The FBS Week 5 schedule began Thursday night in Philadelphia as the Army Black Knights defeated the Temple Owls by a score of 42-14.

The win moves the Black Knights to 4-0 for the third time in the last 28 years. Army won its first four games of the 1996 and 2021 seasons. Going back to last season, Army has now won eight straight games, tying Missouri for the longest active winning streak in the country. At 3-0 in conference play, the Black Knights are also first in the AAC standings in their first season in the league.

Vintage Army Football in Philadelphia

Based on predictions from sportsbooks this week, the fact that Army won was no surprise, nor was the manner in which they won.

The Black Knights posted season highs in total offense (489 yards) and rushing yardage (417). Army also scored five rushing touchdowns, with quarterback Bryson Daily scoring three. Kanye Udoh and Noah Short also reached the end zone once each.

Ultimately, Army won the possession battle 35-14 to 24-40. Temple’s first six possessions ended in punts and half of their 10 total possessions lasted four offensive plays or fewer.

What needs to be fixed at West Point

The 4-0 start is obviously positive for the Black Knights. However, head coach Jeff Monken will look to correct some of Army’s ball security issues in the coming week. Officially, the Army fumbled twice on Thursday, although Temple was unable to recover either one. Late in the second quarter, the Temple defense appeared to strip-sack Daily and take the ball back, but the decision was reversed and, to the chagrin of the few fans in red actually present, an incomplete pass was ruled.

A bad night for Stan Drayton’s Owls

Whatever Temple seemed to find in a 45-29 win over Utah State last week, they lost it Thursday night. The Owls failed to get into the red zone, finished the game with -5 rushing yards and gave up seven sacks against Army. Defensively, Temple gave up a whopping 7.8 yards per play.

The Army continues its 2024 campaign on Oct. 5 in a conference showdown at noon ET in Tulsa. Temple, which falls to 1-4, looks to pick up the pieces at UConn next week at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

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