Army West Point Football scored a go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes remaining at Lincoln Financial Field, before turning the Temple Owls away late to complete a 21-17 victory on Friday night.

The Black Knights (2-1, 1-1 American) walked away with the win in their road-opener, while

Temple drops to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the American.

Trailing 17-14 and finding themselves behind for the first time all day with 7:38 to play, running back Carson Smith touched the ball six times, including a rush for 14 yards and two carries on third down, to spearhead a 12-play 75-yard touchdown drive, which quarterback Cale Hellums finished with a three-yard touchdown rush to put Army ahead 21-17 with 1:41 left.

The Black Knights still had to make a stop on defense to complete the win. But after Temple reached the Army 24-yard line in the final minute, the defense got the stop it needed, as cornerback Jaydan Mayes broke up a pass on fourth-and-3 to turn the Owls over on downs and seal the win.

Hellums rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in the win, while going 3-for-6 through the air.

Smith recorded career highs in both carries (12) and yards (63) in his breakout performance, while Samari Howard added 60 yards on the ground and Jake Rendina provided 20.
Defensively, safety Stephen Nnadozie led Army with nine total tackles, with five of those solo tackles.

The Black Knights won despite being outgained 459-315 in total yardage, in part due to their 3-for-3 touchdown output in the red zone.