SHREVEPORT, La. — Bryson Daily broke the FBS record for 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.
''I'm really proud of this senior class, the way we came together to have this season,'' Daily said. ''To have two six-win seasons in a row, to turn it around and get 12, just extremely proud of the guys.''
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.
''They responded from a very emotional and difficult loss (to Navy) two weeks ago with a great effort,'' Army coach Jeff Monken said.
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 conversions and three fourth-down conversions.
''It felt like we were out there forever,'' Reed said.
