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Army Continues Hot Start with 37-7 Win over ULM
September 12, 2020 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Continuing its momentum from the opener, the Army West Point football team charged past Louisiana-Monroe Saturday by a 37-7 score at Michie Stadium.Â
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The Black Knights improved to 2-0 after holding the Warhawks to 200 yards and a touchdown.Â
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Army posted 465 offensive yards, while causing two turnovers and blocking a field goal attempt.Â
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Jakobi Buchanan and Christian Anderson paced the Cadets' offense with two touchdowns apiece. Buchanan had a career day with 106 rushing yards, averaging 9.6 yards per carry.Â
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Defensively, Nolan Cockrill blocked a field goal, forced a fumble and had 1.5 tackles for a loss of four yards. Jon Rhattigan posted 2.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and recorded 1.5 sacks.Â
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The Black Knights allowed the lone ULM touchdown in the second quarter, holding the Warhawks scoreless in the other three.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
 TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
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UP NEXT
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The Black Knights improved to 2-0 after holding the Warhawks to 200 yards and a touchdown.Â
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Army posted 465 offensive yards, while causing two turnovers and blocking a field goal attempt.Â
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Jakobi Buchanan and Christian Anderson paced the Cadets' offense with two touchdowns apiece. Buchanan had a career day with 106 rushing yards, averaging 9.6 yards per carry.Â
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Defensively, Nolan Cockrill blocked a field goal, forced a fumble and had 1.5 tackles for a loss of four yards. Jon Rhattigan posted 2.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and recorded 1.5 sacks.Â
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The Black Knights allowed the lone ULM touchdown in the second quarter, holding the Warhawks scoreless in the other three.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Black Knights carried their momentum from last weekend into today's game, scoring the first two touchdowns of the contest.Â
- Anderson scored 11:33 into the game on a 5-yard rush to push Army ahead 7-0.Â
- The Cadets ate up 8:13 of the clock during the 15 play, 60-yard drive.Â
- With 1:47 remaining in the first quarter, Sandon McCoy found the endzone on a strong second effort from two yards out giving the Black Knights a 14-0 advantage.Â
- Army's special teams denied a ULM field goal attempt when Cockrill blocked a 37-yard attempt.Â
- Louisiana-Monroe snapped the Black Knights' defensive stand at the 2:12 minute mark of the second quarter with a 6-yard touchdown pass to cut the Cadets' lead to 14-7.Â
- Army was able to bounce back as the half ended with a 40-yard field goal by Landon Salyers, making the score 17-7 in favor of the Black Knights.Â
- Things picked up in the second half off the bat when Army stunned ULM with a fake punt on 4th-and-10 at its own 35-yard line.
- The ball was snapped directly to Wilson Catoe who gained 37 yards to set the Cadets up for another touchdown.Â
- Anderson then rushed for six yards lifting Army to a 24-7 advantage.Â
- That wasn't it for the third quarter however, as Buchanan rushed for 25 yards up the visiting sideline for the first score of his career.Â
- The Black Knights stayed hot in the fourth when Cockrill forced a Warhawks fumble. Marquel Broughton recovered to set Army up for another scoring drive.Â
- Buchanan capped off a career day when he broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run with 5:58 left in the game, putting the Black Knights on top 37-7.Â
 TEAM NOTES
- This was the first all-time meeting between the two schools.Â
- Since 2017, Army is 18-2 at Michie Stadium.Â
- The Cadets currently own a four-game home winning-streak. During the stretch, the Black Knights have outscored their opponents by a total of 189-20.Â
- Army's streak of not allowing a touchdown at Michie Stadium ended at the 2:12 mark of the second quarter. The Cadets had gone 202:03 without allowing a touchdown on their home turf, dating back the UMass game in 2019.Â
- Army's defensive unit opened the game with back-to-back three-and-outs. In total they had six three-and-outs.Â
- The Black Knights accumulated a total of 436 rushing yards and 465 yards of total offense.Â
- Twelve different members of the Black Knights attempted a rush. Five Cadets finished with at least 40Â rushing yards.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- QB Anderson had his second career multiple rushing-touchdown day. He is now up to seven career rushing TDs and has three on the season.Â
- Anderson amassed a total of 95 rushing yards on 21 attempts.Â
- RB Buchanan rushed for his first career touchdown, taking it 25 yards to the house. He later added a 40-yard rush for a score.Â
- Buchanan finished the day with 106 yards to mark his first career 100-yard rushing game and the first such effort for a Black Knight this season.Â
- RB McCoy rushed for his 14th career touchdown and his fourth of the season.Â
- DL Cockrill's blocked field goal attempt in the first quarter was Army's first block field goal since Wunmi Oyetuga blocked one at Buffalo on Sept. 29, 2018.Â
- Cockrill also came up with his first career forced fumble with a strip in the fourth quarter.
- On the same play DB Broughton had his first career fumble recovery.Â
- Broughton later recorded his first career interception.Â
- With time winding down in the first half K Salyers was pure on his 40-yard field goal attempt. It marked his second career made field goal. His other was a 42-yarder vs. Liberty on Sept. 8, 2018.Â
- LB Catoe took a direct snap 47 yards on a fake punt attempt on fourth-and-10 from the Army 35 yard line.
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UP NEXT
- The Black Knights continue their homestand at Michie Stadium on Sept. 19 with a 3:30 p.m. game against BYU. The game will be aired live on CBS. Â
Team Stats
ULM
ARMY
Total Yards
200
468
Pass Yards
163
29
Rushing Yards
37
439
Penalty Yards
30
37
1st Downs
9
24
3rd Downs
4
7
4th Downs
0
3
TOP
23:13
36:47
1st Quarter

ULM 0, ARMY 7
ARMY - Anderson, C. 5 yd run (Salyers, Landon kick), 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 8:13

ULM 0, ARMY 14
ARMY - McCoy, Sandon 2 yd run (Salyers, Landon kick), 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:01
2nd Quarter

ULM 7, ARMY 14
ULM - Jackson, Malik 6 yd pass from Suits, Colby (Hughes, Davis kick) 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:56

ULM 7, ARMY 17
ARMY - Salyers, Landon 40 yd field goal 3 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:25
3rd Quarter

ULM 7, ARMY 24
ARMY - Anderson, C. 6 yd run (Salyers, Landon kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:41

ULM 7, ARMY 30
ARMY - Buchanan, J. 25 yd run (Salyers, Landon kickfailed), 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:38
4th Quarter

ULM 7, ARMY 37
ARMY - Buchanan, J. 40 yd run (Maretzki, Quinn kick), 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 5:38
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