Nov. 9, 2013
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WKU Football vs. Army
Postgame Notes
Nov. 9, 2013
Michie Stadium; West Point, New York
FINAL SCORE: WKU 21, Army 17
Team Records and Series Notes
- WKU is now 6-4 on the season with the win. Army falls to 3-7 on the season.
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- WKU is bowl eligible for the third consecutive season. WKU is in just its fifth season of eligibility for postseason bowls after making the move to the FBS.
- WKU and Army met for the first time in program history.
- WKU returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 23 in San Marcos, Texas when WKU faces Texas State in their regular season road finale.
- WKU returns home to close the season on Nov. 30, 2013 against Arkansas State. Tickets are available through the WKU Ticket Office by calling 1-800-5-BIG-RED, visiting wkusports.com or visiting the E.A. Diddle Arena Box Office.
Team Notes
- WKU overcame a 10-0 deficit in the second half to get the win.
- WKU received to open the game. WKU has received to open the game in every game this season.
- After scoring on opening drives in eight of the first nine games of the season, WKU went three and out on its opening drive.
- WKU's team captains were Jonathan Dowling, Brandon Doughty, Cam Thomas and Andrew Jackson.
- WKU's scoring streak stands at 21 games since being shutout against Alabama (35-0) on Sept. 8, 2012.
- Petrino's teams have forced a turnover in 19 consecutive games.
- WKU was shutout in the opening quarter for just the second time this season. WKU was also held scoreless in the first quarter against Navy on Sept. 28 in WKU's 19-7 win.
- Petrino-led teams have passed for a touchdown in 96 of 111 games during his career.
- Bobby Petrino improved to 26-7 during the month of November as a collegiate head coach.
- WKU won despite a season-low 334 yards of total offense in the game.
Player Notes
- Senior running back Antonio Andrews finished the game with 117 yards on 24 carries, including the game-winning touchdown carry with 0:32 remaining in the game.
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- Andrews continues to climb the NCAA's FBS career all-purpose yards list. He moved into the top 30 and is now at 6,372 career all-purpose yards.
- Andrews moved into fourth place on the NCAA's FBS best two-year all-purpose list. He now has 5,343 yards, passing Damaris Johnson of Tulsa. He is now behind only Tavon Austin, Ryan Benjamin and Jeremy Maclin.
- Andrews had his nation-leading 23rd straight game with 100 or more all-purpose yards. It was the 28th such game in his career.
- Andrews has now caught a pass in 23 consecutive games.
- Andrews now has 1,407 yards rushing on the season, moving him into 8th place on the single-season list at WKU.
- Andrews now has 17 career games with 20 or more rushing attempts.
- Andrews has posted 100 or more rushing yards in 19 of his last 21 games. The 19 games with 100 rushing yards is also the total for his career.
- Andrews has posted 100 or more rushing yards in nine straight games.
- Junior quarterback Brandon Doughty completed 16-of-24 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns, including quarterbacking the game-winning touchdown drive in the final minutes of the game.
- Junior receiver Willie McNeal had six catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
- McNeal caught his 100th career pass in the third quarter when he caught his second pass of the day. It was good for a WKU touchdown to cut the Army lead to 10-7.
- McNeal had two touchdown catches in the game, his second and third touchdown catches of the season.
- It was his 10th and 11th career touchdown receptions.
- McNeal was the first WKU player to catch two touchdowns in a game since Nicholas Norris caught two at South Alabama on Sept. 14, 2013.
- Freshman wide receiver Nicholas Norris has caught a pass in nine of 10 games this season.
