WKU Football: Gameday Information for Game 6 Against Army

WKU Football is riding high at the moment with their first winning streak of the season. Today they have a golden out of conference…

Oct 12, 2019

2014 WKU/Army game. Photo from Abbey Oldham

WKU Football is riding high at the moment with their first winning streak of the season. Today they have a golden out of conference opportunity to make a statement as they host Army and look to improve to 4–2 at the midway point of the season.

If you need to know any of the game information, look no further — we have you covered.

Location

Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium

Time

6:00 p.m. CT

Weather Forecast

Betting Lines from Sportsline.com

Army -4.5

Over/ Under: 43

Moneyline: Army-207

Current Records

WKU: 3–2 (3–0 in Conference USA)

Army: 3–2

Last Week

WKU traveled to 1–3 Old Dominion. After a scoreless first quarter WKU responded to an Old Dominion field goal by finishing the first half on a 10–0 run punctuated by a 1-yard touchdown by Gaej Walker. WKU’s defense continued to clamp down in the second half holding the Monarchs scoreless and allowing only 163 total yards on the day. WKU would finish off ODU with 7:58 in the fourth quarter as Josh Simon caught a 12-yard touchdown to finish off a 20–3 road victory moving WKU to 3–2 on the season and a perfect 3–0 in Conference USA.

Army hosted a formidable Tulane team in West Point. After an opening touchdown by Connor Slomka gave the Black Knights a 7–0 lead, Tulane would respond by jumping racking up yards quickly against Army’s defense. The Green Wave would engineer touchdown drives of 82, 84 & 90 yards in a little over 12 minutes of game clock and would sprint out to a 21–7 lead. Army would respond tieing the game to start the third quarter on a Kelvin Hopkins touchdown run. Tulane would then reel off three more touchdowns extending the lead to 42–21 with 5:46 remaining in the game. Army would make the score respectable but ultimately run out of time in a 42–33 defeat moving them to 3–2 on the season.

Coaches

Tyson Helton- 1st Season- 3–2 Overall

Jeff Monken- 6th season at Army- 38–30. 10th Season Overall. 76–46

Series

WKU leads 2–0

Last Meeting

In 2014, a 4–5 WKU team hosted a 3–6 Army team in mid-November. The Black Knight would start of a high scoring day on a Angel Santiago touchdown run. WKU would respond scoring 31 of the next 34 points leading 31–10 after an 80-yard touchdown by Leon Allen at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. Allen would set a school rushing record amassing 345 yards on the ground and 3 touchdowns. WKU would pile up 561 yards on the day and pull coast to a 52–24 win over the Black Knights their second of what would become a 5 game season-ending winning streak in Jeff Brohm’s debut season.

Relevant Reading

Injury Report by USA Today

For WKU:

CB — Roger Cray- Questionable- Leg Surgery
LB- Eli Brown- Out- Foot
RB- Jakairi Moses- Out- Knee
QB- Steven Duncan- Out- Foot
LB- Damon Lowe- Suspended First Half (targeting)

For Army

DB- Cam Jones- Questionable- Unknown
DB- Jaylon McClinton- Questionable- Unknown

Excitement Level — 8

The Western Kentucky Football program has the most momentum it has had since 2017, today’s game against a quality name brand opponent at home is not only a chance for a statement win but also gives us another data point to show if this team is truly a conference title contender. Army’s disciplined triple-option attack will make this a worthwhile test of a team that is growing in confidence each week (especially defensively). Should they emerge victoriously and grow offensively then it’s time to take this team seriously as a Conference USA contender. Tonight’s game will set the tone for the second half of the season.

Go Tops. We’ll be in Bowling Green for the big matchup providing live coverage and reaction. If you’re making the trip to campus, please send us your tailgating and in-game pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.