SHREVEPORT, La. — Bryson Daily broke the FBS record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 32, running for three scores in No. 19 Army‘s 27-6 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl on Saturday night.
Daily ran for 127 yards on 27 carries and was 2-of-9 passing for 65 yards to help Army set a program victory record at 12-2. Daily broke the FBS quarterback record for touchdowns in a season set by Navy’s Keenan Reynolds in 2013.
Hayden Reed added 114 yards rushing and a TD on 20 carries.
Army entered the game with a nation-best 298.9 yards rushing per game and punished the Bulldogs (5-8), a late replacement for Sun Belt champion Marshall.
Army set an Independence Bowl record with a 21-play drive, going 75 yards in the second quarter to take a 21-3 lead. Daily scored on an 8-yard run to end the drive that had two third-down and three fourth-down conversions.
Drew Henderson made field goals of 27 and 44 yards for Louisiana Tech. Tru Edwards, who has entered the transfer portal, had eight catches for 92 yards.
Army: The Black Knights were able to wash away some of the bad taste that lingered from a loss to Navy two weeks ago.
Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs hired a new offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, after the regular season.