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Army

Conference
American Athletic
Lead Counsel
Jeff Monken
Home Venue
Michie Stadium
Verdict Rank
No. 119
Verdict Score
29.0
0–100 case score
The Case Line
The record test

The record will tell the truth

No. 119 in team strength, No. 120 in projected wins, which is the same team twice. No argument to make.

Team strength
No. 119
Projected wins
No. 120
Gap
1 spots
The case in sixPreseason evidence · projected strength and schedule, not earned results
  1. 01Why are they here?

    Building a case

    Army opens at No. 119, near the foot of the national field, and No. 11 in the American. In the preseason that placement comes down to one thing: how good the roster projects to be.

    0.3 behind No. 118 Bowling Green0.4 clear of No. 120 Navy
  2. 02What's helping them?

    • Developing Team Strength29.0

      How good the team actually is — talent, roster and returning production.

    03What's hurting them?

    • The case awaits its first evidence

      What they have actually done — who they beat, who beat them, and how good those teams were.

  3. 04What would change Verdict's mind?

    Army is 0.3 Verdict points behind No. 118 Bowling Green — that's the gap to close.

    • Start playing to begin earning a résumé
    • Beat a quality opponent to log a Statement Win
    • String together dominant wins for Game Control
  4. 05Where are they headed?

    Earned So Far
    1-0
    1 of 12 games complete
    Projected Finish
    5-7
    25% likeliest outcome
    Expected Wins
    4.7
    Bowl Odds
    30%
    Playoff Odds
    <1%
    90% Range
    2-10 to 7-5

    On paper favored in 2 of the 11 still to play; with 6 games balanced on a knife edge the single likeliest finish is 5-7 (26%).

    Schedule value · projected
  5. 06What's next?

    vs South Florida
    Week 2 · Home · Verdict win probability 14%

    Until this game is played the case is built on projected strength and schedule — this is the first real evidence on the board. Verdict has them at 14%, which makes a win the strongest evidence available this early.

    Test the matchup
How they play versus what the résumé shows awaits game evidence · Evidence 17% complete · 1 of 6 categories active
The people on the field

Who carries this case

Cale Hellums is back at QB after 694 passing yards and 1,215 rushing yards (4 TD, 3 INT). Noah Short (438 receiving yards), Andon Thomas (112 tackles) and Eric Ford (4.5 sacks) are gone.

Army's 2025 statistical leaders, and whether they are still here. Recorded production only — Verdict does not grade a player.

Back for 2026
Cale HellumsQB
Leading passer·694 passing yards (4 TD, 3 INT)
Cale HellumsQB
Leading rusher·1,215 rushing yards (18 TD)
Gone from 2025
Noah ShortWR
Leading receiver·438 receiving yards (32 rec, 2 TD)
Andon ThomasLB
Leading tackler·112 tackles (4 TFL, 0.5 sacks)
Eric FordLB
Sack leader·4.5 sacks

Source: public roster and 2025 player statistics · production is a record, not a projection

The offseason record

What changed before a snap

Last time out: 6-6, scoring 269 and allowing 265, ahead by 0.3 a game on average.2025

What it cost them
  • Gone to James Madison: a 0.79-rated OT, the highest-rated name to leave.2026 transfer portal

Real game evidence switches on the moment these teams actually play.· Data: CollegeFootballData API

AVGS

Statistical Record

No completed games for Army at this point in the season.

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The season ahead

The games that decide this case

The slate runs 12 games, none of them against the top 25. 6 of them are at home. Week 4 is where the travel bites — 2 in a row on the road.

  1. Week 2 is #32 USF, at home.
  2. Week 9 at #54 Memphis is the road test.
  3. Week 6 is #55 Tulane, at home.
  4. They start Week 1 at home against Bryant.
  5. They finish Week 15 at a neutral site against Navy.
The full schedule on The Docket
The rivalries
Navy

America's Game — the most storied rivalry in the sport.

Head-to-head: every argument
Air Force

For the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.

Head-to-head: every argument
The Evidence

What this case is built on

Case Intelligence

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The arguments about Army

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Baseline established — No. 119. Every move from here is logged with its previous rank, its new rank and the evidence event that caused it. A case never moves without a traceable reason.

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