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WKU Football vs. Army
Postgame Notes
Nov. 15, 2014
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium; Bowling Green, Ky.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 52, Army 24
Team Records and Series Notes
- WKU improved to 5-5 overall and won its second-straight game versus Army, who fell to 3-7
- With the win, WKU becomes the first non-independent program to sweep Army and Navy in back-to-back seasons since Boston College accomplished the feat in the 2000-01 seasons. Air Force was the last team to sweep Army and Navy in consecutive seasons during the 2010-11 campaigns
- The Hilltoppers climbed back to .500 for the first time since Sept. 27 and are now one win shy of being bowl eligible for the fourth-straight season.
Team Notes
- WKU has scored at least 30 points in 12 of its last 13 games dating back to Nov. 23, 2013
- The Hilltoppers scored 24 first-half points against Army after being shutout in the first half against the Black Knights in 2013
- WKU rushed for a season-high 383 yards and has now eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark in two of the past three home games
- With Leon Allen eclipsing 1,000 yards rushing in the game, WKU has now had a 1,000-yard rusher in a school record five-consecutive seasons
- The Hilltopper defense surrendered a season-low 333 yards and only allowed 40 through the air
- With their 52 points against the Black Knights, the Hilltoppers have now scored at least 35 points in all five home games
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- WKU is averaging 50.2 points per game at home this season with 251 points in five games
- WKU's 52 points pushed its season total to 416, a new FBS high. WKU is 17 points away from breaking the single-season school record with at least two games remaining.
- WKU's three 50-point games in 2014 are the most since scoring 50+ in three games during the 2007 season
- The Hilltoppers racked up a season-high 8.0 tackles for loss in the contest
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- WKU totaled 15 tackles for loss against Army and Navy this season
- WKU's game captains were Cameron Clemmons, Cam Thomas, Willie McNeal and Terran Williams.
- WKU lost the toss but received due to Army's deferral to the second half
Player Notes
- Junior running back Leon Allen had a career day with 345 yards on 33 carries along with a career best three touchdowns
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- Allen's 345 yards rushing was the highest single-game total in the FBS this season and broke a 22-year old WKU single-game record (309 by Eddie Thompson vs. SIU on 10/29/92).
- Allen's 345 yards was the highest single-game total in Conference USA history and one of seven rushing performances of 300+ yards in league history
- 250 of Allen's yards came on 21 carries in the second half
- Allen's 80-yard TD run was a career best and the longest for a WKU player since Stephen Willis scampered 86 yards for a TD against Troy on Nov. 10, 2007
- Allen has scored multiple touchdowns in three-straight home games
- Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty finished with 178 yards through the air on 16-of-25 passing. He added three touchdowns.
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- Doughty extended his single-season record for TD passes to 31 after tossing three versus Army
- Doughty's 45-yard TD toss to Willie McNeal as the first half expired was his ninth TD pass of 40 yards or longer this season
- Doughty's 15-yard rushing TD in the first quarter was the longest run of his career
- Doughty has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 10-straight games and multiple touchdown passes in 10 of his past 11 games
- Doughty now has eight-career performances with three or more passing TDs
- Doughty's dominance at home continued, as he's now 133-of-178 for 1,761 yards with 19 TDs and no interceptions at Smith Stadium in 2014. He's thrown 353-straight passes without an interception at home dating back to Oct. 15, 2013
- Junior wide receiver Jared Dangerfield caught seven passes for 73 yards and a touchdown
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- Dangerfield now has five performances of at least 7 catches, 70 yards and a TD this season
- Redshirt senior wide receiver Willie McNeal's three receptions moved him to 155 for his career, keeping him in third place on WKU's career receptions list.
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- McNeal's second-quarter TD grab moved his career total to 19, which ranks third in WKU history
- McNeal's 45-yard TD reception as the first half expired was the longest catch of his career
- Senior linebacker Terran Williams racked up a career high 2 tackles for loss and posted 5 total stops
- Junior kicker Garrett Schwettman's 10 points moved him into 8th place all-time at WKU with 248 career points
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- Schwettman established a new career high for field goals in a season with 14, which ranks sixth in WKU single-season history
