Final at Michie Stadium, West Point55°F, wind 3 mphTV: CBSSNAttendance 38,502
Officials
Referee Mike Defee; umpire Robert Richeson; head linesman Al Green; line judge Derek Anderson; side judge Lo van Pham; field judge Joe Blubaugh; back judge Terry Jones; center judge Marvel JulyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Air Force
Army
322
Total yards
286
197
Passing yards
44
125
Rushing yards
242
9.0
Yards per pass
8.8
3.6
Yards per rush
4.1
17
First downs
16
3–9
Third downs
8–16
1–3
Fourth downs
3–3
1
Turnovers
0
5–55
Penalties
5–69
22:28
Possession
37:32
0
Sacks (by defense)
0
Efficiency
Air Force
Army
47%
Success rate
39%
−0.01
EPA per play
0.22
1.04
Explosiveness
1.11
−0.06
Rushing EPA
0.21
0.06
Passing EPA
0.68
27%
Passing-down success
22%
0.13
First-down EPA
0.02
0.18
Second-down EPA
−0.04
0.09
Third-down EPA
0.51
3%
Havoc by its defense
10%
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 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Army −5.5, over/under 41.5.
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 Army 65%, Air Force 35%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Air Force right to left.
Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 21 plays, 75 yards
Q1 Air ForcePunt, 5 plays, 30 yards
Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q2 Air ForcePunt, 4 plays, 27 yards
Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 11 plays, 89 yards
Q2 Air ForceInterception, 8 plays, 48 yards
Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 plays, 1 yard
Q3 Air ForcePunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q3 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 39 yards
Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 9 plays, 34 yards
Q3 ArmyField goal, 13 plays, 62 yards
Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q4 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
Q4 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 26 yards
Q4 ArmyEnd of game, 4 plays, 10 yards
Play by play
1st quarter2 drives, then Army 7, Air Force 0
Army Touchdown, 21 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Darnell Woolfolk run for 7 yds to the Army 32
15:00
2nd & 3 at own 32
Darnell Woolfolk run for 6 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 38
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 4 yds to the Army 42
15:00
2nd & 6 at own 42
Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 45
15:00
3rd & 3 at own 45
Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 48
Andy Davidson run for 13 yds to the AFA 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 39
Hopkins Jr., K. rush for 2 yards to the AF37 (CAPRA, Micah), PENALTY ARMY illegal block (Deaton, Jaxson) 15 yards to the ARMY46, NO PLAY.
15:00
1st & 25 at own 46
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Jordan Asberry for 14 yds to the AFA 40
15:00
2nd & 11 at opp 40
Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the AFA 38
15:00
3rd & 9 at opp 38
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 13 yds to the AFA 25 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 25
ARMY Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the AFA 40
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 40
Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the AFA 38
15:00
2nd & 8 at opp 38
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the AFA 36
15:00
3rd & 6 at opp 36
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 9 yds to the AFA 27 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 27
Kell Walker run for 2 yds to the AFA 25
15:00
2nd & 8 at opp 25
Darnell Woolfolk run for 5 yds to the AFA 20
15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 20
Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the AFA 17 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 17
Andy Davidson run for 4 yds to the AFA 13
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 13
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the AFA 12
15:00
3rd & 5 at opp 12
Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the AFA 9
15:00
4th & 2 at opp 9
Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the AFA 7 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 0 at opp 7
Hopkins Jr., K. rush for 5 yards to the AF2 (FLOYD, Kyle;DONALDSON, Gran), PENALTY ARMY illegal block (Reeder, Peyton) 15 yards to the AF22, NO PLAY.
15:00
1st & 0 at opp 22
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Jordan Asberry for 21 yds to the AFA 1
2:05
2nd & goal at opp 1
Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd for a TD, (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 7, Air Force 0
Air Force Punt, 5 plays
2:05
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 57 yds , Joseph Saucier return for 17 yds to the AFA 25
1:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Kadin Remsberg run for 7 yds to the AFA 32
1:57
2nd & 3 at own 32
Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Joseph Saucier for 29 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
1:57
1st & 10 at opp 39
Cole Fagan run for 3 yds to the Army 36
1:57
2nd & 7 at opp 36
AIR FORCE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Army 41
1:57
2nd & 12 at opp 41
Joseph Saucier run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 45
Q2 15:00
3rd & 16 at opp 45
Isaiah Sanders pass incomplete
Q2 15:00
4th & 16 at opp 45
Jake Koehnke punt for 36 yds , Mike Reynolds returns for 17 yds to the Army 26
2nd quarter5 drives, then Army 14, Air Force 0
Army Punt, 3 plays
14:41
1st & 10 at own 26
Connor Slomka run for 1 yd to the Army 27
14:41
2nd & 9 at own 27
Kell Walker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 25
14:41
3rd & 11 at own 25
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete
14:41
4th & 11 at own 25
Nick Schrage punt for 47 yds
Air Force Punt, 4 plays
13:02
1st & 10 at own 28
Kadin Remsberg run for 4 yds to the AFA 32
13:02
2nd & 6 at own 32
ARMY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (James Nachtigal) to the AFA 47 for a 1ST down
13:02
1st & 10 at own 42
Isaiah Sanders run for 9 yds to the Army 49
13:02
1st & 10 at own 47
Isaiah Sanders run for 4 yds to the Army 49
13:02
2nd & 6 at opp 49
Isaiah Sanders run for 2 yds to the Army 47
13:02
3rd & 4 at opp 47
Cole Fagan run for 2 yds to the Army 45
13:02
4th & 2 at opp 45
Jake Koehnke punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Mike Reynolds at the Army 11
Army Touchdown, 11 plays
10:50
1st & 10 at own 11
Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Army 14
10:50
2nd & 7 at own 14
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 19
10:50
3rd & 2 at own 19
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Army 21 for a 1ST down
10:50
1st & 10 at own 21
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Army 23
10:50
2nd & 8 at own 23
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 26
10:50
3rd & 5 at own 26
Jordan Asberry run for 7 yds to the Army 33 for a 1ST down
10:50
1st & 10 at own 33
Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Army 38
10:50
2nd & 5 at own 38
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 39
10:50
3rd & 4 at own 39
Cam Thomas run for 3 yds to the Army 42
10:50
4th & 1 at own 42
Darnell Woolfolk run for 52 yds to the AFA 6 for a 1ST down
4:03
1st & goal at opp 6
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds for a TD, (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 14, Air Force 0
Air Force Interception, 8 plays
4:03
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 58 yds
4:03
1st & 10 at own 25
Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Brandon Lewis for 9 yds to the AFA 34
4:03
2nd & 1 at own 34
Isaiah Sanders run for 2 yds to the AFA 36 for a 1ST down
4:03
1st & 10 at own 36
Isaiah Sanders run for 7 yds to the AFA 43
4:03
2nd & 3 at own 43
Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 19 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
4:03
1st & 10 at opp 38
Isaiah Sanders run for 6 yds to the Army 32
4:03
2nd & 4 at opp 32
Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Brandon Lewis for 18 yds to the Army 14 for a 1ST down
4:03
1st & 10 at opp 14
SANDERS, Isaiah rush for 2 yards to the ARMY12 (Christiansen, C), PENALTY AF illegal block (LAUFENBERG, Nol) 15 yards to the ARMY29, NO PLAY.
4:03
1st & 25 at opp 29
Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Kade Waguespack for 2 yds to the Army 27
0:53
2nd & 23 at opp 27
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 00:53
0:53
2nd & 23 at opp 27
Isaiah Sanders pass intercepted Mike Reynolds return for no gain to the Army 4
Army End of half, 2 plays
0:46
1st & 10 at own 4
Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the Army 6
0:46
2nd & 8 at own 6
Team run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 5
3rd quarter6 drives, then Army 14, Air Force 6
Air Force Punt, 5 plays
15:00
3rd & 9 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 55 yds , Joseph Saucier return for 17 yds to the AFA 27
14:53
1st & 10 at own 27
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Marcus Bennett for 31 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
14:53
1st & 10 at opp 42
Cole Fagan run for 1 yd to the Army 41
14:53
2nd & 9 at opp 41
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Brandon Lewis for 5 yds to the Army 36
14:53
3rd & 4 at opp 36
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Andrew Smith
14:53
4th & 4 at opp 36
Donald Hammond III run for 5 yds to the Army 31 AIR FORCE Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the Army 46
14:53
4th & 14 at opp 46
Jake Koehnke punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Army Punt, 3 plays
12:56
1st & 10 at own 20
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 21
12:56
2nd & 9 at own 21
Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Army 24
12:56
3rd & 6 at own 24
Darnell Woolfolk run for 5 yds to the Army 29
12:56
4th & 1 at own 29
Nick Schrage punt for 41 yds, downed at the AFA 30
Air Force Turnover on downs, 10 plays
10:30
1st & 10 at own 30
Kadin Remsberg run for 4 yds to the AFA 34
10:30
2nd & 6 at own 34
Donald Hammond III run for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 32
10:30
3rd & 8 at own 32
AIR FORCE Penalty, false start (Scott Hattok) to the AFA 27
10:30
3rd & 13 at own 27
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 17 yds to the AFA 44 for a 1ST down
10:30
1st & 10 at own 44
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Marcus Bennett for 13 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
10:30
1st & 10 at opp 43
Dailen Sutton run for 3 yds to the Army 40
10:30
2nd & 7 at opp 40
Joseph Saucier run for 9 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
10:30
1st & 10 at opp 31
Joseph Saucier run for no gain to the Army 31
10:30
2nd & 10 at opp 31
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Geraud Sanders, broken up by Mike Reynolds
10:30
3rd & 10 at opp 31
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Kade Waguespack
10:30
4th & 10 at opp 31
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Brandon Lewis
Army Punt, 3 plays
6:49
1st & 10 at own 31
Kell Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 33
6:49
2nd & 8 at own 33
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 34
6:49
3rd & 7 at own 34
Jordan Asberry run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 30
6:49
4th & 11 at own 30
Nick Schrage punt, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 34
Air Force Touchdown, 9 plays
4:44
1st & 10 at opp 34
Cole Fagan run for 4 yds to the Army 30
4:44
2nd & 6 at opp 30
Donald Hammond III run for 2 yds to the Army 28
4:44
3rd & 4 at opp 28
Cole Fagan run for 9 yds to the Army 19 for a 1ST down
4:44
1st & 10 at opp 19
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Kadin Remsberg for 5 yds to the Army 14
4:44
2nd & 5 at opp 14
Cole Fagan run for 4 yds to the Army 10
4:44
3rd & 1 at opp 10
Cole Fagan run for no gain to the Army 10
4:44
4th & 1 at opp 10
Donald Hammond III run for 2 yds to the Army 8 for a 1ST down
4:44
1st & goal at opp 8
Cole Fagan run for 7 yds to the Army 1
0:54
2nd & goal at opp 1
Donald Hammond III run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Koehnke PAT MISSED)Army 14, Air Force 6
Army Field goal, 13 plays
0:54
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:54
1st & 10 at own 25
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Glen Coates for 9 yds to the Army 34
0:54
2nd & 1 at own 34
Darnell Woolfolk run for 5 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at own 39
Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 40
Q4 15:00
2nd & 9 at own 40
Kell Walker run for 5 yds to the Army 45
Q4 15:00
3rd & 4 at own 45
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 8 yds to the AFA 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 47
Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the AFA 45
Q4 15:00
2nd & 8 at opp 45
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 7 yds to the AFA 38
Q4 15:00
3rd & 1 at opp 38
Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 37
Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the AFA 35 for a 1ST down AIR FORCE Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Mosese Fifita) to the AFA 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 20
Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the AFA 19
Q4 15:00
2nd & 9 at opp 19
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the AFA 17
Q4 15:00
3rd & 7 at opp 17
Glen Coates run for 4 yds to the AFA 13
Q4 8:40
4th & 3 at opp 13
Timeout ARMY, clock 08:40
Q4 8:35
4th & 3 at opp 13
John Abercrombie 30 yd FG GOODArmy 17, Air Force 6
4th quarter4 drives, then Army 17, Air Force 14
Air Force Touchdown, 10 plays
8:35
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 57 yds
8:35
1st & 10 at own 25
Donald Hammond III run for 6 yds to the AFA 31
8:35
2nd & 4 at own 31
Joseph Saucier run for 5 yds to the AFA 36 for a 1ST down
8:35
1st & 10 at own 36
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Geraud Sanders
8:35
2nd & 10 at own 36
Donald Hammond III run for 11 yds to the AFA 47 for a 1ST down
8:35
1st & 10 at own 47
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Andrew Smith
8:35
2nd & 10 at own 47
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Joseph Saucier
8:35
3rd & 10 at own 47
HAMMOND III, DJ pass incomplete to SANDERS, Geraud, PENALTY ARMY pass interference (Reynolds, Mike) 9 yards to the ARMY44, 1ST DOWN AF, NO PLAY.
8:35
1st & 10 at opp 44
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Cole Fagan for 30 yds to the Army 14 for a 1ST down
8:35
1st & 10 at opp 14
Cole Fagan run for 3 yds to the Army 11
8:35
2nd & 7 at opp 11
Donald Hammond III run for 5 yds to the Army 6
5:27
3rd & 2 at opp 6
Joseph Saucier run for 6 yds for a TD, (J. Saucier Run For Two-point Conversion)Army 17, Air Force 14
Army Punt, 5 plays
5:27
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 50 yds , Kell Walker return for 5 yds to the Army 20
5:19
1st & 10 at own 20
Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Army 22
5:19
2nd & 8 at own 22
Darnell Woolfolk run for 8 yds to the Army 30 for a 1ST down
5:19
1st & 10 at own 30
Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 31
5:19
2nd & 9 at own 31
Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 32
3:21
3rd & 8 at own 32
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 03:21
3:21
3rd & 8 at own 32
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete
3:21
4th & 8 at own 32
Nick Schrage punt for 42 yds , Andrew Smith returns for 8 yds to the AFA 34
Air Force Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:02
1st & 10 at own 34
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete to Marcus Bennett
3:02
2nd & 10 at own 34
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 19 yds to the Army 47 for a 1ST down
3:02
1st & 10 at opp 47
Cole Fagan run for 4 yds to the Army 43
3:02
2nd & 6 at opp 43
Joseph Saucier run for 5 yds to the Army 38
3:02
3rd & 1 at opp 38
Kadin Remsberg run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 40
3:02
4th & 3 at opp 40
Donald Hammond III run for no gain to the Army 40
Army End of game, 4 plays
1:10
1st & 10 at own 40
Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Army 42
1:07
2nd & 8 at own 42
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 01:07
1:07
2nd & 8 at own 42
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 4 yds to the Army 46
1:02
3rd & 4 at own 46
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 01:02
1:02
3rd & 4 at own 46
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 49
0:17
4th & 1 at own 49
Timeout ARMY, clock 00:17
0:17
4th & 1 at own 49
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
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.
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