Monday Morning Quarterback Report

The following analysis is provided by Jim Morrision ('59) who was a wide receiver on the undefeated Army Football Team led by Pete Dawkins.  Charlie Shaw ('62) was kind enough to forward this to us.

AF 14, ARMY 17:  MONDAY AM QB REPORT

Please pardon the tardiness.  I attended the AF game for our ’58 Undefeated Team’s 60^th Reunion and traveled all day Sunday, arriving home late Sunday night. Hence the Tuesday AM QB Report.

Independent Army (7-2, Sagarin # 45) defeated Mtn. West Air Force    (3-6, Sagarin #76) 17-14 in a hard-fought game on a cool, sunny, and windy day at Michie in front  of an announced sell-out crowd (although there were some empty seats , possible due to the rain before KO).

With the win, Army retained the CIC Trophy in back-to-back seasons (for the first time ever), regardless of what happens vs. Navy.  FYI, the current holder retains the trophy in case of 3-way ties. Since AF defeated Navy 35-7 earlier, Army will keep it for another year.  HOOAH!

It was Army’s 5th straight win and 11^th straight win at Michie.  Seven of those 11 wins have been by 7 points or less, many decided in the last minute (and even the last play!). Army feature writer John Feinstein named the current team the Michie Miracles.   For us elderly (80+ years), a better term may be the Cardiac Cadets.  Probably costing us Old Farts a few precious years.

Army dominated the First Half, limiting the AF O to just 3 possessions and gaining 164 yards TO vs. AF’s 105 yards, but AF changed QBs (after an Army INT on the Goal line just before the Half) to start the 2^nd Half, sparking their O.  Army’s O stalled in the 2^nd Half with just one long Drive which was held to a FG. 

The AF O out-gained Army 201 yards to 92 yards in the 2^nd Half.  The AF O also out-scored Army 14-3 in the 2^nd Half. That’s the 3^rd straight game Army has been out-scored in the 2^nd Half by a combined score of 50-31. Army is holding on for the wins thanks to the Army D and FGs by K Abercrombie.

Army is 13-0 over the last three years under HC when not having a turnover.

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Army routs Eastern Michigan Becoming Bowl Eligible

Army routs Eastern Michigan, clinches bowl eligibility for third straight season

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- After battling through a 2-10 season as a freshman, Jordan Asberry knows the depth of where the Army football program was when coach Jeff Monken took over in 2014.

Now bowl eligible after Saturday's rainy 37-22 win at Eastern Michigan, the senior running back should close his career in the postseason for a third straight year -- a first for the Black Knights.

"Coach Monken and the staff have turned this program around," said Asberry, who caught a touchdown and ran for another. "We worked real hard, but we didn't really see the fruit of our labor [in 2015].

"That sets the stage for finishing this year strong, but also the next season for the guys that are going to be playing next year."

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