After a disappointing 34-7 loss to Navy, Army has reportedly parted ways with head coach Rich Ellerson. Ellerson was 20-41 at Army, including 0-5 against Navy.
The firing comes one day after Army lost 34-7 to Navy, the Black Knights' 12th straight loss in the lopsided series.
Pete Thamel of Sports
Illustrated had the news:
The loss marked Army’s 12th
straight defeat at the hands of Navy, their biggest rival, and brought the end
of an unsuccessful term by Coach Ellerson.
Army Director of Athletics Boo
Corrigan briefly spoke about the decision (via goarmysports.com):
Ellerson came to the Black Knights
after stints with Southern Utah and Cal Poly.
After amassing a 60-41 record at those two schools, however, Ellerson only
managed a 20-40 record with Army.
The Black Knights won seven games
in the 2010 season and won the Armed Forces Bowl that year, but Army has gone
8-27 in the last three years and won only three games this season.
Ellerson’s successor is likely to
have some ties to Army football, and Thamel mentions Ohio State co-offensive
coordinator Ed Warinner, New York Jets special teams coach Ben Kotwica and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan as a few names with
West Point connections to keep an eye on.
Whoever replaces Ellerson will have
his work cut out for him, as Army’s last winning season prior to Ellerson’s
2010 campaign was in 1996 under head coach Bob Sutton.
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