Boogie Knight TD reception vs Army
Peter Marney
24
ULM ULM 2-6 , 1-3
48
Winner Army West Point AWP 3-4 , 0-0
ULM ULM
2-6 , 1-3
24
Final
48
Army West Point AWP
3-4 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ULM ULM 3 14 0 7 24
AWP Army West Point 7 7 17 17 48

Game Recap: Football |

ULM Falters in Third Quarter; Loses at Army, 48-24

By ULMWarhawks.com Online Columnist Paul Letlow

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Leading Army by 10 points in the first half, ULM looked like a team poised to win on the road for the first time in a long time.

Instead, the Warhawks surrendered 31 unanswered points on the way to a 48-24 loss to the Black Knights at Michie Stadium.

Army (3-4) seized control as the game wore on with its trademark option attack. Army (3-4) rushed for 441 yards on 66 attempts and held the ball 35:21 to control time of possession.

"It's the second week in a row, we come out leading at halftime," ULM coach Terry Bowden said. "And we come out and don't do the things that you have to do to win the second half."

The Warhawks (2-6) led 17-7 in the second quarter and still held a 17-14 advantage at the half before letting the game spiral away in the third quarter. ULM ran just six plays for 35 yards while being outscored 17-0 in the pivotal period.

ULM finished with 349 yards but gained just 118 in the second half. Sacked three times, quarterback Chandler Rogers completed 21-of-28 passes for 164 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

Defensively, Quae Drake led ULM with nine tackles while Caleb Thomas registered three tackles for loss among his seven stops.

For Army, quarterback Jemel Jones rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on 17 attempts. Army topped 400 yards rushing for the fourth time this season.

ULM's opening drive, 12 plays for 70 yards, earned a 22-yard field goal by Calum Sutherland. Army had the Warhawks stopped at midfield, but a roughing the kicker penalty on ULM's punt kept the march going.

Army scored on fourth-and-4 from 31 on a run by quarterback Jemel Jones to take a 7-3 lead with 6:02 left in the first quarter. The Black Knights rode a six-play, 75-yard drive in for the touchdown.

The Warhawks came up short on their second offensive series as a fourth-and-goal pass at the Army 3 fell incomplete. The Warhawks squandered a 12-play, 72-yard drive with the turnover on downs.

However, things worked out as ULM's defense stopped Army on fourth-and-1 from the Black Knights' 13.  Zack Woodard and Kenard Snyder corralled Jones for a 1-yard loss.

One play later, Rogers found Boogie Knight for a 12-yard touchdown and the Warhawks led 10-7 with 12:49 left in the second quarter.


After forcing an Army punt from the ULM 39, the Warhawks took command from the 2 and drove 98 yards in six plays. ULM flipped the field on a 69-yard run by Bugs Mortimer, who was tracked down at the Army 14. Two plays later, Andrew Henry's 10-yard touchdown run up the middle gave ULM a 17-7 advantage with 5:43 to go before halftime.

The Black Knights took the ensuing kickoff 75 yards in 11 plays to draw within 17-14 on a 2-yard Jones touchdown with 38 seconds left in the second quarter.

ULM outgained Army, 231-192, in the first half. Rogers completed 12-of-14 passes for 84 yards and one score and the Warhawks rushed for 147 yards on 19 attempts. Army rushed for 187 yards on 27 attempts and completed 1-of-2 passes for just 5 yards.

The Black Knights controlled the third quarter en route to gaining the upper hand.

Army tied the game at 17-17 after opening the third quarter with a 10-play, 35-yard drive. Quinn Maretski kicked a 38-yard field goal with 9:23 remaining in the period.

A ULM turnover allowed Army to reclaim the lead.

On the next series for the Warhawks, Leo Lowin intercepted Rogers at the ULM 49. From there, the Black Knights drove 64 yards in nine plays and jumped ahead 24-17 with 3:40 left in third quarter on a 6-yard run by Jones, his third touchdown of the day.

"Defense gives up a score and offense turns the ball over," Bowden said. "We gave up 14 points just like that."

Army's third-quarter dominance continued with a five-play, 60-yard drive capped by Tyson Riley's 3-yard touchdown run. The Army touchdown with 12 seconds continued a streak of 24 unanswered points by the Black Knights.

Army held the ball 13:01 in the third quarter while gaining 127 yards on 23 plays. ULM ran just six plays for 35 yards while being outscored 2l-0 in the third quarter.

The Black Knights extended their advantage to 38-17 in the fourth quarter with an eight-play, 55-yard drive. Jakobi Buchanan bulled in for a 3-yard touchdown with 6:35 remaining

ULM ended its scoring drought with 5:03 to go in the game on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Rogers to Jevin Frett to shave the deficit to 38-24.

Army led 41-24 after Maretski's 37-yard field goal with 3:46 remaining and tacked on an exclamation point as Bryson Dailey rumbled 64 yards for his first career touchdown for the 48-24 lead.

The Black Knights scored on seven consecutive drives to close out the game, not including a kneel down at the end of the first half.

Good play: On a fourth-and-1 play from its own 13-yard line, Army quarterback Jemel Jones was stopped for a 1-yard loss by Zack Woodard and Kenard Snyder. ULM took over on downs at the Cadet 12-yard line and scored on the next play.

Did you notice?: Army held the ball 13:01 in the third quarter while gaining 127 yards on 23 plays. ULM ran just six plays for 35 yards while being outscored 17-0 in the pivotal period.

Up next: After an open date on Oct. 29, ULM will play host to Texas State on Nov. 5 for Military Appreciation Day. Kickoff will be 4 p.m.

Tail feathers: ULM game captains were QB Chandler Rogers, S Tavier Williams and RB Charlie Norman. … Former ULM baseball player Todd Ledoux attended the game as a representative of the Cure Bowl. … Knight's second-quarter touchdown was his first of the season.
 
 
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