Sprint Football Powers Past Cornell, 66-6

Friday, November 5

Ithaca, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

6-1

Cornell

2-5

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Army

Cornell

Sprint Football Powers Past Cornell, 66-6

November 05, 2021 | Sprint Football

Box Score

By: Phil Tor

ITHACA, N.Y. – Army finished up its 2021 regular season in style, with a 66-6 beat-down of the Cornell Big Red in the season finale. The Black Knights earned their sixth win of the season and now turn their focus to the CSFL Championship game next weekend. The 66-point outburst was the highest scoring effort by an Army team since 2017.

Mikal Willeke threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns to lead the offensive charge for Army. Eight Cadets scored touchdowns to boost Army to its highest scoring result of the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Army got the ball rolling early after JC Watson broke free for a 27-yard touchdown trot on Army's first possession. The Black Knights struck again just four minutes courtesy of Landry Songer, who punched in a 1-yard touchdown run.

Army would add one more touchdown in the first quarter when Brendan Tierney returned a punt 44 yards to the house. The touchdown was the first of his collegiate career and gave Army a 20-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Mikal Willeke took over under center for the Black Knights to start the second quarter, and almost immediately connected with Donovan Mannion for a 58-yard touchdown. Willeke would connect with Gerald Moore and Kobe Semien on Army's next two possessions to score 33 and 14-yard touchdowns, respectively. Henry Beck rounded out the scoring in the first half with a two-yard touchdown rush to give the Cadets 47-0 lead at the break.

Scott Belveal rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the second half before Justin Fitzgerald and Ben Deloit connected for a 28-yard touchdown to give Army the 66-6 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Eight different Cadets scored touchdowns in the win
Mikal Willeke led the team with three touchdown tosses and 131-yards passing
Henry Beck led the rushing attack with 96 yards on the ground and a touchdown
Scott Belveal was not far behind, with 83 yards along with his two touchdowns
Donovan Mannion continued his strong play, catching three passes for 81 yards and a touchdown
Army out gained the Big Red 482-53 in the contest
Michel Sullivan led the defense with six tackles
Alex Sobeski recorded the only sack of the night, extending his CSFL lead
David Dickerson had another great game at linebacker, recording two tackles for a loss, pushing the Big Red back 13 yards
Ben Abercrombie kicked four successful PATs. Ryan Connors and Laurence Dowd also kicked successful extra points for Army

UP NEXT
Army has already punched its ticket to the CSFL Championship game next weekend. The game is slated to kick off at 1 pm on the campus of Mansfield University against the CSFL South Champion. The South division candidate will be decided tomorrow when Navy and Penn play for a chance to take on Army for the CSFL crown.