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Army at Western Kentucky

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Western Kentucky beat Army 17–⁠8. It was their third meeting; after it, Western Kentucky led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayArmy5–⁠8 in 2019
8
HomeWestern Kentucky9–⁠4 in 2019
17

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenAttendance 16,107

At kickoff
56°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Chris Bynum; umpire Joe Nanus; head linesman Max Causey; line judge Nicholas Therio; side judge Karina Tovar; field judge Dustin Drawhorn; back judge Sean Woodson; center judge Bradford SmithGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Army00088
Western Kentucky703717

Standouts

  • RushingGaej Walker25 carries, 132 yardsWestern Kentucky
  • DefenseElijah Riley11 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossArmy

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Player stats

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.5/127110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sandon McCoy114108
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.831011
Connor Slomka92805
Artice Hobbs320014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Artice Hobbs131031
Camden Harrison222014
Michael Roberts110010
Malik Hancock1818
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Christiansen130.50.50
Elijah Riley11110
Arik Smith9000
Jaylon McClinton7100
Edriece Patterson61.50.50

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ty Storey21/3014000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaej Walker25132016
Ty Storey1762215
Jacquez Sloan322014
Jahcour Pearson3606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lucky Jackson545022
Jacquez Sloan539010
Jahcour Pearson525017
Quin Jernighan31609
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
DeAngelo Malone7100
Antwon Kincade7000
Kyle Bailey7000
Carson Jordan6000

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

Team stats

ArmyWestern Kentucky
208Total yards365
71Passing yards140
137Rushing yards225
5.9Yards per pass4.7
3.8Yards per rush4.4
10First downs26
3–⁠11Third downs10–⁠17
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers0
2–⁠30Penalties2–⁠28
21:53Possession38:07
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

ArmyWestern Kentucky
33%Success rate49%
0.12EPA per play0.15
1.08Explosiveness0.88
0.04Rushing EPA0.24
0.36Passing EPA0.05
36%Passing-down success26%
−0.33First-down EPA−0.09
0.30Second-down EPA0.21
0.24Third-down EPA0.58
17%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 62% to win. Western Kentucky won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Army −5.5, over/under 43.5.

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%, Western Kentucky 35%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneArmy end zoneQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 13 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 16 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western KentuckyField goal, 15 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 4 playsQ3 ArmyMissed FG, 12 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 17 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, Army right to left.
  1. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 11 plays, 70 yards
  5. Q1 ArmyPunt, 13 plays, 39 yards
  6. Q2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 72 yards
  7. Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 16 plays, 59 yards
  9. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  10. Q3 Western KentuckyField goal, 15 plays, 74 yards
  11. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  12. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyMissed FG, 12 plays, 58 yards
  14. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 17 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 5 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Army 0
Army Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the Army 32
15:003rd & 3 at own 32Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 33
15:004th & 2 at own 33Zach Harding punt for 49 yds, downed at the WKent 18
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
13:001st & 10 at own 18Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the WKent 22
13:002nd & 6 at own 22Ty Storey pass incomplete
13:003rd & 6 at own 22Ty Storey pass incomplete to Jahcour Pearson
13:004th & 6 at own 22John Haggerty punt for 58 yds , Elijah Riley returns for 5 yds to the Army 25
Army Punt, 3 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 25Connor Slomka run for 2 yds to the Army 27
12:142nd & 8 at own 27Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 29
12:143rd & 6 at own 29Connor Slomka run for 5 yds to the Army 34
12:144th & 1 at own 34Zach Harding punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 30
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 11 plays
10:101st & 10 at own 30Gaej Walker run for 3 yds to the WKent 33
10:102nd & 7 at own 33Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 10 yds to the WKent 43 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at own 43Jacquez Sloan run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
10:102nd & 3 at the 50Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 48
10:103rd & 1 at opp 48Ty Storey run for 2 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 46Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 22 yds to the Army 24 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 24Ty Storey pass incomplete
10:102nd & 10 at opp 24Jahcour Pearson run for 6 yds to the Army 18
10:103rd & 4 at opp 18Gaej Walker run for 16 yds to the Army 2 for a 1ST down
10:101st & goal at opp 2Jacquez Sloan run for 1 yd to the Army 1
4:462nd & goal at opp 1Ty Storey run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)Western Kentucky 7, Army 0
Army Punt, 13 plays
4:461st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:461st & 10 at own 25Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 27
4:462nd & 8 at own 27Artice Hobbs IV run for 14 yds to the Army 41 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at own 41Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 44
4:462nd & 7 at own 44Connor Slomka run for 4 yds to the Army 48
4:463rd & 3 at own 48Connor Slomka run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:464th & 1 at the 50Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at opp 47Artice Hobbs IV run for 3 yds to the WKent 44
4:462nd & 7 at opp 44Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the WKent 41
4:463rd & 4 at opp 41Kell Walker run for 3 yds to the WKent 38
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 38Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the WKent 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 35ARMY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Q2 15:002nd & 25 at the 50Kell Walker run for 6 yds to the WKent 44
Q2 15:003rd & 19 at opp 44Sandon McCoy run for 8 yds to the WKent 36
Q2 15:004th & 11 at opp 36Zach Potter punt for 35 yds, downed at the WKent 1
2nd quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Army 0
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 12 plays
13:181st & 10 at own 1Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the WKent 2
13:182nd & 9 at own 2Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 6 yds to the WKent 8
13:183rd & 3 at own 8Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 17 yds to the WKent 25 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 25Ty Storey pass incomplete to Gaej Walker
13:182nd & 10 at own 25Ty Storey pass complete to Gaej Walker for 13 yds to the WKent 38 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 38Garland LaFrance run for 11 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 49Gaej Walker run for 7 yds to the Army 44
13:182nd & 3 at opp 44Gaej Walker run for 13 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at opp 31Jahcour Pearson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 33
13:182nd & 12 at opp 33Ty Storey pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 5 yds to the Army 28
13:183rd & 7 at opp 28Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the Army 27
13:184th & 6 at opp 27Ty Storey pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson, broken up by Jabari Moore
Army Punt, 3 plays
7:121st & 10 at own 27Connor Slomka run for 4 yds to the Army 31
7:122nd & 6 at own 31Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 33
7:123rd & 4 at own 33Kell Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 35
7:124th & 2 at own 35Zach Harding punt for 53 yds , Clayton Bush returns for 1 yd to the WKent 13
Western Kentucky Missed FG, 16 plays
5:011st & 10 at own 13Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the WKent 19
5:012nd & 4 at own 19Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 7 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 26Ty Storey run for 3 yds to the WKent 29
5:012nd & 7 at own 29Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 8 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 37Jacquez Sloan run for 14 yds to the Army 49 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at opp 49Garland LaFrance run for a loss of 6 yards to the WKent 45
5:012nd & 16 at own 45Ty Storey pass complete to Gaej Walker for 2 yds to the WKent 47
1:213rd & 14 at own 47Timeout ARMY, clock 01:21
1:213rd & 14 at own 47Ty Storey run for 11 yds to the Army 42
1:154th & 3 at opp 42Timeout ARMY, clock 01:15
1:154th & 3 at opp 42Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 6 yds to the Army 36 for a 1ST down
1:151st & 10 at opp 36Ty Storey pass incomplete to Jacquez Sloan
1:152nd & 10 at opp 36Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the Army 30
1:153rd & 4 at opp 30Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 9 yds to the Army 21 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at opp 21Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at opp 21Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for a loss of 9 yards to the Army 30
0:192nd & 19 at opp 30Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:19
0:192nd & 19 at opp 30Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 28
0:153rd & 17 at opp 28Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:15
0:153rd & 17 at opp 28Ty Storey pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson
0:064th & 17 at opp 28Cory Munson 46 yd FG MISSED
Army End of half, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 28Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 33
3rd quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 10, Army 0
Western Kentucky Field goal, 15 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 58 yds , Garland LaFrance return for 16 yds to the WKent 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Gaej Walker run for 8 yds to the WKent 31
15:002nd & 2 at own 31Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 33Ty Storey pass incomplete to Gaej Walker, broken up by Elijah Riley
15:002nd & 10 at own 33Ty Storey sacked by Edriece Patterson and Cole Christiansen for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 32
15:003rd & 11 at own 32Ty Storey run for 15 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the Army 49
15:002nd & 6 at opp 49Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 6 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Ty Storey run for 9 yds to the Army 34 for a 1ST down ARMY Penalty, targeting (Jeremiah Lowery) to the Army 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Ty Storey pass complete to Joshua Simon for no gain to the Army 19
15:002nd & 10 at opp 19Ty Storey pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 9 yds to the Army 10
15:003rd & 1 at opp 10Ty Storey run for 3 yds to the Army 7 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 7Ty Storey pass incomplete to Quin Jernighan, broken up by Elijah Riley
15:002nd & goal at opp 7Jahcour Pearson run for 2 yds to the Army 5
15:003rd & goal at opp 5Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 3
7:274th & goal at opp 3Cory Munson 22 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 10, Army 0
Army Punt, 3 plays
7:271st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:271st & 10 at own 25Kell Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 27
7:272nd & 8 at own 27Artice Hobbs IV run for 3 yds to the Army 30
7:273rd & 5 at own 30Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd to the Army 31
7:274th & 4 at own 31Zach Harding punt for 49 yds , Clayton Bush returns for 6 yds to the WKent 37 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, illegal block (A.J. Brathwaite Jr.) to the WKent 13
Western Kentucky Punt, 4 plays
5:341st & 10 at own 13Gaej Walker run for 13 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 26Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 3 yds to the WKent 29
5:342nd & 7 at own 29Ty Storey pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 2 yds to the WKent 31
5:343rd & 5 at own 31Ty Storey sacked by Elijah Riley for a loss of 6 yards to the WKent 25
5:344th & 11 at own 25John Haggerty punt for 40 yds , Elijah Riley returns for no gain to the Army 35
Army Missed FG, 12 plays
3:171st & 10 at own 35Connor Slomka run for 2 yds to the Army 37
3:172nd & 8 at own 37Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the Army 41
3:173rd & 4 at own 41Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Artice Hobbs IV for 31 yds to the WKent 28 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 28Sandon McCoy run for 5 yds to the WKent 23
3:172nd & 5 at opp 23Malik Hancock run for 4 yds to the WKent 19
3:173rd & 1 at opp 19Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the WKent 15 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 15Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the WKent 10
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 10Sandon McCoy run for 6 yds to the WKent 4 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 4Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for no gain to the WKent 4
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 4Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 7
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 7Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Kjetil Cline
Q4 13:274th & goal at opp 7David Cooper 24 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter3 drives, then Western Kentucky 17, Army 8
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 17 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 20Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the WKent 26
13:272nd & 4 at own 26Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the WKent 28
13:273rd & 2 at own 28Ty Storey run for 5 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 33Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 7 yds to the WKent 40
13:272nd & 3 at own 40Gaej Walker run for 5 yds to the WKent 45 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 45Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 3 yds to the WKent 48
13:272nd & 7 at own 48Ty Storey run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
13:273rd & 5 at the 50Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 7 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at opp 43Ty Storey run for 4 yds to the Army 39
13:272nd & 6 at opp 39Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the Army 35
13:273rd & 2 at opp 35Ty Storey run for 7 yds to the Army 28 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at opp 28Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 26
13:272nd & 8 at opp 26Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 7 yds to the Army 19
5:423rd & 1 at opp 19Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 05:42
5:423rd & 1 at opp 19Ty Storey run for 2 yds to the Army 17 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 17Gaej Walker run for 8 yds to the Army 9
5:422nd & 2 at opp 9Gaej Walker run for 8 yds to the Army 1 for a 1ST down
4:021st & goal at opp 1Ty Storey run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)Western Kentucky 17, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 11 plays
4:021st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:021st & 10 at own 25Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete
4:022nd & 10 at own 25Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Camden Harrison for 14 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at own 39Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Artice Hobbs IV, broken up by Devon Key
4:022nd & 10 at own 39Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Camden Harrison for 8 yds to the Army 47
4:023rd & 2 at own 47Hopkins Jr., K. pass incomplete to Distefano, D., PENALTY WKU roughing passer (JONES, J.) 15 yards to the WKU38, 1ST DOWN ARMY, NO PLAY.
4:021st & 10 at opp 38Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 9 yds to the WKent 29
4:022nd & 1 at opp 29Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Michael Roberts for 10 yds to the WKent 19 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Walters, broken up by Devon Key
4:022nd & 10 at opp 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Walters
4:023rd & 10 at opp 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 11 yds to the WKent 8 for a 1ST down
4:021st & goal at opp 8Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Camden Harrison
1:412nd & goal at opp 8Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Malik Hancock for 8 yds for a TD, (M. Hancock Run For Two-point Conversion)Western Kentucky 17, Army 8
Western Kentucky End of game, 5 plays
1:411st & 0 at own 35David Cooper kickoff for 21 yds , Quin Jernighan return for no gain to the WKent 44
1:381st & 10 at own 44Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
1:332nd & 4 at the 50Timeout ARMY, clock 01:33
1:332nd & 4 at the 50Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the Army 49
1:273rd & 3 at opp 49Timeout ARMY, clock 01:27
1:273rd & 3 at opp 49Ty Storey run for 2 yds to the Army 47
1:224th & 1 at opp 47Timeout ARMY, clock 01:22
1:224th & 1 at opp 47Ty Storey run for 2 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at opp 45TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 47

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.

The series

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Western Kentucky leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Army 38, Western Kentucky 35
2019Western Kentucky 17, Army 8
2014Western Kentucky 52, Army 24
2013Western Kentucky 21, Army 17

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