With 3:57 left on Friday night, Tulsa lined up to punt from its own 29 with a 35-28 lead. Army's Tim Kloska blocked it and recovered at the Tulsa 13. Five plays later Cale Hellums scored from a yard out to tie it, and after a Tulsa three-and-out, Dawson Jones kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired. Army won 38-35 at H.A. Chapman Stadium.
The Army Black Knights are 5-2. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane fell to 4-4 in front of 20,247.
Dawson Jones Made Three Field Goals of 34 Yards or Longer
The winner was Jones' third field goal of the night. He also made a 51-yarder in the first quarter and hit a 34-yarder with two seconds left in the first half, per ESPN's play-by-play. The final drive covered 27 yards in seven plays and 51 seconds after Tulsa's punt went out of bounds at the Army 37.
Tulsa had its own chance to put the game away. Owen Carey missed a 40-yard field goal with 7:34 left, which kept it a one-score game.
Army Ran It 51 Times
Army ran for 275 yards on 51 carries and did not turn the ball over, per CollegeFootballData.com. The Black Knights also went 3 for 4 on fourth down and held the ball for 33:34. Godspower Nwawuihe carried 12 times for 135 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Hellums carried 30 times for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and completed 7 of 12 passes for 64 yards.
Tulsa quarterback Baylor Hayes threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns on 23 of 34 passing, with one interception by Julian Porter. Trequan Jones broke a 59-yard touchdown run to tie it 28-28 in the third.
Army visits Memphis on Saturday, Oct. 31, then hosts Air Force on Nov. 7. Stats from CollegeFootballData.com and the ESPN game page. More on our college football page.