Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/51Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 51 inside-the-5 carries (3.9%).
Cade Barnard
Last confirmed: Army, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Seminole, TX
Cade Barnard: RB · Army · #40.
Cade Barnard
Third year in the Army backfield. On tape: 30 rushing yards and 2 tackles against Liberty, Week 13, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Army in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-10@ Georgia State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-35vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-21vs UConn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-10vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-28@ Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-20@ Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 56-70vs No. 16 Wake Forest | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-10vs Bucknell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-17vs Massachusetts | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-16@ Liberty | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 13-17vs Navy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2021
W 31-16
at Liberty
30 rush yds (7 car)
With Z. Harding — 47.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 4 inside the 20 · C. Anderson — 102 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.4
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Wake Forest · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Cade Barnard run for 4 yds to the WFrst 47 for a
- Week 15 · Navy · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Christian Anderson pass complete to Cade Barnard for 12 yds to the Navy 16 for a
- Week 8 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA −1.67Cade Barnard run for 1 yd to the WFrst 38 Cade Barnard fumbled, forced by Chase Jones, recovered by WFrst Chase Jones
- Week 4 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Cade Barnard run for 6 yds to the Army 45 for a
- Week 8 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.34Cade Barnard run for 6 yds to the Army 40 for a
- Week 1 · Missouri · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +1.08Cade Barnard run for 10 yds to the Misso 26
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.05Cade Barnard run for 2 yds to the Army 35 for a
- Week 13 · Liberty · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.95Cade Barnard run for 2 yds to the Army 36 for a
- Week 7 · Wisconsin · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.90Cade Barnard run for 1 yd to the Army 49
- Week 3 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.64Cade Barnard run for 2 yds to the Army 38
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 23-15 over that span.
2019Army5-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2020Army9-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2021Army9-4HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 12.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 11.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
12.8%
110 pass / 752 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
34 carries and 1 catch in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Army
- 2021 Army MonkenYear 4 · 11 games
- 2020 Army MonkenYear 3 · 8 games
- 2019 Army MonkenYear 2 · 5 games
- 2018 Army MonkenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Army in 2018 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,740 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Army in the 2018 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Army, 343 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 24 games over 3 seasons.
2018
- Signed with Army3-star out of Seminole
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.