# 2012 Army Black Knights football team

The 2012 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 2–10.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | NBCSN | L 7–42 | 30,799 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 40–41 | 30,176 |
| September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN | L 37–49 | 30,207 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Stony Brook | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 3–23 | 31,006 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 34–31 | 39,492 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 17–31 | 30,022 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | L 38–48 | 4,252 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Ball State | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 22–30 | 30,010 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Air Force | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 41–21 | 37,707 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPNU | L 7–28 | 43,250 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 32–63 | 27,019 |
| December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 13–17 | 69,607 |
| Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 8, 2012
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 F • Wind: NW 6 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 30,799
* Referee: Daniel Romero
* TV announcers (NBCSN): Paul Burmeister (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (color) & Anthony Herron (sideline)
* ESPN - San Diego St. 42, Army 7 /// Box Score, Army at San Diego State
Game information :
First Quarter
(12:10) SDSU TD: Walter Kazee 4-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:50
(02:17) SDSU TD: Adam Dingwell 7-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:26
Second Quarter
(08:10) SDSU TD: Walter Kazee 22-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05
Third Quarter
(08:27) SDSU TD: Adam Muema 1-yard rush (Chance Marden kick); 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:39
(07:44) SDSU TD: Chad Young 8-yard pass from Ryan Katz (Chance Marden kick); 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:31
(05:54) ARMY TD: Terry Baggett 10-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50
(05:42) SDSU TD: Colin Lockett 96-yard kickoff return (Chance Marden kick)
Fourth Quarter
no scoring
Passing
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 3/8, 50 yds, 2 INT
SDSU – Ryan Katz: 14/21, 215 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
ARMY – Raymond Maples: 19 att, 107 yds
SDSU – Adam Muema: 15 att, 98 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
ARMY – Raymond Maples: 1 rec, 23 yds
SDSU – Ezell Ruffin: 5 rec, 132 yds :

### Northern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
* Date: September 15, 2012
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 67 F • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 30,176
* Referee: J. Magallanes
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Brad Strimel (sideline)
* ESPN - N. Illinois 41, Army 40 /// Box Score, Northern Illinois at Army
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:25) ARMY TD: Raymond Maples 22-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35
(07:22) NIU TD: Tim Semisch 2-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:55
(00:23) NIU TD: Jordan Lynch 88-yard rush (Mathew Sims kick); 4 plays, 98 yards, 1:19
Second Quarter
(08:55) NIU TD: Tommylee Lewis 23-yard rush (Mathew Sims kick); 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52
(04:16) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 3-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick failed); 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29
(03:40) NIU TD: Tommylee Lewis 69-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:36
(00:12) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 13-yard rush (Raymond Maples rush failed); 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:22
Third Quarter
(09:53) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 25-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:47
(02:23) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 4-yard rush (Patrick Laird pass from Trent Steelman); 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:05
Fourth Quarter
(13:25) NIU TD: Martel Moore 31-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick); 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:05
(08:55) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 15-yard rush (Larry Dixon rush failed); 1 play, 15 yards, 0:06
(04:29) NIU TD: Martel Moore 8-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Jordan Lynch pass failed); 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:19
Passing
NIU – Jordan Lynch: 18/27, 342 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 1/3, 8 yds
Rushing
NIU – Jordan Lynch: 13 att, 125 yds, 1 TD
ARMY – Raymond Maples: 23 att, 159 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
NIU – Martel Moore: 7 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD
ARMY – Scott Williams: 1 rec, 8 yds :

### At Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 13 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* Date: September 22, 2012
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 F • Wind: SW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,207
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (ACCN): Steve Martin (Play-by-play), Dave Archer (color) & Mike Hogewood (sideline)
* ESPN - Wake racks up 517 total yards, outlasts Army /// Box Score, Army at Wake Forest
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:40) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 2-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick blocked); 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20
(07:34) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 4-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:00
(04:23) ARMY TD: Larry Dixon 12-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:11
(00:51) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 41-yard pass from Tanner Price (Jimmy Newman kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32
Second Quarter
(11:41) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 1-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:05
(04:29) WF TD: Michael Campanaro 7-yard pass from Tanner Price (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:05
(00:00) ARMY FG: Daniel Grochowski 21-yard field goal; 15 plays, 63 yards, 4:24
Third Quarter
(12:05) WF TD: Josh Harris 19-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55
(10:14) WF TD: Deandre Martin 10-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:09
(06:31) ARMY TD: Trent Steelman 2-yard rush (Daniel Grochowski kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43
(05:19) WF TD: Josh Harris 63-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12
(02:07) ARMY TD: Raymond Maples 13-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Daniel Grochowski kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:12
Fourth Quarter
(02:50) WF TD: Deandre Martin 37-yard rush (Jimmy Newman kick); 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:00
Passing
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 3/4, 77 yds, 1 TD
WF - Tanner Price: 15/24, 221 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
ARMY – Raymond Maples: 15 att, 140 yds
WF - Josh Harris: 12 att, 129 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
ARMY – Chevaughn Lawrence: 1 rec, 45 yds
WF - Michael Campanaro: 12 rec, 153 yds, 2 TD :

### Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 (FCS) Seawolves | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
* Date: September 29, 2012
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 F • Wind: - • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 31,006
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Cadet Linc Bradham (sideline)
* ESPN - Stony Brook 23, Army 3 /// Box Score, #18 (FCS) Stony Brook at Army
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:18) SBU TD: Miguel Maysonet 49-yard rush (Wesley Skiffington kick); 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:45
Second Quarter
(12:44) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 27-yard field goal; 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:18
(00:00) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 44-yard field goal; 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:52
Third Quarter
(06:37) SBU TD: Miguel Maysonet 1-yard rush (Wesley Skiffington kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:23
(02:35) ARMY FG: Daniel Grochowski 39-yard field goal; 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:54
Fourth Quarter
(12:16) SBU FG: Wesley Skiffington 25-yard field goal; 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:19
Passing
SBU – Kyle Essington: 11/15, 151 yds
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 4/9, 57 yds
Rushing
SBU – Miguel Maysonet: 32 att, 220 yds, 2 TD
ARMY – Trent Steelman: 17 att, 89 yds
Receiving
SBU – Kevin Norrell: 7 rec, 95 yds
ARMY – Patrick Laird: 2 rec, 40 yds :

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Black Knights | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 48 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 41 |

### At Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 |

### Vs. Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

## Roster

* PK Eric Osteen
* QB Trent Steelman