RGShelby Jackson JRWill Allen FRTom Houser SR
RTColin Smith FRDavid Evans RS FRMatthew Strack JR
WRRobert Wright JRPatrick Laird RS SODavid Collins SR
QBTrent Steelman SRGino Debaartolo RS FRDeandre Bell RS FR
FBDan McGue RS JRJared Hassin SRJay Tully RS SO
HBJared Hassin SRMalcolm Brown SRBrian Cobbs SRRaymond Maples JR
Base 4-3 Defense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
LDERyan Alexander SOVictor Ripley JRCharles Topib JR
LDTJarrett Mackey SRTala Atimalala RS FR
RDTAJ Mackey SRCharles Topib JRVictor Ripley JR
RDEQuentin Kantaris SOCharles Topib JRShola Mustapha RS JR
WLBCorey Watts JRRyan McCollum JRRoss McDonald RS FR
MLBNate Combs JRRoss McDonald RS FRJordan Sanders FRRyan McCollum
SLBAlred Fields JRPaul Jackson FRRyan McDonald RS FR
CBJosh Jackson SRDavid Jones FRTyki Nelworth JR
SSRobert Speidel SRChris Darby FRLuk Schumacher RS SO
FSJames Woodward SRLuk Schumacher RS SO
CBJustin Trimble JRTy Shrader SR
Special Teams
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
KLarue Davis FR
PEric Osteen SR
PRMalcolm Brown SRJosh Jackson SRJustin Allen SR
KRMalcolm Brown SRJosh Jackson SRJustin Allen SR
LSFrank Allen SR
Comments
# 1 tony kant think @ Jul 31
Pretty disappointing start to the year. While Army was matched up against a tough Notre Dame team, ranked 20 in the coaches poll, coach Ellerson was expecting a much better performance on both sides of the ball. Coach Shields followed up with "If that is how we plan on playing the rest of the season, prepare to see just how deep this roster is. I will not allow players who think they can just show up against one of the best teams in the nation and think that is enough to win. Steelman better get his head straight or he will be watching a freshman play his position." It was an overall tough day for the Army offense as Heisman candidate J. Hassin went down in the 1st half with a sprained elbow. He will be out at least 4 weeks. Army will travel to Eastern Michigan in hopes of bouncing back and giving coaches Ellerson, Shields, and new Defensive Coordinator Mark Criner a reason to smile. Here are the stats from week one.

Sep 1, 2012 - ND at ARMY
TEAM1ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
#20 Notre Dame (1-0)32172152
Army (0-0)067821
Team Stats Comparison
NDARMY
487Total Offense335
192Rushing Yards162
295Passing Yards173
18First Downs21
18Punt Return Yards5
76Kick Return Yards82
581Total Yards422
1Turnovers4
10-183rd Down Converstion5-14
2-24th Down Conversion2-3
0-02-Point Conversion1-2
7-3-1Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals4-2-0
2-11Penalties2-24
13:53Posession Time18:07
Army Boxscore
PASSINGRATINGC/ATTYDSTD/INTAVG
Trent Steelman75.113/261730/413.3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTDLONG
Jared Hassin HB 13282.106
Malcolm Brown HB19804.211
Trent Steelman11464.1122
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Robert Wright56913.8019
David Collins4358.7014
Justin Allen24723.5028
 
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