Game Notes: Army Hosts UMass on Saturday

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Black Knights host the UMass Minutemen on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.

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.

HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • Stadium
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes • UMass Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Black Knights return to Michie Stadium on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET for a matchup with UMass.
• Army is coming off a 17-13 defeat to the Air Force Falcons.
• The Black Knights will be honoring the 1st Infantry with their insignia on the back of their 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's offense is second nationally in tackles for loss allowed (3.0), third in yards per completion (18.6), 12th in rushing (248.6), 22nd in fourth down conversions (.690) and 28th in time of possession (31:55).
• Cam Harrison's 87-yard touchdown reception from Jabari Laws at Air Force was Army's second passing touchdown this season that eclipsed 80-plus yards.
• Harrison, who now has three receiving touchdowns this season and four for his career, finished with three grabs for 103 yards. It marked his second career 100-yard game, as he also had 103 yards against Tulane on Oct. 5.
• It was Laws's first career touchdown pass. He finished 9-for-11 passing for 214 yards, the most passing yards for an Army QB since Carson Williams had 328 in 2007 against Tulsa.
• Junior Sandon McCoy tallied a 38-yard run in the first quarter at Air Force, a career-long rush for him. He finished the game with 67 yards on eight carries (8.4).
• The Black Knight defense in tied for ninth nationally in fumble recoveries (9), 16th in passing defense (181.8) and tied for 38th in takeaways (14).
• Cole Christiansen made a career-high 16 tackles (7 solo) to go along with a TFL at Air Force. It marked his eighth career double-digit tackle game.
• The senior captain is now 23rd all-time at Army with 145 career solo tackles and is 27th in total stops with 252. His 55 solo tackles this season are tied for sixth nationally while his 89 tackles are tied for ninth.
• Elijah Riley recorded his sixth career interception against the Falcons and returned it for 56 yards. He finished with 11 tackles (6 solo) and 1.5 TFLs.
• Riley, who has had a hand in five takeaways this season (three forced fumbles, two interceptions) is tied for seventh nationally in forced fumbles.
• Donavan Lynch set a career-high in tackles with nine while also recording a half-TFL at Air Force.

ARMY-UMASS HISTORY
• This will be the third all-time meeting between Army and UMass.
• Army leads the all-time series between the two institutions, earning victories on Nov. 12, 2005 (34-27 at Army) and Sept. 10, 1977 (34-10 at Army).
• The Black Knights have played 144 games versus schools from Massachusetts. Army has played Amherst (2-0), Boston College (13-25), Boston (10-1), Harvard (18-19), Holy Cross (17-6), UMass (2-0), MIT (1-0), Springfield (10-0) and Tufts (20-0), holding a 93-51 mark against those institutions.

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Game Notes: Army Hosts UMass on Saturday

Players Mentioned

Cole Christiansen

Jabari Laws

Donavan Lynch

Sandon McCoy

Elijah Riley

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