Army West Point Athletics
Football Meets Penn State in Happy Valley
October 01, 2015 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point football team tries to win its second consecutive road game when it travels to University Park, Pa., for a Saturday afternoon matchup with Penn State at Beaver Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for noon and the game will be broadcast by ESPNU.
On the call for the game will be Anish Shroff (play-by-play) and Ahmad Brooks (color analyst). Saturday's game can also be heard on the radio via the Army Sports Network.
"It was nice to see us put the whole thing together and get some key stops when we needed them on defense," head coach Jeff Monken said at his weekly media availability. "We made some plays on offense to set up some scores and we made some plays on special teams to keep drives alive. There were some things that we'll need to work on and improve. It was nice for those kids, who have been playing really, really hard, to experience a victory. We were in desperate need of having that feeling of victory and I was glad they were able to do that.
Winning on the road was no picnic. It's been quite some time since we've done that. But we're playing better and we're improving as a football team. We'll certainly need to continue to do that this week. We'll need to play our very best football to have a chance to be in the game. We're going to prepare our football team for Saturday and we're looking forward to the opportunity to play in such a special setting and a stadium that's renowned for its great crowds."
The Black Knights are now 1-3 on the season after racking up 654 yards of total offense in the 58-36 win at Eastern Michigan's Rynearson Stadium. It marked the most yards the storied program has accumulated against a team currently competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The 556 rushing yards were third all-time for the Black Knights. Army also won a regular season road contest for the first time since 2010 and halted a 21-game losing streak on the road.
Army is now ninth in the country in rushing yards with 294.5 per contest and is averaging 31 points per game. Quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw leads the team with 341 rushing yards and four touchdowns while completing 11-of-22 passes for 194 yards and another three scores. Fellow quarterback A.J. Schurr has rushed for two touchdowns and thrown for another. Freshman Drue Harris scored twice last weekend and is among the eight players who have accounted for Army's 13 rushing touchdowns.
Aaron Kemper is second on the squad with 223 yards, while Joe Walker averages 9.8 yards per carry. John Trainor has a team-best four catches for 72 yards and has rushed nine times for 89 yards.
Army's defense is allowing 28.0 points per contest, has intercepted four passes, collected eight quarterback sacks and registered 27 tackles for losses of 119 yards. Jeremy Timpf leads the team with 31 tackles, while Andrew King is one behind with a team-best 8.0 tackles for losses of 45 yards. Ten Black Knights have registered at least 12 tackles this season.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Army and Penn State first faced off in 1899 and will play for the 25th time on Saturday. Penn State owns a 13-9-1 edge in the all-time series, including a 6-3 mark at State College, Pa.
Army will play Penn State for the first time since a 24-3 Nittany Lions victory at Beaver Stadium on Oct. 13, 1979. Army's last win against Penn State was an 11-0 victory in 1966 at Michie Stadium. Army's last win at Beaver Stadium was in 1963, 10-7.
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
Penn State is in the midst of a stretch of five consecutive home games at Beaver Stadium and enters Saturday contest at 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big 10 East.
The Nittany Lions opened the season with a 27-10 loss to Temple but have since beaten Buffalo (27-14), Rutgers (28-3) and San Diego State (37-21) at Beaver Stadium.
Penn State is scoring 25.5 points per game and allowing just 16.2 points per contest.
Quarterback Christian Hackenberg has completed 56-of-106 passes for 668 yards, two interceptions and four touchdowns. Chris Godwin leads the team with 19 catches for 283 yards, while DaeSean Hamilton has 14 receptions for 146 yards. Saquon Barklet is the top rusher with 373 yards on 42 carries and four touchdowns.
The Nittany Lions have registered 18 sacks and 40 tackles for losses this season and intercepted three passes. Austin Johnson has 23 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss, while Troy Reeder has 23 stops.
Penn State is allowing 80.5 rushing yards per game and 191.2 passing yards per contest.
ARMY FOOTBALL CELEBRATES 125 YEARS
In celebration of 125 years of Army football, the Army Athletic Association will countdown the top 10 moments in program history.
Input from Army football fans is a priority and supporters can vote for their top moments by visiting GoArmyWestPoint.com/125Vote. Each day until Oct. 5, fans can select up to 10 moments or write in a suggestion at the bottom of the survey.
Once voting concludes, each Wednesday we will reveal one moment as we countdown the top 10, beginning with selection number 10 on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The top moment will be revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 9, prior to the 2015 Army-Navy Game presented by USAA.
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On the call for the game will be Anish Shroff (play-by-play) and Ahmad Brooks (color analyst). Saturday's game can also be heard on the radio via the Army Sports Network.
"It was nice to see us put the whole thing together and get some key stops when we needed them on defense," head coach Jeff Monken said at his weekly media availability. "We made some plays on offense to set up some scores and we made some plays on special teams to keep drives alive. There were some things that we'll need to work on and improve. It was nice for those kids, who have been playing really, really hard, to experience a victory. We were in desperate need of having that feeling of victory and I was glad they were able to do that.
Winning on the road was no picnic. It's been quite some time since we've done that. But we're playing better and we're improving as a football team. We'll certainly need to continue to do that this week. We'll need to play our very best football to have a chance to be in the game. We're going to prepare our football team for Saturday and we're looking forward to the opportunity to play in such a special setting and a stadium that's renowned for its great crowds."
The Black Knights are now 1-3 on the season after racking up 654 yards of total offense in the 58-36 win at Eastern Michigan's Rynearson Stadium. It marked the most yards the storied program has accumulated against a team currently competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The 556 rushing yards were third all-time for the Black Knights. Army also won a regular season road contest for the first time since 2010 and halted a 21-game losing streak on the road.
Army is now ninth in the country in rushing yards with 294.5 per contest and is averaging 31 points per game. Quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw leads the team with 341 rushing yards and four touchdowns while completing 11-of-22 passes for 194 yards and another three scores. Fellow quarterback A.J. Schurr has rushed for two touchdowns and thrown for another. Freshman Drue Harris scored twice last weekend and is among the eight players who have accounted for Army's 13 rushing touchdowns.
Aaron Kemper is second on the squad with 223 yards, while Joe Walker averages 9.8 yards per carry. John Trainor has a team-best four catches for 72 yards and has rushed nine times for 89 yards.
Army's defense is allowing 28.0 points per contest, has intercepted four passes, collected eight quarterback sacks and registered 27 tackles for losses of 119 yards. Jeremy Timpf leads the team with 31 tackles, while Andrew King is one behind with a team-best 8.0 tackles for losses of 45 yards. Ten Black Knights have registered at least 12 tackles this season.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Army and Penn State first faced off in 1899 and will play for the 25th time on Saturday. Penn State owns a 13-9-1 edge in the all-time series, including a 6-3 mark at State College, Pa.
Army will play Penn State for the first time since a 24-3 Nittany Lions victory at Beaver Stadium on Oct. 13, 1979. Army's last win against Penn State was an 11-0 victory in 1966 at Michie Stadium. Army's last win at Beaver Stadium was in 1963, 10-7.
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
Penn State is in the midst of a stretch of five consecutive home games at Beaver Stadium and enters Saturday contest at 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big 10 East.
The Nittany Lions opened the season with a 27-10 loss to Temple but have since beaten Buffalo (27-14), Rutgers (28-3) and San Diego State (37-21) at Beaver Stadium.
Penn State is scoring 25.5 points per game and allowing just 16.2 points per contest.
Quarterback Christian Hackenberg has completed 56-of-106 passes for 668 yards, two interceptions and four touchdowns. Chris Godwin leads the team with 19 catches for 283 yards, while DaeSean Hamilton has 14 receptions for 146 yards. Saquon Barklet is the top rusher with 373 yards on 42 carries and four touchdowns.
The Nittany Lions have registered 18 sacks and 40 tackles for losses this season and intercepted three passes. Austin Johnson has 23 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss, while Troy Reeder has 23 stops.
Penn State is allowing 80.5 rushing yards per game and 191.2 passing yards per contest.
ARMY FOOTBALL CELEBRATES 125 YEARS
In celebration of 125 years of Army football, the Army Athletic Association will countdown the top 10 moments in program history.
Input from Army football fans is a priority and supporters can vote for their top moments by visiting GoArmyWestPoint.com/125Vote. Each day until Oct. 5, fans can select up to 10 moments or write in a suggestion at the bottom of the survey.
Once voting concludes, each Wednesday we will reveal one moment as we countdown the top 10, beginning with selection number 10 on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The top moment will be revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 9, prior to the 2015 Army-Navy Game presented by USAA.
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