Army West Point Athletics
Game Notes: Black Knights Back at Michie
September 25, 2017 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point football team returns to Michie Stadium for the first time in a couple of weeks as the Black Knights welcome UTEP to West Point for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
The game is set to be live on CBS Sports Network and also on the Army Sports Network.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CBS Sports Network
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes • UTEP Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football
THE OPENING KICKOFF
• The Black Knights are looking to rebound following a pair of losses away from Michie Stadium, with their most recent a tough 21-17 loss Saturday at Tulane.
• The Miners come into Saturday's showdown with a 0-4 mark on the year, including a loss at New Mexico State in their last outing.
• Junior fullback Andy Davidson stepped into the starting role and was in his 2016 form with a career-high 130 yards rushing on 26 carries at Tulane.
• The Black Knights finished with 371 yards on the ground against the Green Wave with 118 in the third quarter alone.
• Army took a 17-14 lead late in the game with a 15-play drive that ended with sophomore fullback Connor Slomka's first career touchdown. But Tulane answered with a 19-play drive, keeping its hopes alive with three fourth down conversions to earn the 21-17 win.
• The Black Knights have lost back-to-back games for the first time since dropping contests against Air Force and Notre Dame last season. Army responded with three-straight wins to close the year.
ARMY-UTEP SERIES HISTORY
• This is the second meeting all-time between Army and UTEP.
• The two teams will be facing off at Michie Stadium for the first time.
• The Black Knights won the first game in the series last year with a dominating 66-14 victory in week three of 2016.
• Army ran for 424 yards and passed for 174 for a total of 598 yards and compiled eight touchdowns with seven by way of the ground attack.
ABOUT THE MINERS
• UTEP comes into Saturday's game with an 0-4 mark and has given up over 47 points per game through the first four contests of the season.
• The Miners dropped a 41-14 decision in the battle of I-10 at New Mexico State on Saturday.
• UTEP's offense has struggled with an average of just 210 yards of offense, with most of that coming through the air.
• Quarterbacks Ryan Metz, Mark Torrez and Kavika Johnson have played in all four games, while Zack Greenlee has also seen action, including a start.
• Walter Dawn Jr. is the leading rusher with 78 yards in four games, while Quardraiz Wadley is second with 77 yards on the ground. The Miners have a total of four rushing touchdowns with two by Metz.
• Terry Juniel is the top receiver with 108 yards on eight catches and averages 13.5 yards per catch.
• On the defensive side, Alvin Jones is the leading tackler with 31 total stops. As a team the Miners have 15 tackles for loss, four sacks and an interception.
NEXT MAN UP
• The Black Knights pride themselves on having a "next man up" mentality and Army needed it Saturday with Darnell Woolfolk sidelined.
• Davidson's number was called to help lead the Army offense and he came up with a career-high 130 yards on 26 carries.
• He had a long rush of 42 yards in the second quarter, allowing Army to take its first lead at Tulane with Bradshaw finding paydirt from one-yard out.
• Calen Holt chipped in with a solid 49 yards, which was a career best, while Slomka was a fresh runner on Army's final drive.
• Slomka ended up with 32 yards on eight carries and picked up a key first down on 4th-and-1 from the 8-yard line before later driving into the end zone for his first career touchdown.
CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
• Senior quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw started off his final campaign with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games against Fordham and Buffalo.
• He now ranks third among quarterbacks in Army history with seven 100-yard rushing games in his career.
• Bradshaw is now 17th all-time in career rushing yards with 1,731 after 65 at Tulane.
• The Chicago native passed College Football Hall of Famer and 1945 Heisman Trophy winner Felix "Doc" Blanchard on Saturday at Tulane.
• He has passed Army greats Rollie Stichweh, Collin Mooney and Ronnie McAda just this year alone.
• Bradshaw is 23 yards away from Tommy Bell, who is 16th on the list with 1,754 yards.
• Gil Stephenson is 15th all-time with 1,861 yards on the ground.
MR. RELIABLE
• With his sixth 100-yard rushing game of his career on Saturday, Davidson is now tied for 14th all-time.
• He had five of his six 100-yard rushing games last year and passed Mooney and Bell on Saturday at Tulane.
• He has played a total of 17 games at fullback after playing his rookie season at linebacker.
• Davidson has 1,168 career rushing yards, a 5.1 yards per carry average and 13 rushing touchdowns.
• He passed former Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins on Saturday on the career rushing yards list.
GETTING IN THE BACKFIELD
• Alex Aukerman has been the best defender this season for the Black Knights at getting in the backfield.
• He has continued to disrupt offenses and has three sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss in four games so far this year.
• He is a hybrid-type of defensive player that can play outside linebacker, but can also rush the passer from the defensive line position.
• Aukerman finished with three tackles for loss, including a sack at Tulane and he has at least one sack in three of Army's four games.
The game is set to be live on CBS Sports Network and also on the Army Sports Network.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CBS Sports Network
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes • UTEP Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football
THE OPENING KICKOFF
• The Black Knights are looking to rebound following a pair of losses away from Michie Stadium, with their most recent a tough 21-17 loss Saturday at Tulane.
• The Miners come into Saturday's showdown with a 0-4 mark on the year, including a loss at New Mexico State in their last outing.
• Junior fullback Andy Davidson stepped into the starting role and was in his 2016 form with a career-high 130 yards rushing on 26 carries at Tulane.
• The Black Knights finished with 371 yards on the ground against the Green Wave with 118 in the third quarter alone.
• Army took a 17-14 lead late in the game with a 15-play drive that ended with sophomore fullback Connor Slomka's first career touchdown. But Tulane answered with a 19-play drive, keeping its hopes alive with three fourth down conversions to earn the 21-17 win.
• The Black Knights have lost back-to-back games for the first time since dropping contests against Air Force and Notre Dame last season. Army responded with three-straight wins to close the year.
ARMY-UTEP SERIES HISTORY
• This is the second meeting all-time between Army and UTEP.
• The two teams will be facing off at Michie Stadium for the first time.
• The Black Knights won the first game in the series last year with a dominating 66-14 victory in week three of 2016.
• Army ran for 424 yards and passed for 174 for a total of 598 yards and compiled eight touchdowns with seven by way of the ground attack.
ABOUT THE MINERS
• UTEP comes into Saturday's game with an 0-4 mark and has given up over 47 points per game through the first four contests of the season.
• The Miners dropped a 41-14 decision in the battle of I-10 at New Mexico State on Saturday.
• UTEP's offense has struggled with an average of just 210 yards of offense, with most of that coming through the air.
• Quarterbacks Ryan Metz, Mark Torrez and Kavika Johnson have played in all four games, while Zack Greenlee has also seen action, including a start.
• Walter Dawn Jr. is the leading rusher with 78 yards in four games, while Quardraiz Wadley is second with 77 yards on the ground. The Miners have a total of four rushing touchdowns with two by Metz.
• Terry Juniel is the top receiver with 108 yards on eight catches and averages 13.5 yards per catch.
• On the defensive side, Alvin Jones is the leading tackler with 31 total stops. As a team the Miners have 15 tackles for loss, four sacks and an interception.
NEXT MAN UP
• The Black Knights pride themselves on having a "next man up" mentality and Army needed it Saturday with Darnell Woolfolk sidelined.
• Davidson's number was called to help lead the Army offense and he came up with a career-high 130 yards on 26 carries.
• He had a long rush of 42 yards in the second quarter, allowing Army to take its first lead at Tulane with Bradshaw finding paydirt from one-yard out.
• Calen Holt chipped in with a solid 49 yards, which was a career best, while Slomka was a fresh runner on Army's final drive.
• Slomka ended up with 32 yards on eight carries and picked up a key first down on 4th-and-1 from the 8-yard line before later driving into the end zone for his first career touchdown.
CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
• Senior quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw started off his final campaign with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games against Fordham and Buffalo.
• He now ranks third among quarterbacks in Army history with seven 100-yard rushing games in his career.
• Bradshaw is now 17th all-time in career rushing yards with 1,731 after 65 at Tulane.
• The Chicago native passed College Football Hall of Famer and 1945 Heisman Trophy winner Felix "Doc" Blanchard on Saturday at Tulane.
• He has passed Army greats Rollie Stichweh, Collin Mooney and Ronnie McAda just this year alone.
• Bradshaw is 23 yards away from Tommy Bell, who is 16th on the list with 1,754 yards.
• Gil Stephenson is 15th all-time with 1,861 yards on the ground.
MR. RELIABLE
• With his sixth 100-yard rushing game of his career on Saturday, Davidson is now tied for 14th all-time.
• He had five of his six 100-yard rushing games last year and passed Mooney and Bell on Saturday at Tulane.
• He has played a total of 17 games at fullback after playing his rookie season at linebacker.
• Davidson has 1,168 career rushing yards, a 5.1 yards per carry average and 13 rushing touchdowns.
• He passed former Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins on Saturday on the career rushing yards list.
GETTING IN THE BACKFIELD
• Alex Aukerman has been the best defender this season for the Black Knights at getting in the backfield.
• He has continued to disrupt offenses and has three sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss in four games so far this year.
• He is a hybrid-type of defensive player that can play outside linebacker, but can also rush the passer from the defensive line position.
• Aukerman finished with three tackles for loss, including a sack at Tulane and he has at least one sack in three of Army's four games.
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