Big Plays Plague Sprint Football at Penn

Friday, September 23

Philadelphia, Pa.

7 PM

Army West Point

1-1 , 1-1

Penn

2-0 , 2-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Army West Point	3	0	6	0	9
Penn	7	7	0	0	14

Big Plays Plague Sprint Football at Penn

September 23, 2016 | Sprint Football

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Army West Point sprint football team saw its eight-game winning streak snapped tonight at the hands of Pennsylvania, 14-9, on Friday night from Franklin Field.

The Black Knights dropped to 1-1 on the season, while the Quakers improved to 2-0.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army leads the all-time series with Penn, 54-7.
This was the first time the Black Knights lost to a non-service academy since 2010 when they lost to Cornell, 20-10.
Army had won its last eight meetings against the Quakers coming into tonight.
Quay Gilmore ran for a game-high 82 yards on 12 carries (6.9 avg.).
The Black Knights were in the backfield early and often, producing six sacks and 13 tackles for loss.
Five of Army's sacks came on third down situations.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Penn wins the coin toss, Army receives the opening kickoff.
The Quakers force a three-and-out and takeover from their own 42-yard line before quarterback Mike McCurdy hits Aidan Kelly for a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Over the next three series, Army and Penn take turns exchanging punts until John Abercrombie booted a 24-yard field goal as time expired in the first quarter.
Another trio of three-and-outs followed before the Black Knights got down to the six-yard line. The gamble to go for it on fourth-and-goal from there would not pay off, however, as they would turn the ball over on downs.
Penn responded four plays later with McCurdy connecting on his second big play of the game, this time a 85-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Sutton with 1:18 remaining in the first half.
Army held its ground on the opening series of the second half and cut the deficit to 14-6 with a 36-yard field goal from Abercrombie at 8:23 in the third quarter. He added his third of the night, this time from 33-yards out, on the next drive at 3:48.
Army started its final drive from its own 15 yard-line at 0:48 and reached the Penn 28 with six seconds remaining for one final play, when Keegan West took a shot at the end zone.