College Football
#72

Army Black Knights

American Athletic · 4-2

Michie Stadium · 38,000 seats

Army Black Knights rank #72 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.024 points per play (Elo 1611), a 4-2 record in the American Athletic, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.024
#72 in FBS
Offense
+0.040
higher is better
Defense
+0.017
lower is better
SOS
+0.006
mean opp. rating
Elo
1611
Off EPA/play
+0.085
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.009
lower is better
Off success
+0.045
Def success
+0.007
Off explosive
+0.000
Def explosive
+0.007
Rush EPA
+0.120
offense
Pass EPA
-0.067
offense
Pts / drive
3.30
8.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.65
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Army's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.029

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.020

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.049

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production80%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-2.71σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-1.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.02-0.03Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsBryantW 59–3———
2vsSouth FloridaL 24–28———
4@TempleW 21–17———
5@Louisiana TechL 29–31———
6vsTulaneW 20–17———
7vsFlorida AtlanticW 56–24———
8@TulsaOct 24———
9@MemphisNov 1———
10vsAir ForceNov 8———
12vsEast CarolinaNov 21———
13@RiceNov 28———
15NNavyDec 12———