Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (3.7%).

South Florida · L 24-28
No carries.
Memphis · L 22-49
No carries.
Smith has carries in 6 of Army’s 8 games: none against South Florida and Memphis.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Carson Smith
Third year in the Army backfield. One game to point at: 63 rushing yards against Temple — Week 4, 2026.
169 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 40 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (3.7%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Tulsa on Oct. 23: 2 carries for 10 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 40 carries for 169 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Temple | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulane | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-24vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35@ Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 169 | 4.2 | 1 | 14 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-3
vs Bryant
17 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Bryant.
With S. Howard — 63 rush yds (4 car) · 3 rec · 52 yds · C. Hellums — 87 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 59 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
377th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
50%38 carriesGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 40 carries · 3% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 24-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 25.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 31.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 31.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
16.6%
85 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #30 of 37 American Athletic RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.