Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/16Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Matt Giachinta
Last confirmed: Army, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Cold Spring, NY
Matt Giachinta: RB · Army · #40.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matt Giachinta
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent two seasons in the Army backfield. On tape: 95 rushing yards against Eastern Michigan, Week 4, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
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
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-37vs Fordham | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-22@ UConn | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-17vs Wake Forest | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-36@ Eastern Michigan | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Penn State | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-44vs Duke | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-14vs Bucknell | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-38@ Rice | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ Air Force | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34vs Tulane | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-31vs Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 15 | L 17-21@ No. 21 Navy | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 61 | 286 | 4.7 | 1 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2015
L 35-37
vs Fordham
10 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
With A. Bradshaw — 143 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 107 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.9 · A. Tardieu — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 44 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.89Matt Giachinta run for 34 yds to the EMich 23 for a
- Week 5 · Penn State · 1st and 25 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Matt Giachinta run for 16 yds to the PnSt 44
- Week 5 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.77Matt Giachinta run for 20 yds to the PnSt 45 for a
- Week 11 · Tulane · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Matt Giachinta run for 6 yds to the Army 45 for a
- Week 10 · Air Force · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Matt Giachinta run for 4 yds to the Army 35 for a
- Week 5 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.35Matt Giachinta run for 9 yds to the Army 39
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −1.09Matt Giachinta run for 1 yd to the Army 45
- Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Matt Giachinta run for 8 yds to the Army 44
- Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +1.02Matt Giachinta run for 10 yds to the Army 41
- Week 1 · Fordham · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.99Matt Giachinta run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 61 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%60 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds5%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
29 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
5 carries
1 of 4 (25%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 61 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy, slow tempo offenses — 6-18 over that span.
2014Army4-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2015Army2-10HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 17.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 35.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 33.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
15.0%
108 pass / 611 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
Team sack rate
11.4%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
61 carries and 1 catch in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Army
- 2015 Army MonkenYear 4 · 12 games
- 2014 Army MonkenYear 3 · 11 games
- 2013 Army EllersonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Army EllersonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Army, 438 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coaches2012–2013
Army
Coaching transition mid-career: Rich Ellerson → Jeff Monken. Worth noting in scheme + development context.