Takeaways: Army Upsets UTSA 37-29 in San Antonio

Army's visit to UTSA was eventful for a few reasons. Mainly, the Black Knights made big strides offensively in an upset over the back-to-back Conference USA

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Army's visit to UTSA was eventful for a few reasons. 

Mainly, the Black Knights made big strides offensively in an upset over the back-to-back Conference USA champions. 

Unfortunately for Roadrunner fans, there are several threads to pull from this loss. Fortunately for fans of Jeff Monken's team, there was plenty to like about Army's performance in Military City, UTSA.

Here are the main takeaways from a wild Friday night in the Alamodome.

Frank Harris in a Boot

The Roadrunners' normal starting quarterback was a late scratch in this game. He was in a walking boot on the sidelines during the contest. Eddie Lee Marburger made his first college start in his stead. Marburger would finish with a stat line of 17/25 for 239 yards and three touchdowns - a valiant effort, to say the least.

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Not The Same, But Similar

Army's passing attack last week looked different from anything we've seen from Army in decades. This week, they went back to more rushing plays, but their situation was better for it. The Black Knights dominated the time of possession in this game with 44:25 of offense. 254 yards on the ground added to an total yardage of 442 yards. 

Sophomore and Tampa native Hayden Reed led the attack with 20 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Bryson Daily also rushed for over 100 yards with a touchdown of his own.

A Tough Way To End A Home Game

The Roadrunners just could not get it done in the second half of this contest. Four of their six offensive drives in the second half ended in either punts or a turnover on downs. 

Defensively, they saw local product Trey Moore go down with an injury. Moore had three sacks in UTSA's win last week, but managed just three tackles in this one before exiting the game under his own power with an apparent lower body injury. Against run heavy teams, UTSA will simply need to find a way to generate more turnovers moving forward.