Jeff Monken speaker for November 23
Jeff Monken heads into his seventh season at the helm of Army West Point football in 2020 after being named the 37th individual head coach in program history on Dec. 24, 2013.
Monken shows a 76-52 career record as a head coach and a 40-36 mark at Army. The Black Knights have enjoyed success over the past several seasons with a .654 winning percentage, including back-to-back wins over Air Force in 2017 and 2018, three-straight wins over Navy (2016, 2017, 2018) and three consecutive bowl-game victories (2016, 2017, 2018).
The 2019 season featured five wins for the Black Knights which was ranked amongst the best in the nation once again. Since the start of the 2016 season, Army is averaging a nation’s best 327.8 yards per game on the ground. The Blacks Knights own the best third down conversion rate dating back to the 2010 season, converting 813-of-1,711 third downs (47.5 percent).
Army averaged 297.2 rushing yards per game (3rd nationally) in 2019 and had 3,863 net rushing yards total (3rd). The Black Knights’ 45 rushing scores were tied for second in the nation, while their 5.2 yards per rush was 17th. The Cadets had three plays go for 80 or more yards (all touchdowns) in 2019, which finished tied for the nation’s lead.
Army had 19 rushes of 30 or more yards this season, good for a tie for sixth in the nation. It finished tied for 12th in 40-plus rushes (9), 13th in 10-plus yard rushes (93), and tied for 17th in 20-plus (28). The Black Knights were fifth nationally in passing defense (178.9), tied for 27th in fumble recoveries (10), 27th in first downs allowed (234) and 30th in total defense (342.3).
West Point was eighth nationally in fewest penalty yards per game (38.2) and 12th in fewest penalties per game (4.6). Army is now 17-2 in its last 19 games played at Michie Stadium dating back to the 2016 season. This 2019 season marked Army’s fourth consecutive winning season at home. The Cadets’ 3,863 yards on the ground this season is good for sixth in program history. Since taking over as head coach in 2014, Monken and his teams own four of the top six single season rushing marks in program history.
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