Overview
- Cale Hellums led a 13-play, 75-yard march, converting two fourth downs and hitting Parker Poloskey for a 4-yard go-ahead touchdown with 2:49 remaining.
- Army went 4-for-5 on fourth down and leaned on timely passing, including two fourth-down completions that sustained the decisive drive.
- Momentum turned on two explosive plays after UTSA’s 10-0 start: Noah Short’s 81-yard touchdown run and Jaydan Mayes’ 73-yard interception return.
- UTSA quarterback Owen McCown threw fourth-quarter touchdowns to Patrick Overmyer and Jamel Hardy for a brief 24-20 lead before Army’s defense ended the final drive on downs.
- The loss dropped UTSA to 6-6 and snapped its 25-game Alamodome conference streak, as both teams await bowl assignments and emotions spilled into brief postgame confrontations.