WEST POINT, N.Y. \u2014 The biggest cheer at Michie Stadium Friday night wasn\u2019t for a play, even though there were several highlights in Army\u2019s lopsided win over Fordham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An announcement that curfew was pushed back two hours to 1 a.m. will do that to a stadium jammed with cadets already enjoying a 64-6 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going back to sleep anyway,\u201d laughed senior quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradshaw rushed for two touchdowns and gained 128 of his 177 yards in the first half of the opener for both teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nation\u2019s No. 2 rushing offense last year, Army\u2019s triple option didn\u2019t disappoint, churning for 513 yards without completing a pass. Eight different players scored a touchdown for Army, including Darnell Woolfolk, who had 95 rushing yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have to punt, which I\u2019m in favor of,\u201d fourth-year Army coach Jeff Monken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preseason All-American Chase Edmonds \u2014 Fordham\u2019s career rushing leader who went for three touchdowns on 126 yards in a 37-35 upset here two years ago \u2014 was held to a touchdown on 42 yards. Quarterback Kevin Anderson was 26 for 38 (233 yards) for the Rams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cObviously very disappointed in the result tonight,\u201d second-year Fordham coach Andrew Breiner said. \u201cWe will have to do a real thorough look at all three phases and figure out what we need to do to move forward from this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradshaw, who came out with the game in hand in the third quarter, got his first start in that 2015 loss. This time, the Black Knights had no trouble with Fordham, one of four FCS programs with two wins over FBS opponents since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fordham battled early jitters, its opening drive marred by five straight flags before a punt. Army took over on the Fordham 44 and gave it to Woolfolk twice. On the second carry, he broke right on a sweep and raced untouched 39 yards to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite losing some key players to graduation, Army\u2019s defense held the Rams to 8 yards on their first two drives and 66 overall. Jaylon McClinton led the way with seven tackles and an interception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know that we\u2019re overly talented, I just know that we\u2019re tough and we play hard,\u201d Monken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Black Knights jumped out to a 21-0 lead with 188 rushing yards in the first quarter. But it was a special teams play that put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Fordham looking to salvage a 16-play, 85-yard drive with a field goal, Army\u2019s Andrew McLean just got his left arm in the way. Jalen Sharp picked it up and scurried 75 yards to score on Army\u2019s first blocked field goal since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust had to scoop and score and make sure no one could catch me,\u201d Sharp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Black Knights led 34-6 at halftime, improving to 5-1 all-time in a series that dates to 1891.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fordham hadn\u2019t given up 60 points since a 68-0 loss to Penn State in 1946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fordham: Two years ago, Fordham stunned Army 37-35 in the season opener at Michie Stadium. The Rams were never close Friday, but they play only FCS opponents the rest of the way as they seek their first Patriot League title since 2014. The Rams were picked second in the Patriot League preseason poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army: The Black Knights are coming off their best season in 20 years, an 8-5 campaign capped by their first win over Navy since 2001 and a 38-31 overtime victory against North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Looking to build on 2016 with key parts of its offense back, Army couldn\u2019t afford another season-opening loss to Fordham like two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hurting for Harvey: Army has several players from the Houston area. Monken says everyone is accounted for, but some families are displaced and dealing with damage. Humble native Cordarrell Davis carried the Texas state flag before the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UP NEXT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fordham: The Rams stay on the road to face FCS foe Central Connecticut State of the NEC on Saturday at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army: The Black Knights stay home for Buffalo, out of the MAC, at noon Saturday before a trip to Ohio State in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The biggest cheer at Michie Stadium Friday night wasn\u2019t for a play, even though there were several highlights in Army\u2019s lopsided win over Fordham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":30270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":76,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["military-sports","off-duty"],"primary_category":"military-sports"}}},"categories":[100,76,25,13],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1350],"class_list":["post-28422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-military-sports","category-newsletters","category-off-duty"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"IMQLOSIZ5VBE5C5L2T5C7JJCZY","arc_canonical_url":"\/off-duty\/military-sports\/2017\/09\/02\/army-never-trails-tops-fordham-64-6\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n