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Army may not have the lengthy bowl history of some blue blood college football programs but the Black Knights have a recent string of success that makes it the envy of many.
Head coach Jeff Monken has taken Army to six bowl games since 2016 and won five of them, the latest a 27-6 victory over a diminished Louisiana Tech squad at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, late Saturday night.
The AP No. 19 Black Knights (12-2) rolled up three long scoring series in the first half for three touchdowns, two of them by record-setting quarterback Bryson Daily and one by Hayden Reed. The three scoring series ate up 80, 80 and 75 yards, the latter amassed over 21 plays, matching the nation’s longest scoring drive of the season set earlier by — you guessed it — Army in its win over North Texas earlier this year. Army held the ball for 22:27 in the first half.
Daily added a third touchdown on the opening play of the fourth quarter, giving him 32 for the single season, an FBS record by a quarterback and tied for No. 3 all-time. Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State had 37 in 1988; Montee Ball of Wisconsin had 33 in 2011; Devin Singletary of Florida Atlantic had 32 in 2018; quarterback Keenan Reynolds of Navy had 21 in 2013 and Kapri Bibbs of Colorado State had 31 in 2013.
Daily also became the second Army quarterback to rush (1,641) and pass (1,007) for 1,000 yards. Kelvin Hopkins did so in 2018.
Army quarterback Bryson Daily carries the ball against Louisiana Tech Saturday in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
Linebacker Kalib Fortner was named the defensive player of the game and Daily got the top offensive award.
Louisiana Tech (5-8) was down to only six healthy defensive linemen following injuries and transfers. That unit was lined up with the nation’s top offensive line — Army was the winner of the Joe Moore Award. The…
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Author : Times Herald-Record
Publish date : 2024-12-29 05:53:00
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