The Irish are very impressive when it comes to running the ball as they are ranked 11th in the nation averaging 221.8 rushing yards per game with 37 touchdowns and an average of 6.3 yards per rush. The Irish have rushed for more than 200 yards in 5 out of the last 6 games as well using multiple players to do so. Jeremiyah Love leads with 121 attempts for 850 yards with 14 touchdowns and an average of 7 yards per rush.

The Irish are coming off a 35-14 over Virginia on Senior Day and play in a neutral site matchup against the Black Knights at Yankee Stadium. Army is undefeated and coming off a bye week after a 14-3 win at North Texas. The Black Knights have largely dominated their schedule, but at the same time have played a very weak schedule. The schedule has featured just 2 teams that have winning records with 1 being a Division 1-AA team in Lehigh. Of the remaining 7 teams played, all but North Texas have a losing record and have either 2 or 3 wins as of writing.

The Irish are coming off an impressive 52-3 win over Florida State where after they allowed them to score 3 points on there opening drive would not score again. The Cavaliers are coming off a 24-19 upset win at Pittsburgh to put them at 5-4 this season. The Irish continue to play very well on both offense and defense. With the importance of this game also being Senior Day, getting off to a strong start will be important.