Rushing Attack Leads Way In 42-17 Win Over Colgate

Saturday, October 15

West Point, NY

12:00 PM

Army West Point

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Colgate

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Army West Point

Rushing Attack Leads Way In 42-17 Win Over Colgate

October 15, 2022 | Football

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Army West Point played to its strength in its 42-17 win over Colgate Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. Army rushed 467 yards, its second performance rushing for over 450+ yards this season (Villanova). The offense was led by Senior QB Jemel Jones who made his first start of the season. Jones rushed for a team-high 119 yards and two TDs on 12 carries.

After receiving the opening kickoff, Colgate was able to drive down across midfield resulting in a 49-yard field goal from Spencer Briscoe to make the score 3-0. Jemel Jones wasted no time in his start as he took Army's opening play from scrimmage, a quarterback keeper 75 yards to the house. The 75-yard rush was Army's longest of the season and made the score 7-3 following an extra point from Quinn Maretzki.

On the ensuing drive, Colgate would convert on the goal line with QB Michael Brescia punching in a one-yard rushing touchdown to give the Raiders a 10-7 lead. Continuing the offensive prowess in the first quarter, Freshman RB Hayden Reed scampered for a 45-yard gain on the first play of the Black Knights second drive. Reed would account for 64 yards in total on the drive and eventually score his second touchdown of the season with a one-yard plunge. The score stood at 14-10 in favor of Army through the first 15 minutes.

On the Black Knights next possession, RB Ay'Jaun Marshall got the drive started with a 25-yard rush into Colgate territory. The nine play, 65-yard scoring drive culminated with an 11-yard rushing touchdown from RB Braheam Murphy, extending the Army lead to 21-10 with 10:09 remaining in the half. After forcing a three-and-out, Army put together its fourth-straight scoring drive to begin the game. Marshall collected a 21-yard gain on the ground to spearhead the drive, before scoring his own 11-yard TD with 5:27 left in the half to make it 28-10. Through the four straight TD drives Army's offense totaled 272 rushing yards on 25 plays (10.88 avg.).

The teams would then trade turnovers, with DB Cameron Jones recovering a Raiders fumble forced by LB Leo Lowin to give Army the first of its two turnovers. Colgate would add a touchdown in the final minute to make the score 28-17 headed into halftime.

To start the third quarter, Army put together a vintage 16-play drive spanning 8:22 while converting 4-for-4 on third down. The drive was highlighted by a 23-yard run from RB Markel Johnson and was capped with a one-yard TD on a QB sneak from Jemel Jones, his second TD of the game. The Black Knights would get the ball back quickly, when a tipped a pass at the line of scrimmage was intercepted by LB Leo Lowin for his first career INT.

Set up at the Colgate 24-yard line from the turnover, RB Markel Johnson gave Army its second one-play touchdown drive of the game with his first career score. Johnson's 24-yard rush made it a 42-17 game with 4:15 left in the third quarter, marking the final score from either side in the contest.

Army's defense stepped up in the second half, shutting out Colgate and limiting them to 113 yards of total offense.

Army's 467 yards of rushing was comprised by Jemel Jones (12-119), Hayden Reed (11-87), Markel Johnson (9-76), Ay'Jaun Marshall (4-61), A.J. Williams (2-33), Bryson Daily (4-32), Jarel Dickson (5-24), Braheam Murphy (4-23), Maurice Bellan (2-11), and Miles Stewart (2-7).

Carrying the Flag: QB Jemel Jones led the team out with the Black Flag.
DIVISION OF THE GAME: Army honored the 4^th Infantry Division (4ID) with a logo decal on the players helmet and coaches' headsets. The 4^th 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 improves to 21-0 when wearing their traditional gold, black, gold uniform combination.
• Army is now 24-5-2 all-time vs. Colgate.
• Army has won the last seven meetings over Colgate.
• Army is now 15-3 at home since the start of the 2020 season.
• Army is 15-2 vs. FCS opponents in the Jeff Monken era (2014-pres.).
• The Black Knights offense attack totaled 467 yards on the ground on 55 rushing attempts (8.5 avg.).
• The offense scored TDs each of their first four possessions of the game, running for 272 yards on 25 plays (10.88 avg.) during those drives.
• QB Jemel Jones made his second career start for the Black Knights, the first one coming vs. The Citadel (Oct. 10, 2020).
• On the first offensive play of the game, QB Jemel Jones ran for a 75-yard TD, the longest rushing play this year for Army. It was also Jones' longest career rush.
• Jones later rushed for a 1-yard TD in the third quarter, his second career multi-TD performance (10/3/20, vs. Abilene Christian). Jones finished with 119 yards on 12 attempts. He now has seven career rushing TDs.
• Freshman RB Hayden Reed rushed for a career best 87 yards on 11 attempts and a TD.
• RB Braheam Murphy ran for an 11-yard TD in the second quarter, his second career rushing TD and sixth overall TD (four career receiving).
• RB Ay'Jaun Marshall added an 11-yard TD run of his own also in the second quarter, his first career rushing TD (fourth overall).
• LB Leo Lowin forced two turnovers, forcing a fumble and then recording his first career INT in the third quarter.
• RB Markel Johnson ran for his first career TD, a 24-yard rush in the third quarter.
• LB Jimmy Ciarlo paced the defense with eight tackles (four solo).