Hellums’ late touchdown gives Army 21-17 win over Temple

Cale Hellums rushed for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, to lead the Army football team to a 21-17 win over Temple on Friday night.

Hellums accounted for 104 of the Black Knights’ 279 yards on the ground. The senior quarterback scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter and a 12-yard run in the third before capping a 12-play drive with a 3-yard score with 1:41 left in the fourth.

Samari Howard had 69 rushing yards for Army, and Carson Smith added 63.

The Black Knights dominated time of possession, 38:01 to 21:59, to make up for being outgained by Temple in total yards, 459-315.

Army converted six of 12 third-down attempts and went 2-for-2 on fourth-down tries.

Temple quarterback Ajani Sheppard went 11-of-20 passing for 242 yards and two TDs, a 78-yard scoring pass to Samuel Brown V in the first quarter and a 67-yarder to Colin Chase in the third.

The Black Knights improved to 2-1 overall on the season and 1-1 in American Conference play. They travel to Louisiana Tech next Saturday.