Army

2026 season

American Athletic

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Army's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 64 across 8 systems; best 48, worst 103, so they disagree by 55 places.

Lab EPA: #64; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #48; up 32026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #66; up 12026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #56; down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #73; down 42026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #103; down 10 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #54; down 52026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #64; up 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #64 of 138
Schedule strength: #126 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #89 of 138
Game control: #80 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #58 of 138
Offense: #24 of 138
Defense: #128 of 138
Special teams: #5 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Army · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

5-2 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.008 net EPA/play

#64

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

3.73 points

#48 · Up 3 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +9.69 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -4.89, schedule #93 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -2.07. That is worth +4.80 on its own; the preseason prior of +0.44 still carries 24% of the weight, giving +3.73.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Army · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Bryant home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401862701	+56.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7637	9.32%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	3.029	-2.330	0.699
Week 2 · South Florida home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401862702	-4.00 → -4.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.69%	+3.08	-0.630	0.299	-0.331
Week 4 · Temple away · 2026-09-25 · ID 401862779	+4.00 → +4.00	+2.50	0.8572	10.46%	-6.53	0.680	-0.683	-0.003
Week 5 · Louisiana Tech away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401869842	-2.00 → -2.00	+2.50	0.8909	10.87%	+1.30	0.054	0.141	0.196
Week 6 · Tulane home · 2026-10-10 · ID 401862795	+3.00 → +3.00	-2.50	0.9259	11.30%	-2.97	0.056	-0.336	-0.279
Week 7 · Florida Atlantic home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401862802	+32.00 → +32.00	-2.50	0.9622	11.74%	-5.46	3.464	-0.641	2.823
Week 8 · Tulsa away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401862808	+3.00 → +3.00	+2.50	1.0000	12.20%	-1.22	0.671	-0.149	0.522

Game terms +3.63 points; prior term +0.11 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +3.73 points. The preseason prior is +0.44 with 24.41% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.2 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

1.0 SP+ points

#66 · Up 1 place

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-8.95 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#103 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 12.41 on 372 plays; defense 21.36 on 320 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Army 16 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 5-2 · conf 4-1 · home 3-1 · away 2-1 · expected wins 4.2
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 3-3-1 ATS (+5.4 avg) · 2025: 7-6 ATS (+0.9 avg)
Head coach: Jeff Monken · hired 2013-12-24 · 25-14 over 4 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #152 (38 pts) · 2025 #130 (77 pts) · 2026 #181 (40 pts)
Returning: 80% of production · 59% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 63% 67%
Receiving 83% 47%
Rushing 89% 59%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	63%	67%
Receiving	83%	47%
Rushing	89%	59%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	12	2.42	0.7966	9.56
Defensive Line	14	2.50	0.8055	11.28
Linebacker	8	2.50	0.7970	6.38
Offensive Line	15	2.40	0.7945	11.92
Quarterback	6	2.67	0.8034	4.82
Receiver	11	2.55	0.8000	8.80
Running Back	4	2.50	0.8081	3.23
Special Teams	16	2.63	0.8157	13.05

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Cale Hellums · QB CFBD athlete 5150297. Army (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.444	162	48.4%	Pass 92.2% · Rush 41.2% 1st 35.9% · 2nd 46.2% · 3rd 75.0% Standard downs 44.0% · Passing downs 63.2%	Not linked
Cale Hellums · QB CFBD athlete 5150297. Army (2023–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.268	64	48.4%	Pass 92.2% · Rush 41.2% 1st 35.9% · 2nd 46.2% · 3rd 75.0% Standard downs 44.0% · Passing downs 63.2%	Not linked
Godspower Nwawuihe · RB CFBD athlete 5293685. Army (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.216	49	18.5%	Pass 4.3% · Rush 21.2% 1st 25.0% · 2nd 18.3% · 3rd 5.1% Standard downs 20.8% · Passing downs 10.0%	Not linked
Carson Smith · RB CFBD athlete 5150326. Army (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.118	34	9.7%	Pass 1.5% · Rush 11.7% 1st 14.1% · 2nd 7.4% · 3rd 5.3% Standard downs 11.0% · Passing downs 5.4%	Not linked
Samari Howard · WR CFBD athlete 5150316. Army (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.344	34	11.1%	Pass 20.8% · Rush 9.6% 1st 11.7% · 2nd 13.5% · 3rd 6.8% Standard downs 10.2% · Passing downs 14.2%	Not linked
Dawson Jones · PK CFBD athlete 5219470. Army (2024–2026)	Kicker PAAR	3.010	9	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Aden Self · WR CFBD athlete 5219405. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.4%	Pass 2.6% · Rush 1.0% 1st 1.5% · 2nd 2.1% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 0.9% · Passing downs 2.9%	Not linked
Brady Mott · WR CFBD athlete 5150328. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.4%	Pass 2.0% · Rush 1.3% 1st 2.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 2.8% Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 2.1%	Not linked
Bradyn Anderson · WR CFBD athlete 5219436. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.5%	Pass 25.3% · Rush 0.9% 1st 3.9% · 2nd 5.2% · 3rd 6.6% Standard downs 3.9% · Passing downs 10.4%	Not linked
Bryson Luter · QB CFBD athlete 5293684. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.5%	Pass 5.7% · Rush 4.5% 1st 6.0% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 4.1% Standard downs 4.8% · Passing downs 3.4%	Not linked
David Clerk · WR CFBD athlete 5150312. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 4.5% · Rush 1.3% 1st 1.0% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Demani Stewart · RB CFBD athlete 5293701. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.9%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 3.4% 1st 3.1% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.5% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Ethan Washington · QB CFBD athlete 5219408. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.9%	Pass 15.4% · Rush 5.3% 1st 10.8% · 2nd 4.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 8.5% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Jake Rendina · RB CFBD athlete 5150329. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.4%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 8.0% 1st 6.3% · 2nd 7.7% · 3rd 5.7% Standard downs 7.5% · Passing downs 2.8%	Not linked
Kurt Thompson · WR CFBD athlete 5150332. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.4%	Pass 7.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 7.7%	Not linked
Parker Poloskey · TE CFBD athlete 5150333. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 8.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Stratton Fuller · WR CFBD athlete 5211750. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.3%	Pass 15.4% · Rush 7.0% 1st 10.8% · 2nd 8.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 10.2% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Stroman Bridges · WR CFBD athlete 5293698. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.3%	Pass 5.7% · Rush 1.8% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 1.1% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.9% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Tex Brannan · TE CFBD athlete 5219468. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.4%	Pass 4.0% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.2% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Tobi Olawole · WR CFBD athlete 5150373. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 8.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.9% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 0.5% · Passing downs 5.6%	Not linked
Tre Benson III · WR CFBD athlete 5150311. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.6%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 7.0% 1st 5.4% · 2nd 8.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 5.1% · Passing downs 7.7%	Not linked
Zach Mundell · WR CFBD athlete 5082118. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.2%	Pass 19.5% · Rush 3.7% 1st 5.8% · 2nd 5.8% · 3rd 8.0% Standard downs 4.4% · Passing downs 12.3%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 0 reported

No incoming transfers in this capture.

Outgoing · 2 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Josh Manecke · OT	James Madison	2026-01-14	2★ / 0.7900	Immediate
Trey Tremba · RB	Not reported	2025-12-29	— / —	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Army. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Jeff Monken · career 89–63 across 13 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 39 appointments

2014–present · Jeff Monken · active at capture
89–63 · 152 attributed games · 13 seasons
Hired 2013-12-24. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2009–2013 · Rich Ellerson
20–41 · 61 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2008-12-26. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2007–2008 · Stan Brock
6–18 · 24 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2007-01-29. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2004–2006 · Bobby Ross
9–25 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2003-12-09. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2003–2003 · John Mumford
0–7 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2003-10-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2000–2003 · Todd Berry
5–35 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 1999-12-16. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1991–1999 · Bob Sutton
44–55–1 · 100 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1983–1990 · Jim Young
51–39–1 · 91 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1980–1982 · Ed Cavanaugh
10–21–2 · 33 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1979–1979 · Lou Saban
2–8–1 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1974–1978 · Homer Smith
21–33–1 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1966–1973 · Thomas Cahill
40–39–2 · 81 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1965 · Paul Dietzel
21–18–1 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1959–1961 · Dale Hall
16–11–2 · 29 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1941–1958 · Red Blaik
121–33–10 · 164 attributed games · 18 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1938–1940 · William Wood
12–13–3 · 28 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1933–1937 · Gar Davidson
35–11–1 · 47 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1930–1932 · Ralph Sasse
25–5–2 · 32 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1926–1929 · Biff Jones
30–8–2 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1923–1925 · John McEwan
18–5–3 · 26 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1922–1922 · Charles Daly
8–0–2 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1919 · Charles Daly
6–3 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1917–1917 · Geoffrey Keyes
7–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1913–1916 · Charles Daly
31–4–1 · 36 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1912–1912 · Ernest Graves
5–3 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1911–1911 · Joseph Beacham
6–1–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1910 · Harry Nelly
15–5–2 · 22 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1906–1907 · Henry Smither
8–7–2 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1906–1906 · Ernest Graves
1–0 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1905 · Robert Boyers
11–6–1 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1903 · Edward King
6–2–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · Dennis Nolan
6–1–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1901–1901 · Leon Kromer
5–1–2 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1897–1900 · Herman Koehler
20–11–3 · 34 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1896–1896 · George Dyer
3–2–1 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1894–1895 · Harmon Graves
8–4 · 12 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1893–1893 · Laurie Bliss
4–5 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1892–1892 · Dennis Michie
3–1–1 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1891–1891 · Henry Williams
4–1–1 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Jeff Monken · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	1.2	4	181	—
2025 · Jeff Monken	7–6	4–4	1–0	0.8	-0.8	130	—
2024 · Jeff Monken	12–2	9–0	1–0	9.2	6.6	152	21
2023 · Jeff Monken	6–6	0–1	0–0	-4	-5.3	118	—
2022 · Jeff Monken	6–6	1–0	0–0	-1.5	-3.8	158	—
2021 · Jeff Monken	9–4	0–0	1–0	4.7	4.6	109	—
2020 · Jeff Monken	9–3	0–0	0–1	2.7	2.5	111	—
2019 · Jeff Monken	5–8	0–0	0–0	-2.1	-5.8	99	—
2018 · Jeff Monken	11–2	0–0	1–0	-1.5	9.5	117	—
2017 · Jeff Monken	10–3	0–0	1–0	-5.3	0.9	120	—
2016 · Jeff Monken	8–5	0–0	1–0	-9.9	-5.2	117	—
2015 · Jeff Monken	2–10	0–0	0–0	-21.7	-11.5	120	—

Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-24 04:05:04 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	5 / 138	97.1	121 / 138	12.4
Success rate	4 / 138	97.8	111 / 138	19.7
Explosiveness	117 / 138	15.3	127 / 138	8.0
Standard-down success	2 / 138	99.3	78 / 138	43.8
Passing-down success	65 / 138	53.3	129 / 138	6.6
Pass PPA	100 / 138	27.7	113 / 138	18.2
Rush PPA	1 / 138	100.0	131 / 138	5.1
Pass explosiveness	130 / 138	5.8	84 / 138	39.4
Rush explosiveness	16 / 138	89.1	133 / 138	3.6
Line yards	6 / 138	96.4	124 / 138	10.2
Second-level yards	34 / 138	75.9	120 / 138	13.1
Open-field yards	8 / 138	94.9	123 / 138	10.9
Stuff rate	3 / 138	98.5	117 / 138	15.3
Power success	3 / 138	98.5	138 / 138	0.0
Havoc	2 / 138	99.3	T125 / 138	8.8
Front-seven havoc	5 / 138	97.1	T132 / 138	3.6
DB havoc	T2 / 138	98.9	T73 / 138	46.7
Points / opportunity	T36 / 138	74.1	50 / 138	64.2
Average field position	41 / 138	70.8	30 / 138	78.8
Field-position expected points	48 / 138	65.7	33 / 138	76.6

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Cale Hellums · QBUsage 48.4% · Avg PPA 0.323 · Total 73.060

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.323	73.060	48.4%
Pass	0.023	1.614	92.2%
Rush	0.461	71.446	41.2%
1st down	-0.002	-0.115	35.9%
2nd down	0.214	15.377	46.2%
3rd down	0.599	39.527	75.0%
Standard downs	0.267	42.518	44.0%
Passing downs	0.456	30.543	63.2%

Godspower Nwawuihe · RBUsage 18.5% · Avg PPA 0.250 · Total 15.238

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.250	15.238	18.5%
Pass	1.872	3.744	4.3%
Rush	0.158	9.163	21.2%
1st down	0.014	0.530	25.0%
2nd down	0.533	10.652	18.3%
3rd down	0.667	2.001	5.1%
Standard downs	0.312	16.828	20.8%
Passing downs	-0.227	-1.589	10.0%

Samari Howard · WRUsage 11.1% · Avg PPA 0.501 · Total 26.069

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.501	26.069	11.1%
Pass	0.114	1.829	20.8%
Rush	0.673	24.239	9.6%
1st down	0.229	5.491	11.7%
2nd down	0.819	17.191	13.5%
3rd down	1.277	7.663	6.8%
Standard downs	0.465	17.218	10.2%
Passing downs	0.590	8.850	14.2%

Carson Smith · RBUsage 9.7% · Avg PPA 0.166 · Total 6.455

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.166	6.455	9.7%
Pass	2.472	2.472	1.5%
Rush	0.105	3.982	11.7%
1st down	-0.061	-1.520	14.1%
2nd down	0.629	6.293	7.4%
3rd down	0.420	1.682	5.3%
Standard downs	0.084	2.851	11.0%
Passing downs	0.721	3.604	5.4%

Stratton Fuller · WRUsage 8.3% · Avg PPA 0.958 · Total 5.747

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.958	5.747	8.3%
Pass	0.271	0.543	15.4%
Rush	1.301	5.205	7.0%
1st down	0.642	2.570	10.8%
2nd down	1.589	3.178	8.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.958	5.747	10.2%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Ethan Washington · QBUsage 6.9% · Avg PPA 0.362 · Total 1.809

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.362	1.809	6.9%
Pass	0.271	0.543	15.4%
Rush	0.422	1.266	5.3%
1st down	0.417	1.667	10.8%
2nd down	0.142	0.142	4.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.362	1.809	8.5%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Jake Rendina · RBUsage 6.4% · Avg PPA 0.223 · Total 6.686

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.223	6.686	6.4%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.223	6.686	8.0%
1st down	0.328	4.260	6.3%
2nd down	-0.169	-2.027	7.7%
3rd down	0.891	4.453	5.7%
Standard downs	0.295	7.962	7.5%
Passing downs	-0.425	-1.276	2.8%

Zach Mundell · WRUsage 6.2% · Avg PPA 0.678 · Total 19.664

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.678	19.664	6.2%
Pass	0.504	7.564	19.5%
Rush	0.864	12.100	3.7%
1st down	0.501	6.015	5.8%
2nd down	1.284	11.557	5.8%
3rd down	0.853	5.971	8.0%
Standard downs	0.487	7.799	4.4%
Passing downs	0.913	11.865	12.3%

Tre Benson III · WRUsage 5.6% · Avg PPA 0.268 · Total 1.072

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.268	1.072	5.6%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.268	1.072	7.0%
1st down	0.720	1.441	5.4%
2nd down	-0.184	-0.369	8.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.340	1.019	5.1%
Passing downs	0.053	0.053	7.7%

Bradyn Anderson · WRUsage 5.5% · Avg PPA 0.647 · Total 14.228

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.647	14.228	5.5%
Pass	0.418	7.937	25.3%
Rush	2.097	6.291	0.9%
1st down	0.483	3.384	3.9%
2nd down	-0.266	-1.860	5.2%
3rd down	0.695	3.475	6.6%
Standard downs	0.534	6.404	3.9%
Passing downs	0.782	7.824	10.4%

Bryson Luter · QBUsage 4.5% · Avg PPA 0.579 · Total 6.952

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.579	6.952	4.5%
Pass	-0.050	-0.099	5.7%
Rush	0.705	7.051	4.5%
1st down	0.864	6.049	6.0%
2nd down	-0.413	-1.238	3.3%
3rd down	1.070	2.141	4.1%
Standard downs	0.745	7.455	4.8%
Passing downs	-0.252	-0.503	3.4%

Demani Stewart · RBUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA -0.030 · Total -0.122

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.030	-0.122	2.9%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.030	-0.122	3.4%
1st down	0.256	0.512	3.1%
2nd down	-0.317	-0.634	4.3%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.030	-0.122	3.5%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Stroman Bridges · WRUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA -0.195 · Total -1.170

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.195	-1.170	2.3%
Pass	-0.247	-0.493	5.7%
Rush	-0.169	-0.677	1.8%
1st down	-0.221	-1.103	4.3%
2nd down	-0.068	-0.068	1.1%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.195	-1.170	2.9%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

David Clerk · WRUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA -0.016 · Total -0.062

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.016	-0.062	1.9%
Pass	-0.561	-1.122	4.5%
Rush	0.530	1.059	1.3%
1st down	-0.349	-0.349	1.0%
2nd down	0.095	0.286	4.3%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.016	-0.062	2.5%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Parker Poloskey · TEUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA 0.415 · Total 2.074

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.415	2.074	1.9%
Pass	0.415	2.074	8.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.415	2.074	4.3%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.415	2.074	2.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Tobi Olawole · WRUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA 0.574 · Total 2.872

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.574	2.872	1.9%
Pass	0.574	2.872	8.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.449	-0.449	0.9%
2nd down	0.830	3.320	4.5%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.449	-0.449	0.5%
Passing downs	0.830	3.320	5.6%

Aden Self · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA -0.340 · Total -0.681

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.340	-0.681	1.4%
Pass	-0.789	-0.789	2.6%
Rush	0.109	0.109	1.0%
1st down	0.109	0.109	1.5%
2nd down	-0.789	-0.789	2.1%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.109	0.109	0.9%
Passing downs	-0.789	-0.789	2.9%

Brady Mott · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA -0.708 · Total -2.125

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.708	-2.125	1.4%
Pass	-0.866	-0.866	2.0%
Rush	-0.630	-1.260	1.3%
1st down	-0.630	-1.260	2.1%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	-0.866	-0.866	2.8%
Standard downs	-0.630	-1.260	1.3%
Passing downs	-0.866	-0.866	2.1%

Kurt Thompson · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA -0.460 · Total -0.460

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.460	-0.460	1.4%
Pass	-0.460	-0.460	7.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.460	-0.460	4.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	—	0.000	0.0%
Passing downs	-0.460	-0.460	7.7%

Tex Brannan · TEUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA 0.337 · Total 0.337

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.337	0.337	1.4%
Pass	0.337	0.337	4.0%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.337	0.337	3.2%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.337	0.337	2.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Army sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Army metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.340	97th138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.514	98th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.143	15th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.116	28th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.394	100th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.211	12th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.437	20th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.384	8th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.124	9th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 75 attempts charted. Average depth of target 12.7 yards (97th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 3.7 per completion. Completion 58.7%, 7.0 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.10.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	59.7%	53.8%	+5.9	62 / 75
Defense allowed	63.9%	61.7%	+2.1	180 / 207

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Army.

Target mix by zone, Army offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Army passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	75	100%	12.7	3.7	58.7%	0.10	+5.9 pp	62
Passing defense	207	98%	8.3	5.5	62.8%	0.31	+2.1 pp	180

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	382	6.3	53.9%	0.43	3.50	1.20	2.10	10.1%	87.5%
Defense allowed	199	5.2	44.4%	0.24	3.30	1.20	1.70	13.9%	90.0%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	377 / 382	373	9	3	4	4	0	372 / 375 · 99.2%
Defense allowed	197 / 199	187	12	8	4	4	0	185 / 187 · 98.9%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +5.9 pp. 6 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Bryant	13	0	—	—	—	11.0	-0.03	57	10.0	0.88
W2	South Florida	11	11	90.9%	55.2%	+35.7 pp	10.7	0.44	51	4.3	0.11
W4	Temple	6	6	50.0%	53.1%	-3.1 pp	15.0	0.19	58	4.7	0.35
W5	Louisiana Tech	24	24	50.0%	51.4%	-1.4 pp	14.7	-0.00	46	5.9	0.41
W6	Tulane	6	6	50.0%	60.4%	-10.4 pp	8.0	-0.01	59	5.6	0.21
W7	Florida Atlantic	2	2	50.0%	49.2%	+0.8 pp	18.5	-0.70	60	8.1	0.67
W8	Tulsa	13	13	61.5%	54.9%	+6.6 pp	12.7	0.26	51	5.4	0.30

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

20 punts · 46.5 gross yards/punt · 41.1 net yards/punt

5 inside the 20 · 1 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 20/20 punts. Known net yards: 14/20 punts.

Our punt returns

11 returns · 10.5 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 1 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 11/11 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Tulsa	4	43.8	42.7	3/4
Week 7 · Florida Atlantic	1	32.0	32.0	1/1
Week 6 · Tulane	3	51.7	39.0	2/3
Week 5 · Louisiana Tech	3	49.3	38.0	1/3
Week 4 · Temple	4	43.8	42.8	4/4

Team style

Rating history