Army at Tulane

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Tulane beat Army 21–⁠17. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Tulane led the series 11–⁠9–⁠1.

AwayArmy10–⁠3 in 2017
17
HomeTulane5–⁠7 in 2017
21

Final at Yulman Stadium, New OrleansTV: CBSSNAttendance 16,643

At kickoff
87°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lakefront Airport (KNEW), 14 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee A. Calabrese; umpire Jeffrey Akers; head linesman Brian Perry; line judge Baron Ballester; side judge Bruce Williams; field judge Glen Wilson; back judge James Sima; center judge Charles LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Army0100717
Tulane770721

Standouts

Player stats

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ahmad Bradshaw0/3001
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.0/2001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Andy Davidson26130042
Ahmad Bradshaw1065123
Kell Walker559035
Calen Holt134909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
James Nachtigal6000
Max Regan5000
Cole Christiansen5000
Kenneth Brinson4110
Gibby Gibson4000
Alex Aukerman3310

Tulane

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jonathan Banks10/2210300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dontrell Hilliard14134175
Sherman Badie273172
Jonathan Banks1040115
Khalil McClain1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Terren Encalade438017
Jabril Clewis229016
Darnell Mooney226018
Jacob Robertson Jr.21009
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Zachery Harris14000
Rae Juan Marbley13000
Jarrod Franklin9000
Luke Jackson8000
Parry Nickerson5101
Roderic Teamer4040
Donnie Lewis Jr.2001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ArmyTulane
371Total yards356
0Passing yards103
371Rushing yards253
0.0Yards per pass4.7
5.4Yards per rush8.4
22First downs15
8–⁠17Third downs2–⁠11
2–⁠4Fourth downs3–⁠3
2Turnovers0
5–⁠35Penalties6–⁠59
39:18Possession20:42
2Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

ArmyTulane
52%Success rate37%
0.07EPA per play0.26
0.88Explosiveness1.75
0.17Rushing EPA0.47
−1.58Passing EPA−0.02
33%Passing-down success19%
0.37First-down EPA0.38
−0.03Second-down EPA−0.02
0.00Third-down EPA−0.12
21%Havoc by its defense8%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 51% to win. Tulane won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Tulane −3, over/under 45.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Tulane 58%, Army 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Tulane end zoneArmy end zoneQ1 TulaneTouchdown, 1 playQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 TulanePunt, 11 playsQ1 ArmyField goal, 13 playsQ2 TulanePunt, 4 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ2 TulanePunt, 4 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 TulaneTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 TulaneEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 3 playsQ3 ArmyInterception, 11 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 6 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 TulaneTouchdown, 19 playsQ4 ArmyInterception, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tulane drives left to right, Army right to left.
  1. Q1 TulaneTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −35 yards
  3. Q1 TulanePunt, 11 plays, 54 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyField goal, 13 plays, 69 yards
  5. Q2 TulanePunt, 4 plays, −15 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q2 TulanePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 77 yards
  9. Q2 TulaneTouchdown, 2 plays, 35 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 42 yards
  11. Q2 TulaneEnd of half, 2 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q3 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  14. Q3 ArmyInterception, 11 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q3 TulanePunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  16. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 15 plays, 71 yards
  17. Q4 TulaneTouchdown, 19 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 ArmyInterception, 3 plays, −43 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tulane 7, Army 0
Tulane Touchdown, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Schrage kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:491st & 10 at own 25Dontrell Hilliard run for 75 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)Tulane 7, Army 0
Army Punt, 3 plays
14:491st & 0 at own 35Zachary Block kickoff for 58 yds , Kell Walker return for 30 yds to the Army 37
14:431st & 10 at own 37Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 35
14:432nd & 12 at own 35Ahmad Bradshaw run for 5 yds to the Army 40
14:433rd & 7 at own 40ARMY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Army 35
14:433rd & 12 at own 35ARMY Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Army 30
14:433rd & 17 at own 30Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete
14:434th & 17 at own 30Nick Schrage punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TULANE 7 TULANE Penalty, Offensive holding (4 Yards) declined
Tulane Punt, 11 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 3Dontrell Hilliard run for 2 yds to the Tulan 5
12:142nd & 8 at own 5Dontrell Hilliard run for 6 yds to the Tulan 11
12:143rd & 2 at own 11Dontrell Hilliard run for no gain to the Tulan 11
12:144th & 2 at own 11ARMY Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Tulan 16 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 16Jonathan Banks pass complete to Jacob Robertson Jr. for 9 yds to the Tulan 25
12:142nd & 1 at own 0PENALTY TLN false start (LEGLUE, John) 5 yards to the TLN20, PENALTY TLN unsportsmanlike conduct 10 yards to the TLN10, NO PLAY.
12:142nd & 16 at own 10Jonathan Banks pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 18 yds to the Tulan 28 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 28Jonathan Banks pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 8 yds to the Tulan 36
12:142nd & 2 at own 36Jonathan Banks run for 3 yds to the Tulan 39 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 39Jonathan Banks pass complete to Jabril Clewis for 16 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at opp 45Sherman Badie run for 1 yd to the Army 44
12:142nd & 9 at opp 44Jonathan Banks pass incomplete
12:143rd & 9 at opp 44Jonathan Banks pass complete to Jacob Robertson Jr. for 1 yd to the Army 43
12:144th & 8 at opp 43Jonathan Banks punt for 40 yds, downed at the Army 3
Army Field goal, 13 plays
6:181st & 10 at own 3Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 6
6:182nd & 7 at own 6Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Army 11
6:183rd & 2 at own 11Connor Slomka run for 4 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at own 15Ahmad Bradshaw run for 23 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at own 38Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 41
6:182nd & 7 at own 41Andy Davidson run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at the 50Andy Davidson run for 6 yds to the Tulan 44
6:182nd & 4 at opp 44Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Tulan 41
6:183rd & 1 at opp 41Calen Holt run for 2 yds to the Tulan 39 for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at opp 39Bradshaw, Ahmad slant pass complete to Adams, Jermaine for 3 yards to the TLN36 (NICKERSON, P.), PENALTY TLN holding (KUERSCHEN, C.) 10 yards to the TLN29, 1ST DOWN ARMY, NO PLAY.
6:181st & 10 at opp 29Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Tulan 26
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 26ARMY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Tulan 31
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 31Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Tulan 28
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at opp 28Jordan Asberry run for no gain to the Tulan 28
Q2 13:394th & 9 at opp 28Blake Wilson 46 yd FG GOODTulane 7, Army 3
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tulane 14, Army 10
Tulane Punt, 4 plays
13:391st & 0 at own 35Nick Schrage kickoff for 59 yds , Sherman Badie return for 16 yds to the Tulan 22
13:391st & 10 at own 22Dontrell Hilliard run for 30 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 48Dontrell Hilliard run for no gain to the Army 48
13:392nd & 10 at opp 48Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney
13:393rd & 10 at opp 48Jonathan Banks sacked by Alex Aukerman for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
13:394th & 12 at the 50Zachary Block punt for 50 yds for a touchback
Army Punt, 3 plays
11:461st & 10 at own 20Calen Holt run for 5 yds to the Army 25
11:462nd & 5 at own 25Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Army 26
11:463rd & 4 at own 26Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to Kell Walker
11:464th & 4 at own 26Nick Schrage punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Tulan 35
Tulane Punt, 4 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Banks pass complete to Terren Encalade for 17 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 48Jabril Clewis run for no gain to the Army 48
10:152nd & 10 at opp 48Jonathan Banks pass incomplete
10:153rd & 10 at opp 48Jonathan Banks sacked by Kenneth Brinson for a loss of 7 yards to the Tulan 45 Jonathan Banks fumbled, , return for 0 yards
10:154th & 17 at own 45Zachary Block punt for 40 yds , Mike Reynolds returns for 8 yds to the Army 23
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
8:131st & 10 at own 23Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Army 28
8:132nd & 5 at own 28Ahmad Bradshaw run for 7 yds to the Army 35 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at own 35Calen Holt run for no gain to the Army 35
8:132nd & 10 at own 35Kell Walker run for 11 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at own 46Andy Davidson run for 8 yds to the Tulan 46
8:132nd & 2 at opp 46Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Tulan 43 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at opp 43Andy Davidson run for 42 yds to the Tulan 1 for a 1ST down
4:331st & goal at opp 1Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd for a TD, (Blake Wilson KICK)Army 10, Tulane 7
Tulane Touchdown, 2 plays
4:331st & 0 at own 35Nick Schrage kickoff for 52 yds , Sherman Badie return for 11 yds to the Tulan 24
4:261st & 10 at own 24Dontrell Hilliard run for 4 yds to the Tulan 28
3:452nd & 6 at own 28Sherman Badie run for 72 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)Tulane 14, Army 10
Army Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:451st & 0 at own 35Zachary Block kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:451st & 10 at own 25Connor Slomka run for 4 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down TULANE Penalty, illegal use of hands (Jarrod Franklin) to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at own 44Kell Walker run for 3 yds to the Army 47
3:452nd & 7 at own 47Calen Holt run for 2 yds to the Army 49
3:453rd & 5 at own 49Jordan Asberry run for 10 yds to the Tulan 41 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 41Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Tulan 40
3:452nd & 9 at opp 40Jordan Asberry run for 6 yds to the Tulan 34
1:053rd & 3 at opp 34Timeout ARMY, clock 01:05
1:053rd & 3 at opp 34Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the Tulan 32
0:574th & 1 at opp 32Timeout ARMY, clock 00:57
0:574th & 1 at opp 32Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tulan 33
Tulane End of half, 2 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 33Dontrell Hilliard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 31
0:532nd & 12 at own 31Dontrell Hilliard run for 7 yds to the Tulan 38
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tulane 14, Army 10
Army Turnover on downs, 11 plays
15:003rd & 5 at own 35Zachary Block kickoff for 65 yds , Kell Walker return for 17 yds to the Army 17
14:551st & 10 at own 17Jordan Asberry run for 8 yds to the Army 25
14:552nd & 2 at own 25Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Army 26
14:553rd & 1 at own 26Calen Holt run for 3 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 29Calen Holt run for 6 yds to the Army 35
14:552nd & 4 at own 35Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 38
14:553rd & 1 at own 38Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 43Ahmad Bradshaw run for 20 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 37Fred Cooper Jr. run for 5 yds to the Tulan 32
14:552nd & 5 at opp 32Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Tulan 31
14:553rd & 4 at opp 31Ahmad Bradshaw run for 2 yds to the Tulan 29
14:554th & 2 at opp 29Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tulan 30
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
8:401st & 10 at own 30Dontrell Hilliard run for 2 yds to the Tulan 32
8:402nd & 8 at own 32Dontrell Hilliard run for 2 yds to the Tulan 34
8:403rd & 6 at own 34Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Terren Encalade, broken up by James Gibson
8:404th & 6 at own 34Zachary Block punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 23 , Mike Reynolds returns for no gain to the Army 23
Army Interception, 11 plays
7:191st & 10 at own 23Kell Walker run for 35 yds to the Tulan 42 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 42Calen Holt run for 2 yds to the Tulan 40
7:192nd & 8 at opp 40Kell Walker run for 4 yds to the Tulan 36
7:193rd & 4 at opp 36Kell Walker run for 6 yds to the Tulan 30 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 30Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Tulan 27
7:192nd & 7 at opp 27Calen Holt run for 1 yd to the Tulan 26
7:193rd & 6 at opp 26Fred Cooper Jr. run for 2 yds to the Tulan 24
7:194th & 4 at opp 24Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Tulan 19 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 19Andy Davidson run for 6 yds to the Tulan 13
7:192nd & 4 at opp 13Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Tulan 12
7:193rd & 3 at opp 12Ahmad Bradshaw pass intercepted, touchback. Donnie Lewis Jr. return for no gain
Tulane Punt, 6 plays
1:081st & 10 at own 20Jonathan Banks pass complete to Terren Encalade for 12 yds to the Tulan 32 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at own 32Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney, broken up by Max Regan
1:082nd & 10 at own 32Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney, broken up by Max Regan TULANE Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass ( Yards) declined
1:083rd & 10 at own 32[Shotgun], BANKS, J. deep pass incomplete to ENCALADE, T., PENALTY ARMY pass interference (Bourdeau, J.) 15 yards to the TLN47, 1ST DOWN TLN, NO PLAY.
1:081st & 10 at own 47Darius Bradwell run for 4 yds to the Army 49
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 49Darius Bradwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 49
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at own 49Jonathan Banks run for 5 yds to the Army 46
Q4 15:004th & 3 at opp 46Zachary Block punt for 32 yds , Mike Reynolds returns for no gain to the Army 29 Mike Reynolds fumbled, recovered by Tulan Donnie Lewis Jr. TULANE Penalty, kick catching interference (Devin Glenn) to the Army 29
4th quarter3 drives, then Tulane 21, Army 17
Army Touchdown, 15 plays
13:391st & 10 at own 29Calen Holt run for 5 yds to the Army 34
13:392nd & 5 at own 34Andy Davidson run for 4 yds to the Army 38
13:393rd & 1 at own 38Calen Holt run for 3 yds to the Army 41 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 41Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 44
13:392nd & 7 at own 44Calen Holt run for 9 yds to the Tulan 47 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 47Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Tulan 44
13:392nd & 7 at opp 44Andy Davidson run for no gain to the Tulan 44
13:393rd & 7 at opp 44Ahmad Bradshaw run for 11 yds to the Tulan 33 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 33Calen Holt run for 9 yds to the Tulan 24
13:392nd & 1 at opp 24Connor Slomka run for 7 yds to the Tulan 17 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 17Andy Davidson run for 4 yds to the Tulan 13
13:392nd & 6 at opp 13Calen Holt run for 2 yds to the Tulan 11
13:393rd & 4 at opp 11Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Tulan 8
13:394th & 1 at opp 8Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Tulan 5 for a 1ST down
5:321st & goal at opp 5Connor Slomka run for 5 yds for a TD, (Blake Wilson KICK)Army 17, Tulane 14
Tulane Touchdown, 19 plays
5:321st & 0 at own 35Nick Schrage kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:321st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Banks run for 2 yds to the Tulan 27
5:322nd & 8 at own 27Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Terren Encalade
5:323rd & 8 at own 27Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Terren Encalade, broken up by James Nachtigal
5:324th & 8 at own 27Jonathan Banks run for 10 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
5:321st & 10 at own 37Khalil McClain run for 4 yds to the Tulan 41
5:322nd & 6 at own 41Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Kendall Ardoin
5:323rd & 6 at own 41Dontrell Hilliard run for 3 yds to the Tulan 44
5:324th & 3 at own 44Jonathan Banks pass complete to Jabril Clewis for 13 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
5:321st & 10 at opp 43Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Jacob Robertson Jr.
5:322nd & 10 at opp 43Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Jacob Robertson Jr.
5:323rd & 10 at opp 43Jonathan Banks run for 15 yds to the Army 28 for a 1ST down
5:321st & 10 at opp 28Jonathan Banks pass complete to Terren Encalade for 6 yds to the Army 22
5:322nd & 4 at opp 22Jonathan Banks pass complete to Terren Encalade for 3 yds to the Army 19
5:323rd & 1 at opp 19Jonathan Banks run for 4 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at opp 15Timeout ARMY, clock 01:05
1:051st & 10 at opp 15Jonathan Banks pass incomplete to Terren Encalade, broken up by Mike Reynolds
1:052nd & 10 at opp 15Dontrell Hilliard run for 3 yds to the Army 12
0:553rd & 7 at opp 12Timeout TULANE, clock 00:55
0:553rd & 7 at opp 12Jonathan Banks run for 6 yds to the Army 6
0:474th & 1 at opp 6Timeout TULANE, clock 00:47
0:474th & 1 at opp 6Timeout ARMY, clock 00:47
0:474th & 1 at opp 6Dontrell Hilliard run for 2 yds to the Army 4 for a 1ST down
0:231st & goal at opp 4Jonathan Banks run for 4 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)Tulane 21, Army 17
Army Interception, 3 plays
0:231st & 0 at own 35Zachary Block kickoff for 48 yds , James Nachtigal return for no gain to the Army 17
0:171st & 10 at own 17Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 22
0:082nd & 5 at own 22Timeout ARMY, clock 00:08
0:082nd & 5 at own 22Timeout TULANE, clock 00:08
0:082nd & 5 at own 22Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Jeff Ejekam, broken up by Jarrod Franklin
0:083rd & 5 at own 22Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass intercepted Parry Nickerson return for no gain to the Tulan 38

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tulane leads 14–⁠11–⁠1 in 26 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Army 20, Tulane 17
2025Tulane 24, Army 17
2024Army 35, Tulane 14American Athletic Championship
2020Tulane 38, Army 12
2019Tulane 42, Army 33
2017Tulane 21, Army 17

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