Army
Jeff Monken
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Army Black Knights head coach Jeff Monken  speaks to  his  players in the locker room after beating Duke in November. (Photo: Danny Wild  USA TODAY Sports)
“It’s a great memory for our program ” Army head coach Jeff Monken said. “It’s different maybe from any other game. There is such a great sense of pride in winning this game.“
It might have taken a coach with  Monken ’s background to reverse Army’s nearly 20-year run among the weakest programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision  which saw the Cadets cycle through five different head coaches and nearly as many failed offensive schemes. While Army struggled   Monken  was learning the option offense from the source: Beginning at Georgia Southern in 1997  he spent more than a decade as an assistant under current Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson — including six seasons as the running backs coach at Navy.
"CLOSE USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg discusses the upcoming game between the two rivals.  USA TODAY Sports
[TGT] speaks to  [TGT]  players in the locker room after beating Duke in November. (Photo: Danny Wild  USA TODAY Sports)
“It’s a great memory for our program ” [TGT] said. “It’s different maybe from any other game. There is such a great sense of pride in winning this game.“
It might have taken a coach with  [TGT] ’s background to reverse Army’s nearly 20-year run among the weakest programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision  which saw the Cadets cycle through five different head coaches and nearly as many failed offensive schemes. While Army struggled   Monken  was learning the option offense from the source: Beginning at Georgia Southern in 1997  he spent more than a decade as an assistant under current Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson — including six seasons as the running backs coach at Navy."