Teams
The game featured the Army Black Knights against the San Diego State Aztecs.
This was the third time that Army and San Diego State played each other; the Aztecs won both previous meetings, defeating the Black Knights by a score of 23–20 in West Point on September 10, 2011, and then again on September 8, 2012, this time by a score of 42–7 in San Diego.[3]
Army Black Knights
For 2017, Army had reached a contractual agreement to play in the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl should they be bowl-eligible that season and not selected for a New Year's Six bowl game. Immediately following their 31–28 overtime win over Temple to become bowl-eligible, the Black Knights officially accepted their invitation.[2]
This was the Black Knights' second Armed Forces Bowl, following their victory over the SMU Mustangs in the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl by a score of 16–14.
San Diego State Aztecs
This was the Aztecs' first Armed Forces Bowl.
Game summary
Scoring Summary
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
SDSU |
ARMY |
1 |
13:36 |
3 |
73 |
1:22 |
SDSU |
Rashaad Penny 81-yard touchdown run, John Baron II kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
2:13 |
8 |
70 |
4:09 |
ARMY |
Ahmad Bradshaw 19-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good |
7 |
7
|
2 |
14:52 |
5 |
70 |
2:21 |
SDSU |
Rashaad Penny 32-yard touchdown run, John Baron II kick good |
14 |
7
|
2 |
7:50 |
12 |
74 |
7:02 |
ARMY |
Darnell Woolfolk 7-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good |
14 |
14
|
2 |
0:18 |
13 |
53 |
5:55 |
ARMY |
Andy Davidson 4-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good |
14 |
21
|
2 |
0:05 |
0 |
0 |
0:13 |
SDSU |
Juwan Washington 78-yard touchdown run, John Baron II kick good |
21 |
21
|
3 |
1:49 |
4 |
72 |
1:52 |
SDSU |
Rashaad Penny 49-yard touchdown run, John Baron kick good |
28 |
21
|
4 |
9:25 |
10 |
79 |
4:47 |
ARMY |
Ahmad Bradshaw 27-yard touchdown run, Blake Wilson kick good |
28 |
28
|
4 |
5:47 |
7 |
44 |
3:38 |
SDSU |
Rashaad Penny 4-yard touchdown run, John Baron II kick good |
35 |
28
|
4 |
0:18 |
15 |
72 |
5:29 |
ARMY |
Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good |
35 |
36
|
4 |
0:00 |
2 |
-11 |
0:18 |
ARMY |
Fumble recovery returned 29 yards for touchdown by Elijah Riley, kick not taken |
35 |
42
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
35 |
42 |
|
Statistics
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aztecs |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Black Knights |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
42 |
Statistics | SDSU | Army |
First Downs | 11 | 31 |
Total offense, plays-yards | 31–280 | 91–446 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 21–255 | 87–440 |
Passing yards (net) | 25 | 6 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 6–10–1 | 1–4–1 |
Time of Possession | 14:00 | 46:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
SDSU | Passing | Christian Chapman | 6/10, 25 yds, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rashaad Penny | 14 car, 221 yds, 4 TD |
Receiving | Fred Trevillion | 3 rec, 34 yds |
Army | Passing | Ahmad Bradshaw | 1/3, 6 yds |
Rushing | Ahmad Bradshaw | 32 car, 180 yds, 2 TD |
Receiving | Camden Harrison | 1 rec, 6 yds |