Darnell Woolfolk – Noteworthy
Still perfect at home, not so perfect on the field. Army coach Jeff Monken will take it – grudgingly. Darnell Woolfolk rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, Calen Holt and Kelvin Hopkins Jr. each scored on short runs, and Army beat Lafayette 31-13 on a windswept Saturday. It was the sixth straight victory for Army (8-2), which has won 12 in a row at home. Lafayette (3-7), which plays in the Championship Subdivision, fell behind early and was doomed by a blocked punt to start the second half.
“I challenged our team this week to try and play our very best football, to play the best that we can play,” Monken said. “At this point in the season we really need to be doing that if we’re going to accomplish the goals that we’ve still got out there. I don’t think we did that today, but it was good enough to win. We made some plays.” Army dominated the opening half, running twice as many plays as the Leopards, outgaining them 256-63, and holding the ball for nearly 22 minutes to gain a 17-6 lead. The margin could have been greater if not for a turnover and two false start penalties in a three-play sequence with the ball inside the Lafayette 10 that forced Army to kick a field goal on the game’s first drive. – AP College Football
