[Careless Whisper]

Win Streak Ends as Tartans Fall to Undefeated Army
Carnegie Mellon sophomore Kevin Wilson threw for 109 yards and a touchdown replacing an injured Justin Keyes

by Jayson Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Carnegie Mellon saw its four-game winning streak come to an end this afternoon, as its offense struggled with injuries and fumbles in a 21-14 defeat to undefeated Army from Gesling Stadium.

Carnegie Mellon (5-3) saw Justin Keyes, Lawrence McIntire, and Eddie Williams all leave the game at certain points with injuries, and the offense lost a pair of fumbles without that trio. Army (7-0) controlled the game with 223 rushing yards and nearly had both of its backs at the century mark, as Tony Thompson had 104 and Peyton Johnson added 97.

“Army has a very good football team and Coach (Stan) Brock is doing a phenomenal job there,” said CMU fifth-year head coach John Elliott. “We just could never get into a rhythm. Lawrence (McIntire) went out after a catch, then we lost Eddie (Williams) there midway through the second quarter. I thought Kevin (Wilson) did a solid job after Justin (Keyes) left for the second time, but with him in there we have to change our offensive philosophy. It’s better to get one of these games out of the way now than in MAC play, but we obviously wanted to win today and we didn’t deserve to do that.”

The Tartans lost Keyes on the opening drive, as the senior limped off holding his back following a Jerrell Barrett sack. Kevin Wilson checked in and on his second drive, he found Lawrence McIntire out of the backfield for a solid gain of 19 yards, but the freshman tailback stayed down holding his head and was later diagnosed with a mild concussion.

Meanwhile on the other side, the Black Knights strung together a 10-play, 74-yard drive at the end of the opening frame, finishing it off with a four-yard plunge from Thompson to make it 7-0. Army’s defense then locked in even as Keyes checked himself back into the game, as they took his favorite target Williams out of the game with a pinched nerve, then knocked out the senior signal-caller for good late in the half with a Robert Thompson takedown on an option.

The Black Knights doubled their lead on their first drive of the second half, methodically moving the ball down the field before Johnson cashed in from eight yards out to make it 14-0. Wilson then strung together a solid drive in response, only for it to end with a Jamal Olatunde strip-sack while in the red zone. Army couldn’t take advantage of the turnover, but continued its strong defensive effort and eventually picked up that third touchdown midway through the final frame, as Chip Bowden connected with a wide-open Darryl Woodward for a 43-yard strike to push the gap to 21-0.

CMU had a quick response, as Nate Satele ripped off a 31-yard run to set up a Wilson 34-yard touchdown pass to David Young. That made it 21-14, and after the Black Knights were forced to punt following one first down, the Tartans strung together another successful drive that ended in a Satele eight-yard burst to make it 21-14.

The hosts forced a second punt on the next drive, setting the stage for potential heroics behind their backup quarterback. The story had a different ending however, as just two plays in Robert Thompson brought Wilson down and stripped the ball, and Bobby Heath dove on it to keep Army unbeaten.

Jon Foster missed a pair of field goals in the first and third quarters with the Tartans trailing.

Wilson finished with 109 yards on 9-of-15 passing, and Satele put together his second straight 100-yard performance with 112 on 18 carries.

Elliott noted that McIntire and Williams should be healthy for next week, while they’re still awaiting tests on Keyes.

Carnegie Mellon returns to Mid-American Conference (MAC) play on Saturday, October 30 when it travels to Eastern Michigan.

Army Black Knights at Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Oct 23, 2010	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Army Black Knights (7-0)	7	0	7	7	21
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-3)	0	0	0	14	14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	CMU
1:40	(ARMY) Tony Thompson 4-yard run (Mark Capers kick)	7	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	CMU
10:24	(ARMY) Peyton Johnson 8-yard run (Mark Capers kick)	14	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARMY	CMU
8:59	(ARMY) Chip Bowden 43-yard pass to Darryl Woodward (Mark Capers kick)	21	0
6:33	(CMU) Kevin Wilson 34-yard pass to David Young (Jon Foster kick)	21	7
3:59	(CMU) Nate Satele 8-yard run (Jon Foster kick)	21	14

Army Black Knights PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chip Bowden 11/19 137 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tony Thompson 16 104 6.5 1 Peyton Johnson 15 97 6.5 1 Matt Pittman 3 12 4.0 0 Chip Bowden 5 10 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Darryl Woodward 3 61 20.3 1 Mike Babineaux 3 29 9.7 0 Tommy Hansbro 1 27 27.0 0 Will Yeatman 1 10 10.0 0 David Burton 1 6 6.0 0 Matt Pittman 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jerrell Barrett 8 2 0 0 Robert Thompson 6 1 0 0 Alex Jackson 4 0 0 0 Tommy Hansbro 4 0 0 0 Bobby Heath 3 0 0 0 Jamal Olatunde 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mark Capers 0/1 3/3 3 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Luke Guillory 2 90 45.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD David Burton 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD David Burton 3 23 7.7 0

Carnegie Mellon Tartans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Wilson 9/15 109 1 0 Justin Keyes 9/15 46 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nate Satele 18 112 6.2 1 Justin Keyes 5 8 1.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Stephen Carter 5 41 8.2 0 Eddie Williams 4 31 7.7 0 David Young 3 51 17.0 1 Travis Sledge 3 11 3.7 0 Issac Schroeder 2 2 1.0 0 Lawrence McIntire 1 19 19.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mark Toth 8 0 0 0 Charlie Cohen 7 0 0 0 Erik Sellers 6 0 1 0 David Brown 4 1 0 0 Chris Hill 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jon Foster 0/2 2/2 2 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Fitzhugh 4 137 34.2 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kelvin Butler 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kelvin Butler 2 2 1.0 0

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Author's Note: Forgot to take a photo out of frustration.