WEST POINT, N.Y. (Interstat) — Cale Hellums rushed 38 times for 223 yards and two touchdowns, and Dawson Jones kicked a 25-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give Army a 20-17 victory over Tulane on Saturday at Michie Stadium. Army improved to 3-2, while Tulane fell to 2-3. An announced crowd of 29,722 watched the NCAA Football Bowl Division game.

Tulane quarterback Kadin Semonza, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound quarterback from Mission Viejo, Calif., completed 14 of 26 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown and added a rushing touchdown. Army quarterback Cale Hellums, a 5-foot-10, 203-pound quarterback, completed 3 of 6 passes for 19 yards and carried 38 times for 223 yards and two touchdowns. Hellums’ rushing total and two scores powered the Black Knights’ ground game. Bredell Richardson, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound wide receiver, caught two passes for 21 yards for the Green Wave. E’zaiah Shine, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back, returned one kickoff for 5 yards and made five tackles. Dalton Hughes, a 6-foot-2, 226-pound linebacker, recorded seven tackles. Kevin Adams III, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound defensive back, also had seven tackles. Makai Williams, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, made eight tackles. Jack Tchienchou, a 5-foot-10, 182-pound safety, also had eight tackles. Dickson Agu, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker, led Tulane with 12 tackles.

Garrett Mmahat, a 6-foot, 190-pound wide receiver, caught one pass for minus-1 yard. Dawson Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound tight end, had two receptions for 21 yards. Kameron Hamilton, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive lineman, made four tackles. Anthony Brown-Stephens, a 5-foot-10, 168-pound wide receiver, caught two passes for 26 yards. Destyn Hill, a 6-foot, 193-pound wide receiver, led Tulane’s receivers with five catches for 54 yards. Jaylin Lucas, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound running back, ran twice for 5 yards, caught two passes for 37 yards, returned two punts for 25 yards and scored a touchdown. Jamauri McClure, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound running back, carried five times for 25 yards. DJ Dugar, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound running back, ran six times for 31 yards. Johnnie Daniels, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back, led the Green Wave ground game with eight carries for 67 yards. William Hudlow, a 5-foot-11, 217-pound punter, punted three times for 132 yards. Cooper Helmke, a 6-foot-3, 202-pound kicker, made a 21-yard field goal and converted his extra-point attempts.

Anthony Rogers, Chase Green, Geordan Guidry, Reshad Sterling and Josh Lewis each made three tackles for Tulane. PaLanding Drammeh, Jordyn Crites, Jah’rie Garner and Cayden Dees each had two tackles. Armondous Cooley, Justin Agu, Gerrod Henderson, Joshua Moore and Nikolas Alston each recorded one tackle. TJ Smith returned two kickoffs for 82 yards. Rogers is a 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back. Green is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound safety. Sterling is a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive lineman. Lewis is a 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive lineman. Drammeh is a 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive lineman. Dees is a 6-foot-3, 259-pound defensive end. Cooley is a 6-foot-3, 305-pound tackle. Justin Agu is a 6-foot-1, 182-pound cornerback. Henderson is a 6-foot-2, 285-pound defensive end. Moore is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound defensive back. Alston is a 6-foot-3, 270-pound defensive lineman. Smith is a 5-foot-10, 175-pound safety.

For Army, Tobi Olawole, a 6-foot-1, 191-pound wide receiver, caught one pass for 8 yards. Phillip Goodrich made two tackles and one quarterback hurry. Dillon Stowers, a 6-foot-2, 273-pound defensive lineman, had three tackles and one quarterback hurry. Caleb Williams, a 5-foot-10, 191-pound safety, recorded three tackles and an interception. Deion Miller, a 5-foot-11, 230-pound linebacker, and Jaydan Mayes, a 5-foot-10, 179-pound defensive back, each made four tackles. Zane Tallman, a 6-foot-3, 214-pound cornerback, had five tackles. Elijah Walton, a 6-foot, 220-pound linebacker, recorded six tackles and one quarterback hurry. Stephen Nnadozie, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back, led the Black Knights with eight tackles. Julian Porter, a 6-foot, 197-pound cornerback, made two tackles. Bryson Luter, a 5-foot-11, 203-pound quarterback, did not record a statistic. Stroman Bridges, a 5-foot-11, 209-pound wide receiver, ran once for 3 yards, caught one pass for no gain and made one tackle. James Wagenseller, a 6-foot-3, 214-pound punter, ran once for 9 yards and punted three times for 155 yards. Jake Rendina, a 5-foot-11, 264-pound running back, carried three times for 11 yards. Samari Howard, a 5-foot-7, 182-pound running back, ran twice for 11 yards.

Army opened the scoring when Hellums capped a drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, and Jones added the extra point. Tulane answered with Helmke’s 21-yard field goal. Later, Jones had a 49-yard field goal attempt blocked by K. Tasby. Tulane then took the lead when Semonza scored on a 1-yard run and Helmke kicked the extra point. The Green Wave defense forced a blocked field goal and kept Army out of the end zone for a stretch, while Tulane’s offense found some rhythm on the ground and through the air.

Jones tied the game with a 31-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. Tulane responded when Semonza hit Lucas for a 39-yard touchdown, and Helmke’s kick made it a seven-point game. Hellums broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run with 6:54 left, and Jones’ extra point tied the score again. Jones then won it with a 25-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. The final drive capped a game that featured 20 combined points in the fourth quarter and a late comeback by the Black Knights.

Tulane had alternated wins and losses over its first four games. The Green Wave beat Southern Mississippi 24-21, lost at Kansas State 31-20, beat South Alabama 28-24 and lost at Duke 17-3. Army had lost at Louisiana Tech 31-29, won at Temple 21-17, lost to South Florida 28-24 and beat Bryant 59-3. The Green Wave next hosts Memphis, then Texas-San Antonio, before traveling to Charlotte. Army is scheduled to host Florida Atlantic, then travel to Tulsa, then Memphis.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Army 36, Tulane 25. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tulane with a 56.3 percent probability to win. Tulane had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3.5. The total score of 37 went over the over/under line of 48.5.