The Black Knights came to play at fifth-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday night, forcing overtime, but the Sooners escaped with the 28-21 victory at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Army had a gritty performance and was led by quarterback Kelvin Hopkins. He ran for 102 yards and a score for the Black Knights. Kell Walker finished with a season best 80 yards on the ground. Oklahoma saw Trey Sermon rush for a game high 119 yards on 18 attempts, while Kyler Murray scampered for 71 yards. Murray also threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns.
Kenneth Brinson and James Nachtigal are only the second set of classmates to have 10 or more career sacks. Mike Reynolds made his first interception of the season early in the third quarter and only his second career takeaway, first since 2016. The Black Knights have caused at least one turnover in three-of-four games this year. Hopkins has now thrown or rushed for a touchdown in each game this season, and has rushed for a score in three of the last four contests. Hopkins ran for at least 100 yards in his second straight game. The Cadets played a Top-5 team for the first time since 2013 when they faced off against No. 4/5 Stanford. This was Army's fourth overtime game in the last three seasons and Army is 2-2 in those games. It was Army's 13th overtime game in program history. Read More