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GAME 1 GOARMYWESTPOINT.COM // TWITTER @ARMYWP_FOOTBALL // INSTAGRAM @ARMYWP_FOOTBALL HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION aRmy WEST PoINt FoRDham RAMS TELEVISION: CBS Sports Network BLaCk kNIGHTS Play-by-Play: Ben Holden; Color Analyst: Jay Feely; (0-0) (0-0, 0-0 PL) Sideline: John Schriffen 9.1.17 // WEST POINT, N.Y. // MICHIE STADIUM // 6:00 P.M. RADIO: Army Sports Network 90-minute “Army Football Tailgate Show” FRIDay night uNDer the lights begins at 4:00 p.m. Play-by-Play: Rich DeMarco; Color Analyst: Dean Darling; • Army enters the 2017 season after its most successful campaign in over two decades, in 2016, and hosts Sideline: Tony Morino Program Host: Joe Beckerle Fordham at Michie Stadium on Friday night. Flagship: WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.); WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.) • The contest will air live on CBS Sports Network; the game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network Affiliates: through the TuneIn app or goarmywestpoint.com. City Call Letters Freq. Abilene, KS (Ft. Riley) KABI 1560 AM Albany, NY WINU 104.9 FM the oPeNINg kICkoFF Albany, NY WENU 1410 AM • The Black Knights are coming off an 8-5 season a year ago, which was the highest win total for an Army Colorado Springs, Colo. KCEG 780 AM team since the 1996 season. Dothan, AL (Ft. Rucker) WAGF 101.3 FM Fayetteville, NC (Ft. Bragg) WFBX 1450 AM • Army defeated its arch-rival Navy for the first time since 2001 in a thrilling Army-Navy Game, presented Fayetteville, NC (Ft. Bragg) WFBX 92.5 FM by USAA, and downed North Texas in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. Florence, NJ WIFI 1460 AM • Head Coach Jeff Monken begins his fourth season at the helm and is looking for his third season opening Huntsville, AL (Redstone) WZZN 97.7 FM Kempner, TX (Ft. Hood) KOOV 106.9 FM win leading the Black Knights. Kingston, NY WBPM 92.9 FM • Monken is 2-1 in openers with the victory coming in his first game as Army’s head coach in 2014 against Kingston, NY WGHQ 920 AM Buffalo. Lawton, OK (Ft. Sill) KXCA 1380 AM New York City, NY WMCA 570 AM • Army is 96-28-3 all-time when kicking off a season and has won three of its last four openers. Watertown, NY (Ft. Drum) WBLH 92.5 FM • The Black Knights last opened at home against Fordham in 2015 and the Rams defeated Army in a Watertown, NY (Ft. Drum) WBLH 104.5 FM shootout, 37-35. Waynesville, MO (Ft. Leonard Wood) KIIK 1400 AM • Army returns most of its offensive unit with quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw back for his final year. MOBILE: TuneIn App: Search “Army Black Knights Sports Network” ARMY’S IMPACT PLAYERS INTERNET STREAMING RUSHING The entire audio broadcast will be streamed live at Pos. # Name att. Net avg. tD LoNg avg./gm GoArmyWestPoint.com through Knight Vision. Subscrip- tion fees apply. Qb 17 A. Bradshaw 184 824 4.5 8 65 68.7 RB 40 A. Davidson 190 961 5.1 12 45 73.9 TWITTER: @ArmyWP_Football 33 D. Woolfolk 109 600 5.5 8 42 54.5 PASSING Pos. # Name ComP. att. INt. yDs tD ComP% LoNg avg./gm MEDIA INFORMATION Qb 17 A. Bradshaw 40 91 9 703 4 .432 43 58.6 Primary Football Contact ....................Matt Faulkner receiving Office Phone ............................(845) 938-6871 Pos. # Name REc. Yds tD LoNg AVG. AVG./GM Cell Phone ................................(845) 905-6591 WR 81 J. Ejekam 9 110 1 33 12.2 8.5 Email [email protected] 3 J. Asberry 5 100 1 59 20.0 7.7 Secondary Football Contact ...................Kat Castner Office Phone ............................(845) 938-7197 DeFeNse Cell Phone ................................(845) 764-0198 Pos. # Name soLo asst tt tFL-yDs saCks-yDs INt FF Email ..................... [email protected] LB 21 A. Aukerman 35 24 59 15.0-56 7.5-45 0 0 Web Site ..............................GoArmyWestPoint.com 56 K. Brinson 24 21 45 7.5-27 4.0-17 2 1 Football Twitter ........................@ArmyWP_Football DB 8 R. England 28 25 53 4.0-7 0.0-0 2 1 Athletics Twitter ...................... @GoArmyWestPoint 23 E. Riley 35 12 47 0.5-1 0.0-0 3 0 Football Instagram ....................@ArmyWP_Football Athletics Instagram .................. @GoArmyWestPoint Athletics Snapchat ........................ goarmywestpoint ARMY’S RETURNING STARTERS DeFeNse (7) ARMY QUICK HITS Alex Aukerman (LB); John Voit (DE); Kenneth Brinson (LB); Rhyan England (FS); Elijah Riley (BC); Andrew McLean (DL); Jaylon McClinton (BS) Head Coach ........................................... Jeff Monken Twitter .......................................@CoachJeffMonken oFFeNse (10) Alma Mater.............................................. Millikin ’91 Mike Houghton (OL); Ahmad Bradshaw (QB); John Trainor (RB); Jordan Asberry (RB); Kell Walker (RB); Record At Army .......................... 14-23 (4th Season) Andy Davidson (RB); Darnell Woolfolk (RB); Bryce Holland (OL); Brett Toth (OL); Quinton Parker (TE). Career Record ............................. 50-39 (8th Season) sPeCIaL TEAMS (3) Army All-Time Record .... 671-513-51 (127th Season) Nick Schrage (P); Blake Wilson (K); Scott Flanick (LS) First Season Of Football ....................................1890 GOARMYWESTPOINT.COM // @ARMYWP_FOOTBALL // @coacHJEFFMONKEN 2017 ARMY GAME NOTES ON THE SIDELINES aRmy-FoRDham seRIES HISTORy FORDHAM WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE • This will be the sixth all-time meeting between Army and Fordham and the first since the 2015 season opener Monday 4:00 p.m.: Practice. Requested play- at Michie Stadium. • The Black Knights hold a 4-1 series advantage since the ers will be available for interviews following first meeting in 1891. practice • In the last meeting, the Rams won their first game versus the Black Knights with a 37-35 win at Michie Tuesday 1 p.m.: Jeff Monken weekly press Stadium in the season opener in 2015. Jeff MoNkeN Jay BatemaN David CoRLey conference, Nowak Auditorium, West Point, Head Coach D. Coordinator Wide Outs N.Y. ABOUT THE RAMS • Fordham enters the 2017 season after an 8-3 season a year ago. Tuesday 4:00 p.m.: Practice. Requested play- • The Rams have two familiar faces that were on the field ers will be available for interviews following in 2015 in running back Chase Edmonds and quarterback practice Kevin Anderson. • Edmonds comes into the season as a consensus first Wednesday 1:00-2:00 p.m.: Coach Jeff team All-American in 2016. kevin CoRLess Sean SatURNIO TODD SPENCER Monken available by appointment only Inside LBs Special Teams offensive Line • Edmonds has rushed for over 1,600 yards in each of his past three seasons and ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns in the 2015 meeting with Army at Michie Wednesday 4:00 p.m.: Practice. Requested Stadium. players will be available for interviews fol- • Anderson completed 15 passes for 322 yards in that lowing practice same game and has thrown for 59 touchdowns in his ca- reer. Wednesday 7:00 p.m.: This Week in Army • Austin Longi was the leading receiver in 2016 with 774 yards on 59 catches. He is back for his junior season. Football Radio Show, Firstie Club. mIke vItI MitcH WARE CHAD Wilt Fullbacks Quarterbacks Defensive Line NEW COACHES Thursday No player or coach interviews will • Monken has welcomed a few new faces to the staff be granted this year with a couple having ties to the program in the IN THE BOOTH past. Friday 6:00 p.m.: Fordham at Army, CBSSN • David Corley has taken over the wide receiver position after spending time at UConn and his alma mater William & Mary. held by the 1945 national championship team. • Todd Spencer, who is back on staff as an assistant coach • The Black Knights were able to eclipse that mark with in charge of the offensive line, returns after being on six rushing touchdowns in their Heart of Dallas Bowl Monken’s staff in 2014. victory. • Josh Christian-Young was promoted from a quality con- • Army finished the year fourth in the nation in rushing BRENT Davis Josh ChRIstIaN-youNg DaRyL DIXoN trol coach to an assistant coach with the cornerbacks and touchdown. o. Coordinator Cornerbacks Outside LBs enters his third season on the coaching staff. • The Black Knights saw 14 different players reach the end zone last year with Andy Davidson as the team TEAM CAPTAINS leader with 12 after two scores against Navy and Morgan • The Black Knights have announced John Voit and Ahmad State in two of the final three contests of the season. Bradshaw as team captains for the 2017 season. • The duo was selected by their teammates to lead the FeINSTEIN’s FINDINgs team into the 2017 season. • New York Times bestselling author, John Feinstein, will • Bradshaw and Voit will be alongside game captains for report on the Black Knights after each football game JOHN LOOSE tuCker Waugh AAiron Savage each contest for the 2017 season. during the 2016 season. safeties Slotbacks QC: Defense • The weekly report will be posted to GoArmyWestPoint. SCORING AT WILL com the following day after each battle on the gridiron. • The Black Knights enjoyed one of their most successful • Feinstein is the author of 35 books, including the two seasons on the scoreboard in 2016, averaging almost 30 best-selling sports books of all time: “A Season on The points a game and being able to score 60 or more points Brink,” and “A Good Walk Spoiled,” both No. 1 New York three times. Times bestsellers. • Army broke the single-season team rushing touchdown • In addition to his books, John also works for the Wash- record with 46 last year; 43 of those touchdowns were ington Post, The Golf Channel, Golf Digest, Sirius XM, Pat tResey scored by players that will be suiting up this season. CBS Sports Radio and Comcast Sportsnet. He has been QC: offense • The previous record of 45 touchdowns in a season was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame; the SUPPORT STAFF 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date opponent stadium tv att.