NCAAF Game Recap - Colgate at Army
Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:00 PM EST

Cit
17
Bama
50
F
Duke
6
Clem
35
F
Syr
3
ND
36
F
Ind
20
Mich
31
F
UMass
27
UGA
66
F
Kans
40
Okla
55
F
WVU
41
OkSt
45
F
Ariz
28
WaSt
69
F
OSU
52
MD
51
F OT
Rice
10
LSU
42
F
Cin
13
UCF
38
F
IASt
10
Tex
24
F
UtSt
29
ColSt
24
F
Idaho
10
Fla
63
F
PSU
20
Rut
7
F
OreSt
23
Wash
42
F
MidTN
23
KY
34
F
Utah
30
Colo
7
F
BC
21
FlaSt
22
F
Boise
45
NM
14
F
NW
24
MIN
14
F
Ark
6
MissSt
52
F
WestMI
41
Ball
42
F OT
Buff
17
Ohio
52
F
MiaOH
13
NIU
7
F
Toled
56
Kent
34
F
Tul
17
Hou
48
F
FlAtl
38
NorTx
41
F
Mem
28
SMU
18
F
MSU
6
Neb
9
F
TCU
16
Bayl
9
F
Pitt
34
Wake
13
F
SoFL
17
Temp
27
F
Colg
14
Army
28
F
NCSt
52
Lou
10
F
JMU
38
Tows
17
F
VMI
14
OD
77
F
FLInt
42
UNCC
35
F
GASt
17
App
45
F
UTSA
0
Marsh
23
F
SamHu
42
HBU
20
F
NEV
21
SJSU
12
F
ULMon
17
ArkSt
31
F
WCU
26
UNC
49
F
JacSt
52
(N/A)
60
F(4OT)
TxSt
7
Troy
12
F
USC
27
UCLA
34
F
LT
20
SMiss
21
F
TxTch
6
K St
21
F
Iowa
63
Ill
0
F
MiaFL
38
VaTec
14
F
MIZ
50
Tenn
17
F
Wisc
47
Purd
44
F(2OT)
Tuls
29
Navy
37
F
UVA
27
GATec
30
F OT
BGSU
21
Akr
6
F
AF
27
Wyo
35
F
Lib
0
Aub
53
F
SoAl
38
ULLaf
48
F
GaSo
41
CoCar
17
F
UAB
20
TxAM
41
F
UConn
21
ECU
55
F
UTEP
16
W Ky
40
F
Miss
29
Vand
36
F OT
Chat
9
SCar
49
F
NMS
10
BYU
45
F
SDSU
14
Fres
23
F
AzSt
29
Oreg
31
F
UNLV
28
Hawaii
35
F
NIU
21
WestMI
28
F
Ball
21
MiaOH
42
F
Stan
Cal
PPD

Army 28, Colgate 14

Nov 17, 2018, 12:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Colgate (9-1)

0

0

7

7

14

Army (9-2)

7

7

0

14

28

Woolfolk scores 3 times, Army holds off Colgate 28-14
Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:11 PM

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army coach Jeff Monken breathed a sigh of relief after the Black Knights finished their second straight unbeaten season at home. Now, he has three weeks to prepare for archrival Navy.

Fullback Darnell Woolfolk rushed for three touchdowns, the 10th time in his career with multiple scores, and Kelvin Hopkins Jr. ran for another score as Army held off Championship Subdivision foe Colgate 28-14 on Saturday to snap the Raiders' 14-game winning streak.

Army (9-2), which just missed breaking into the AP Top 25 this week, has won seven in a row and 13 straight at Michie Stadium over two seasons. The last time the Black Knights accomplished back-to-back unbeaten seasons at home was in the mid-1980s.

"I think it's really important to win at home," Monken said. "When we play here, we're going to be hard to beat. Credit to our guys. They have a good defense. They held us down. We didn't run as effectively as we normally do and we certainly didn't stop the run as well as we have this year."

This one wasn't so easy against the sixth-ranked Raiders, who had dominated in winning their first nine games with a stalwart, gang-tackling defense that had allowed only 29 points in nine games. That defense limited the second-ranked rushing team in the nation to 261 yards rushing, 46 below its average, as Army only outgained Colgate 286-251.

Raiders tailback James Holland was a big part of that, rushing for 166 yards and averaging 9.2 yards per carry against the ninth-best run defense in the Bowl Subdivision. Army was allowing just under 100 yards a game. Holland's 10-yard TD run in the fourth quarter narrowed Army's lead to 21-14.

"That's a good football team," Monken said. "I told our team it was going to be a battle. They made us earn every yard."

Army's triple option never gave the Raiders the chance to tie, keeping the ball for over 7 minutes. Woolfolk secured the victory with a 3-yard score with 2:06 left, his 37th career TD rushing to tie Mike Mayweather for third all-time at West Point.

"Our kids kept fighting," Colgate coach Dan Hunt said. "They weren't playing, `Oh, let's just hope they kill it at 21-14 so the score looks good. They were trying to get a stop and get the ball back. Army made a play when they had to. Hats off to them.

"We just couldn't get the stop. That's what they do."

The Raiders had not allowed a point in the first quarter all season. That changed the first time the Black Knights got the ball.

After forcing Colgate into a three-and-out on the first possession of the game, Army drove 49 yards in eight plays. Hopkins had four carries for 37 yards, scoring on 3-yard run for a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

"We talked about it all week. If we got out ahead, we've got to try to put it away," Woolfolk said. "They've got a great defense. They fought back."

The Black Knights forced another punt and drove 76 yards in 16 plays to score again. Hopkins kept the drive going with a fourth-down conversion, Army's 30th in 33 tries, and Kell Walker's 10-yard gain off a pitch left set up Woolfolk's first touchdown.

Unfazed by the step up on competition and playing with a senior quarterback making just his second career start, Colgate proved a stubborn foe. Raiders safety Alec Wisniewski slammed Hopkins on a run right, forcing a fumble that was scooped up by Tyler Castillo and returned 35 yards for a touchdown to cut Army's lead to 14-7 with 5:52 left in the third. It was the first lost fumble by the Army offense since the season opener at Duke.

THE TAKEAWAY

Colgate: The Raiders excelled in a down year for the Patriot League. The other six teams behind Colgate were a combined 16-44 before Saturday and ranked at the bottom of the national statistics offensively. Still, the Raiders acquitted themselves well against Army and Holland is a real force in the backfield. He boosted his season total to 1,065 yards rushing with 12 TDs and likely will be an important factor in the NCAA playoffs.

Army: The Black Knights managed to hold off the Raiders and now have a nice respite to get healthy before the season finale against Navy.

CLOSE BUT

Colgate held its own statistically in the first half despite trailing 14-0 at the break as Army outgained the Raiders just 138-128 and was helped by two big penalties. In the first quarter, a third-down reception by Owen Buscaglia gave the Raiders a first down at the Army 40, but it was nullified by a pass interference penalty, and later a 58-yard catch-and-run by Thomas Ives off a flanker screen was wiped out by a holding call.

REMEMBERING BRANDON

Army honored 25 seniors in pregame ceremonies, including the late Brandon Jackson, who was killed in a single-car crash after a big home victory two years ago. Jackson's mother, Morna Davis, was on the field to represent him.

UP NEXT

Colgate awaits the announcement of the NCAA FCS playoffs on Sunday.

Army has three weeks off until it meets archrival Navy in Philadelphia.

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Passing

Colg Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Attwood 16 11 68.8 0 63 21 0 75.8
Army Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Hopkins Jr. 6 2 33.3 0 25 17 0 47.2

Rushing

Colg Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Holland Jr. 18 166 9.2 34 1
S. Attwood 4 15 3.8 21 0
Army Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Hopkins Jr. 19 90 4.7 19 1
D. Woolfolk 23 89 3.9 8 3

Receiving

Colg Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Ives 3 27 9.0 21 0
O. Buscaglia 1 12 12.0 12 0
Army Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Asberry 1 17 17.0 17 0
K. Walker 1 8 8.0 8 0

Fumbles

Colg F FL
O. Rockett 1 1
Army F FL
K. Hopkins Jr. 1 1

Returning

Colg KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
O. Rockett 3 13.3 0 16 0 0 0
Army KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. McCoy 1 23.0 0 23 0 0 0
M. Reynolds 0 0 0 1 12.0 0 12

Punting

Colg Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Cerra 3 80 26.7 39
Army Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Schrage 2 75 37.5 42

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Colg Army
Points For 14 28
Total Yards 251 286
Rushing Yards 188 261
Passing Yards 63 25
Passing Completions / Attempts 11/16 2/6
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/1
First Downs 13 21
Penalties - Yards 7/55 3/25
Time Of Possession 04:04 56:56
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/8 8/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 3/27 2/38

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Colg Army
Army 06:46 TD Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 3 yd run (John Abercrombie kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter Colg Army
Army 06:55 TD Darnell Woolfolk 2 yd run (John Abercrombie kick) 0 14
3rd Quarter Colg Army
Colg 09:08 TD Tyler Castillo 35 yd fumble return (Chris Puzzi kick) 7 14
4th Quarter Colg Army
Army 00:02 TD Darnell Woolfolk 1 yd run (John Abercrombie kick) 7 21
Colg 05:34 TD James Holland Jr. 10 yd run (Chris Puzzi kick) 14 21
Army 12:54 TD Darnell Woolfolk 3 yd run (John Abercrombie kick) 14 28

Game Information

Stadium: Blaik Field at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
Attendance: 26,086
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