#21 Football Victorious, 20-3, Over Rival in Daily’s Absence Behind Udoh’s Career Day

Saturday, November 2

West Point, N.Y.

12:00 PM

Army West Point

8-0 , 6-0

Air Force

1-7 , 0-4

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Air Force

Army West Point

Photo by: Dustin Satloff/Army Football

#21 Football Victorious, 20-3, Over Rival in Daily’s Absence Behind Udoh’s Career Day

November 02, 2024 | Football

Box Score Jeff Monken Postgame Transcript Dewayne Coleman and Kanye Udoh Postgame Transcipt Casey Larkin & Kody Harris Miller Postgame Transcript Photo Gallery

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The #21 Army Black Knights (8-0, 6-0 AAC) defeated service academy rival Air Force (1-7, 0-4) at a sold-out Michie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 20-3.

Army donned special "Black Flag" skull helmets today, the first time the unofficial football program logo has been on the uniform.

Missing starting quarterback Bryson Daily, Army relied on sophomore RB Kanye Udoh who rattled off a career-best 158 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns to propel Army to win its second consecutive game over Air Force.

Udoh rushed 22 times for 158 yards (7.2 avg.) and two touchdowns.

Army has now won six of the last eight meetings between the two service academies.

Junior Dewayne Coleman made his first career start at quarterback in place of Bryson Daily who was ruled out for the game (injury or illness).

In his starting debut, Coleman passed 5-for-8 for 48 yards and rushed 16 times for 42 yards, playing turnover-free football.

Air Force's QB situation was also unknown throughout the week as they gave the starting nod to Quentin Hayes.

Army's defense forced a quick stop when LB Kalib Fortner and DL Jack Latore combined to stop Hayes on a third-and-3 that forced an Air Force punt.

Finding comfort early in his starting debut, Coleman completed a 24-yard pass to WR Casey Reynolds on third-and-six to get the offense down to the Air Force 17-yard line. The opening drive stalled out and K Trey Gronotte booted in a 30-yard field goal to give Army an early 3-0. It was the first drive Army failed to score a touchdown on the game's opening drive this season.

The Air Force offense went nowhere once again on its second drive, with DL Kody Harris-Miller and then LBs Kalib Fortner & Elo Modozie recording sacks on back-to-back plays which forced another punt.

Army's offense began its second drive with good field position at its own 46-yard line, but the Falcons' defense forced a quick three and out.

P James Wagenseller hit a 41-yard punt that was downed at Air Force's 7-yard line.

Nate Woody's defense continued to control the game, forcing another three-and-out with the Black Knights offense receiving the ball back at the Air Force 44.

On the first play of the second quarter, Army went for it on a fourth-and-two with RB Kanye Udoh taking a direct snap and moving the chains.

Army got into the red zone after a pass interference was drawn in the end zone by WR Liam Fortner, with the Black Knights settling for another Gronotte field goal, this time from 32 yards out which made it 6-0.

Air Force answered with a field goal drive of its own, with Matthew Dapore knocking in a 32-yarder. The Black Knights' final drive of the half saw Army run out the clock after taking a sack in its own territory, taking a 6-3 lead into halftime.

Air Force outgained Army in total offense in the first half 103-98. Army only rushed for 50 yards, a season-low.

On the opening drive of the second half, Army's offense faced a fourth-and-two that RB Kanye Udoh took up the middle for eight yards and a big first down.

Udoh and Coleman did all the work on the eventual nine-play scoring drive on the ground, with Udoh scoring from 12 yards out for the game's first touchdown. Army led 13-3 after the 65-play drive. Coleman had runs of seven and 15 yards on the drive.

DL Kody Harris-Miller then logged his second sack of the day, bringing down Hayes for a loss of seven yards as the Black Knights defense forced another Falcons punt.

Early in the fourth quarter, S Casey Larkin intercepted a Hayes pass that halted a promising Air Force drive that got down to Army's 22-yard line.

Following the interception as Army ran off game clock, Udoh busted loose on a 40-yard run which put him over the century mark for the fourth time this season. Later in the drive, the Black Knights lined up for a 48-yard field goal, before changing the formation to have holder Matthew Rhodes take a direct snap. Rhodes launched a pass to the end zone which fell incomplete to Reynolds.

On the ensuing Air Force drive, Army S Max DiDomenico intercepted Hayes and returned it 71 yards back the other way. On the next play from scrimmage, Udoh busted loose again for his second score of the day, a 25-yard touchdown run to seal the game, 20-3.

CB Jaydan Mayes would intercept Army's third pass of the game with just under a minute left to play.

GAME NOTES:

Carrying the Flag: Senior OL Lucas Scott led the team out with the Black Flag.

DIVISION OF THE GAME: Army honored the 4th Infantry Division with a logo decal on the players helmets and coaches' headsets. The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a division sustainment brigade, and a division artillery.

Army's 12-game winning streak is still the longest active winning streak nationally.
It is Army's longest winning streak since the 1949-50 seasons.
Army's 8-0 start is only its third since 1950 (1950, 1996, and 2024).
Army has won six of the last eight meetings vs. Air Force (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024).
Head Coach Jeff Monken is 12-4 in his last 16 service academy games dating back to the Army-Navy Game in 2016.
Army has outscored Air Force 43-6 in the teams' last two meetings (2023-24).
Defensive Coordinator Nate Woody has not allowed Air Force to score a touchdown in the last nine quarters of play and has only allowed two field goals (six points) in the last two games.
Army has forced nine turnovers in the last two meetings vs. Air Force (six, 2023, and three, today).
It is the first game the Army defense has not given up a touchdown since last year, also vs. Air Force (23-3, 2023).
Army is the only FBS team to have not trailed in a game at any point this season.
Army has sold out back-to-back home games (30,046 attendance) at Michie for the first time since 2000 (Tulane and Air Force).
It was the first time that Air Force has visited Army since 2020, and the first with fans in the stands since 2019.
This is the first-time Army has hosted two consecutive games at Michie Stadium as an AP-ranked team since 1958, under Coach Blaik and Heisman winner Pete Dawkins.
Army has scored on its opening drive in all eight games, today the first time not finishing the opening drive with a touchdown.
Army's defense logged six sacks on the afternoon, two by Kody Harris-Miller and 1.5 by Elo Modozie.
Army's defense intercepted three Air Forces passes, the first time recording three picks in a game since doing so against Air Force in 2020.
RB Kanye Udoh has rushed for over 100 yards four times this season and six times in his career.
Udoh scored his eighth and ninth touchdowns of the season, his third multi-touchdown game of the season.
Dewayne Coleman won his first start at quarterback, the first Army QB to win his first start since Cade Ballard in 2020 (10/17/20 at UTSA).
S Casey Larkin logged his third interception of the season, a crucial fourth quarter play.
S Max DiDomenico's 71-yard interception return was the longest by an Army player since 2014 (Chris Carnegie, 99-yard TD).
LB Andon Thomas had a team-high ten tackles.
DL Kody Harris-Miller recorded his first career sack, on his way to two for the game.
K Trey Gronotte is a perfect 4-for-4 on FGs and 39-for-39 on PATs this season.
It marked the first game of Gronotte's career in which he converted multiple field goals.
Coach Monken wore a special sweater on the sideline today, a modern twist to the famous Vince Lombardi sweater that was recently donated to the Army Sports Hall of Fame this weekend.