Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11/113rd/4th & short
14/39Inside-5 share
11 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 14 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (35.9%).
Sandon McCoy
Sandon McCoy: RB · Army · #3.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sandon McCoy
Wears you down at the goal line. Fourth year in the Army backfield. A game that shows it: 50 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Middle Tennessee — Week 1, 2020.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Army in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-0vs Middle Tennessee | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 3 | 6 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 37-7vs UL Monroe | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 14 Cincinnati | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-23vs Abilene Christian | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-16@ UTSA | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-3vs Mercer | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 3 | 5 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | L 12-38@ Tulane | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-27vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Wk 15 | W 15-0vs Navy | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 16 | W 10-7vs Air Force | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 78 | 250 | 3.2 | 10 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2020
W 49-3
vs Mercer
19 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Mercer.
With T. Robinson — 1 rec · 53 yds · 1 TD · 27 rush yds (5 car) · Z. Harding — 56 yards per punt · 1 punts · 56 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Quinn Maretzki KICK)
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
- Week 8 · Mercer · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Sandon McCoy run for 7 yds to the LaMon 33 for a
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.91Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Mercer · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
- Week 5 · Abilene Christian · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the AblCh 1 for a
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)
- Week 7 · UTSA · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.34Sandon McCoy run for 5 yds to the Army 38 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
86 of 86 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%78 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds8%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds57%of carries
49 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
29 carries
Explosive
10+ yds1%of carries
1 carry
11 of 11 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 10 of 14 (71%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.1 yds/carry on 86 carries · 1% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 35-16 over that span.
2017Army10-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2018Army11-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2019Army5-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2020Army9-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 30.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Road3g | 18.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 33.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 16.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
9.7%
76 pass / 704 run
Plays / game
70.9
11 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
Heisman model top 25
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2020.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Army
- 2020 Army MonkenYear 4 · 10 games
- 2019 Army MonkenYear 3 · 13 games
- 2018 Army MonkenYear 2 · 8 games
- 2017 Army MonkenYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Army, 955 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Army
Played every college season under Jeff Monken.