Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
2-5 , 0-0
LSU
6-2 , 4-1
Football Falls to #19 LSU
October 21, 2023 | Football
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Army West Point football team (2-5) fell to the #19 LSU Tigers (6-2) under the lights at Tiger Stadium 62-0, the first-time the two schools met in 92 years.
LSU QB and Heisman contender Jayden Daniels threw for 279 yards and three touchdown passes, adding in a touchdown on the ground to pace the Tigers' offensive attack. LSU, the nation's No. 2 team in total offense, extended its streak of consecutive games with 500+ total yards, to seven games, a school record.
The LSU Tigers received the opening kickoff and quickly marched 75 yards in eight plays to score on a two-yard touchdown run by RB Logan Diggs.
Leading the Army offense was Freshman QB Champ Harris, making his first collegiate start. Harris passed 4-9 for 22 yards on the night. In the second half, freshman QB Larry Robinson saw a majority of the snaps, passing 2-6 for 20 yards and rushing twice for 17 yards.
Harris got his first completion of the evening on an out route to WR Ay'Jaun Marshall for a gain of nine yards in the first quarter.
The Tigers struck quickly again on an 86-yard touchdown pass from QB Jayden Daniels to WR Brian Thomas Jr to take a 14-0 with 5:25 to go in the opening quarter.
The Black Knights' offense began moving into LSU territory before a promising drive was stalled on a Champ Harris interception, picked off by LSU's S Andre Sam. LSU would score again on the second Daniels to Thomas Jr connection, a pitch and catch from eight yards out to take a 21-0 early in the second quarter. Harris Jr finished with a game-high 122 yards on three receptions and had a pair of touchdowns.
Daniels would later in the second quarter push into the endzone on a one-yard QB sneak to extend LSU's lead to 28-0.
The Tigers got the ball back in Army territory after a failed fourth-down conversion from the Black Knights. Army's defense was able to hold and force a 35-yard field goal which was knocked in to make it a 31-0 game with 2:19 left in the half.
After an Army three-and-out, LSU was able to go 72 yards on three plays capped by a 26-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to WR Malik Nabers. LSU went into the half with a 38-0 lead, as a Hail Mary pass from Harris on the final play was intercepted by Zy Alexander at the goal line.
In the second half, another Army freshman QB saw action, Larry Robinson. The Black Knights drove down the Tigers' 28-yard line on the opening drive of the half, before being stopped on fourth-and-two for a turnover on downs.
Garrett Nussmeier came in at QB for the Tigers, connecting with Nabers for a 51-yard touchdown pass before a 32-yard field goal made it 48-0 through three-quarters of action.
LSU would add two more late scores in the fourth quarter to make it a 62-0 game.
LSU WR Malik Nabers totaled four receptions for 121 yards and also had two touchdowns.
GAME NOTES:
Carrying the Flag: LB Jackon Powell led the team out with the Black Flag.
DIVISION OF THE GAME: Army honored the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) with a logo decal on the players helmet and coaches' headsets. The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) (nicknamed Rock of the Marne) is a combined arms division of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps under U.S. Army Forces Command. Its current organization includes a division headquarters and headquarters battalion, two armored brigade combat teams, one aviation brigade, a division artillery, a sustainment brigade and a combat sustainment support battalion along with a maneuver enhancement brigade. The division has a distinguished history, having seen active service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Global War on Terror. The Medal of Honor has been awarded to 61 members of the 3rd Infantry Division, making the division the most honored in the Army.
• Army won the only other meeting between LSU, 20-0, on Nov. 7, 1931 at West Point.
• Army Freshman QB Champ Harris made his first career start. Offensively, Army started three freshmen; RB Kanye Udoh, C Brady Small and Harris.
• Udoh rushed for 111 yards on 21 attempts (5.1 avg.), marking the first-time since 2000, an Army freshman has rushed for 100+ yards in back-to-back games.
• DB Casey Larkin and LB Jimmy Ciarlo each had six tackles to pace the Army defense.
• Army won time of possession 31:49 to 28:11.
• An Armed Forces Bowl victory over Missouri in 2021 marked Army's first win against an SEC program, since 2009, also the only SEC matchup in Monken's tenure up until tonight.
• Army returns home to Michie Stadium to battle UMass (1-7) next Saturday, October 28 at Noon on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
AWP 0, LSU 7
LSU - Diggs,Logan 2 yd run (Ramos,Damian kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:55
AWP 0, LSU 14
LSU - Thomas Jr.,Brian 86 yd pass from Daniels,Jayden (Ramos,Damian kick) 2 plays, 92 yards, TOP 00:52
AWP 0, LSU 21
LSU - Thomas Jr.,Brian 8 yd pass from Daniels,Jayden (Ramos,Damian kick) 3 plays, 33 yards, TOP 01:13
AWP 0, LSU 28
LSU - Daniels,Jayden 1 yd run (Ramos,Damian kick), 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:20
AWP 0, LSU 31
LSU - Ramos,Damian 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:42
AWP 0, LSU 38
LSU - Nabers,Malik 26 yd pass from Daniels,Jayden (Ramos,Damian kick) 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 00:27
AWP 0, LSU 45
LSU - Nabers,Malik 51 yd pass from Nussmeier,Garrett (Ramos,Damian kick) 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:22
AWP 0, LSU 48
LSU - Ramos,Damian 32 yd field goal 11 plays, 20 yards, TOP 05:25
AWP 0, LSU 55
LSU - Cain,Noah 2 yd run (Ramos,Damian kick), 13 plays, 60 yards, TOP 08:20
AWP 0, LSU 62
LSU - Holly,Trey 67 yd run (Ramos,Damian kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:53
