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Former Sabino High School standout Jeremy Timpf was a significant contributor for Army in its 38-31 overtime victory over North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.
Timpf, a senior captain for the Black Knights at linebacker, finished with a game-high 15 tackles, including three for loss. One of the tackles behind the line of scrimmage dropped North Texas running back Jeffrey Wilson for a 3-yard loss setting up a third-and-9 at the Army 24 in overtime.
Army senior and Sabino grad Jeremy Timpf after his tackle for loss in OT against North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl (ESPN screen shot)
.@ArmyWP_Football LB Jeremy Timpf ties @HODBowl record with 15 tackles. #HODBowl
— Heart of Dallas Bowl (@HODBowl) December 27, 2016
North Texas, coached by former Arizona offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, needed to score a touchdown to match Army’s touchdown achieved on its overtime possession. In that drive for Army, former Cienega receiver Edgar Poe had his first catch of the game for 15 yards on a third-and-8 play that moved the ball to the North Texas 8.
After Timpf’s tackle of Wilson, North Texas quarterback Alec Morris threw consecutive incomplete passes to end the game.
Former @CienegaBobcats standout Edgar Poe of Army gets first reception in Heart of Dallas Bowl in OT for first down pic.twitter.com/jGgYqGVReh
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) December 27, 2016
Timpf’s three tackles for loss matched his career-high achieved on Nov. 1, 2014, as a sophomore against Air Force. Earlier in Heart of Dallas Bowl, Timpf tracked down Wilson for another significant tackle for loss:
North Texas goes for it on fourth-and-1 from the Army 45. Black Knights LB Jeremy Timpf meets Jeffery Wilson for a 3-yard loss.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) December 27, 2016
Timpf, who graduated from Sabino in 2013, is one of 13 locals who are on bowl rosters. Poe and younger brother Christian, a sophomore receiver with the Black Knights, are part of that group that we have documented at AllSportsTucson.com.
Christian did not record a catch in Army’s run-oriented offense in the Heart of Dallas Bowl but look for him to improve and get more opportunities as a junior and senior.
Timpf captained Army to its first eight-win season since 1996. The Black Knights finish 8-5.
Littrell, a significant influence on Arizona’s most prolific passer — Nick Foles — during his tenure as an assistant, finished 5-8 in his first season as a head coach.
Ex Sabino HS football standout Jeremy Timpf (No.39) literally standing out in Heart of Dallas Bowl w/14 tackles for Army (ESPN screen shot) pic.twitter.com/RyFErB9k2J
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) December 27, 2016
PHOTO: Captains Andrew King & Jeremy Timpf are bringing Heart of Dallas Bowl trophy back to West Point #ArmyFootball Credit Associated Press pic.twitter.com/RifLsMbGuD
— Sal Interdonato (@salinterdonato) December 27, 2016
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.
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