2009 Army Black Knights football team

2009 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Navy			–			10	–	4
Notre Dame			–			6	–	6
Army			–			5	–	7

As of December 31, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy (USMA or "West Point") in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2009 season. Army competed as an Independent, with no conference affiliation and were led by Rich Ellerson. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 5–7.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 27–14	14,499^[1]
September 12	12:00 pm	Duke	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSCS	L 19–35	25,698^[2]
September 19	12:00 noon	Ball State	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 24–17	25,646^[3]
September 26	7:00 pm	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		L 10–31	50,532^[4]
October 3	12:00 pm	Tulane	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSCS	L 16–17	26,076^[5]
October 10	12:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 16–13 ^OT	34,357^[6]
October 17	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 13–27	14,275^[7]
October 23	8:00 pm	Rutgers	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ESPN2	L 10–27	24,098^[8]
November 7	3:30 pm	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSCS	L 7–35	46,212^[9]
November 14	12:00 pm	VMI	Michie Stadium • West Point, New York	CBSCS	W 22-17	32,109^[10]
November 21	4:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field • Denton, TX		W 17-13	23,647^[11]
December 12	2:30 pm	vs. Navy	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 3-17	69,541^[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

The coaching staff for the 2009 season were as follows:

Rich Ellerson, new Army head coach for 2009

Name	Position
Rich Ellerson	Head Coach
Gene McKeehan	Associate Head Coach/Offensive Guards and Centers
Ian Shields	Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks
Payam Saadat	Co-Defensive Coord./Linebackers
Chris Smeland	Co-Defensive Coord./Safeties
John Brock	Rover/B-Squad Coach/Dir. Player Personnel
Tony Coaxum	Cornerbacks
Andy Guyader	Wide Receivers
Capt. Clarence Holmes	Defensive Tackles
Robert Lyles	Whips
Lt. Col. Bill Lynch	Dir. of Football Operations
John Mumford	Defensive Ends
Joe Ross	Fullbacks/Special Teams Asst.
Scott Swanson	Strength/Conditioning Coach
Bill Tripp	Offensive Tackles
Tucker Waugh	Recruiting Coord./Slot Backs
Brett Gerch	Head Football Strength Coach

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	6	7	0	14	27
Eastern Michigan Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Army Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ball State Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17
Army Black Knights	7	10	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Iowa State Cyclones	3	14	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	10	0	0	6	16
Tulane Green Wave	0	7	0	10	17

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	0	3	10	0	13
Army Black Knights	0	3	0	10	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	0	3	10	0	13
Temple Owls	7	6	0	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	17	0	3	7	27
Army Black Knights	3	0	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army Black Knights	7	0	0	0	7
Air Force Falcons	7	0	14	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI Keydets	0	0	10	7	17
Army Black Knights	7	3	6	6	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas Mean Green	7	0	0	6	13
Army Black Knights	0	3	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy Midshipmen	0	0	10	7	17
Army Black Knights	3	0	0	0	3

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; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture & lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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

National championship seasons in bold

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