Army West Point Athletics
Game Notes: Army Hosts VMI in Home Finale
November 12, 2019 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. -Â The Black Knights host the VMI Keydets on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.Â
The contest will air live on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden, Ross Tucker and Tina Cervasio on the call. The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneInapp or goarmywestpoint.com.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CBS Sports Network
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes •  VMI Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Black Knights close out their 2019 home slate on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET for a matchup with VMI.
• West Point is coming off a 63-7 victory over the UMass Minutemen.Â
• Army will be honoring the U.S. Army Special Operations Command with their insignia on the back of its helmets.
• Saturday's contest will air live on CBS Sports Network. The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneIn app or goarmywestpoint.com.
THE OPENING KICKOFF
• Army finished with a season-high 546 yards of total offense (498 rushing, 48 passing) in the UMass victory.Â
• West Point's 498 rushing yards on Saturday was good for 19th in program history. Since taking over as head coach in 2014, Jeff Monken and his teams own seven of the top 20 team rushing performances in program history.Â
• West Point had 34 first downs in the contest, the most in a single game for the program since having 35 vs. Colgate on Nov. 18, 1989.Â
• Seven different Army players scored a touchdown, the most since Sept. 1, 2017 when the Black Knights had 10 players find the end zone against Fordham.Â
• Sandon McCoy recorded three touchdowns on the ground, a career-high for him. He is the first Army player to score at least three rushing TDs in a game since Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had five against Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 22, 2018.
• The 83-yard rushing touchdown by Jabari Laws against UMass was the longest rushing play from scrimmage for an Army player since Oct. 12, 2013 when Terry Baggett scampered for a 96-yard run against Eastern Michigan.Â
• It is the second longest rush ever for a quarterback in the program's 129-year history. Quarterback George Smythe had a 95-yard rush against Lebanon Valley in 1923.Â
• The Black Knights have three plays of 80 or more yards this season, which is tied for the nation's lead with Oklahoma State and Clemson.Â
• Army's defense held UMass to 125 total yards (26 rushing, 99 passing), a program record for the fewest yardage allowed to an FBS opponent. West Point limited UMass to just 19 yards in the second half.Â
• The Black Knights limited the Minutemen to 26 rushing yards on 26 attempts, the fewest since allowing 10 to Lafayette on Oct. 15, 2016.Â
• With the 99 passing yards allowed to UMass and 16 yards allowed at Air Force, it marks the first time since 2017 that Army has held consecutive opponents to less than 100 yards passing (12/9 vs. Navy – 20 yards; 12/23 vs. San Diego State – 25 yards).Â
ARMY-VMIÂ HISTORYÂ
• This will be the 16th all-time meeting between Army and VMI.
• Army leads the all-time series between the two institutions, 14-1, with VMI's victory coming on Sept. 19, 1981, a 14-7 win for the Keydets.Â
• All 15 games between the two academies have been played at Michie Stadium. Army is carrying a five-game winning streak against VMI heading into Saturday's contest.Â
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The contest will air live on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden, Ross Tucker and Tina Cervasio on the call. The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneInapp or goarmywestpoint.com.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CBS Sports Network
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes •  VMI Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Black Knights close out their 2019 home slate on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET for a matchup with VMI.
• West Point is coming off a 63-7 victory over the UMass Minutemen.Â
• Army will be honoring the U.S. Army Special Operations Command with their insignia on the back of its helmets.
• Saturday's contest will air live on CBS Sports Network. The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneIn app or goarmywestpoint.com.
THE OPENING KICKOFF
• Army finished with a season-high 546 yards of total offense (498 rushing, 48 passing) in the UMass victory.Â
• West Point's 498 rushing yards on Saturday was good for 19th in program history. Since taking over as head coach in 2014, Jeff Monken and his teams own seven of the top 20 team rushing performances in program history.Â
• West Point had 34 first downs in the contest, the most in a single game for the program since having 35 vs. Colgate on Nov. 18, 1989.Â
• Seven different Army players scored a touchdown, the most since Sept. 1, 2017 when the Black Knights had 10 players find the end zone against Fordham.Â
• Sandon McCoy recorded three touchdowns on the ground, a career-high for him. He is the first Army player to score at least three rushing TDs in a game since Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had five against Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 22, 2018.
• The 83-yard rushing touchdown by Jabari Laws against UMass was the longest rushing play from scrimmage for an Army player since Oct. 12, 2013 when Terry Baggett scampered for a 96-yard run against Eastern Michigan.Â
• It is the second longest rush ever for a quarterback in the program's 129-year history. Quarterback George Smythe had a 95-yard rush against Lebanon Valley in 1923.Â
• The Black Knights have three plays of 80 or more yards this season, which is tied for the nation's lead with Oklahoma State and Clemson.Â
• Army's defense held UMass to 125 total yards (26 rushing, 99 passing), a program record for the fewest yardage allowed to an FBS opponent. West Point limited UMass to just 19 yards in the second half.Â
• The Black Knights limited the Minutemen to 26 rushing yards on 26 attempts, the fewest since allowing 10 to Lafayette on Oct. 15, 2016.Â
• With the 99 passing yards allowed to UMass and 16 yards allowed at Air Force, it marks the first time since 2017 that Army has held consecutive opponents to less than 100 yards passing (12/9 vs. Navy – 20 yards; 12/23 vs. San Diego State – 25 yards).Â
ARMY-VMIÂ HISTORYÂ
• This will be the 16th all-time meeting between Army and VMI.
• Army leads the all-time series between the two institutions, 14-1, with VMI's victory coming on Sept. 19, 1981, a 14-7 win for the Keydets.Â
• All 15 games between the two academies have been played at Michie Stadium. Army is carrying a five-game winning streak against VMI heading into Saturday's contest.Â
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