Charlotte 49ers at Army Black Knights
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Cale Hellums rushes for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns in Army's 24-7 victory over Charlotte
Army scored the opening 24 points of the game before Charlotte got scored a 16-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds remaining in the fourth.
Hellums' 50-yard run in the first quarter led to his 1-yard touchdown run to open the scoring. His 44-yard completion to Noah Short set up his second 1-yard touchdown run with 4:16 remaining in the third to make it 24-0.
Carson Smith ended a 17-play, 85-yard drive with a short touchdown run for a 14-0 lead.
Hellums completed 2-of-4 passes for 50 yards for Army (3-3, 2-2 American), which secured its first win at Michie Stadium this season after dropping the first two in overtime. Hayden Reed had 11 carries for 53 yards.
Grayson Loftis and Zach Wilcke combined to go 16 of 26 — with eight completions apiece — for Charlotte (1-5, 0-3), which has lost three straight. Rod Gainey Jr. had 51 yards rushing on 19 carries.
Each team recovered a fumble, with Kalib Fortner forcing a Charlotte turnover and Stephen Nnadozie recovering with Army up 24-0.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 3:40 | Cale Hellums 1 Yd Run (Dawson Jones Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:39 | Carson Smith 5 Yd Run (Dawson Jones Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Dawson Jones 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:16 | Cale Hellums 1 Yd Run (Dawson Jones Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:08 | KD Hunter-Gibson 16 Yd pass from Grayson Loftis (Liam Boyd Kick) |
Statistics
 CLT |
 ARMY |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 5-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-14 |
| 2-5 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 178 | Total Yards | 354 |
| 110 | Passing | 50 |
| 16/26 | Comp/Att | 2/6 |
| 4.2 | Yards per pass | 8.3 |
| 68 | Rushing | 304 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 64 |
| 2.3 | Yards per rush | 4.8 |
| 2-20 | Penalties | 1-15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:06 | Possession | 37:54 |
Game Information
Location: West Point, NY
Attendance: 31,172 · Capacity:
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