Bryson Daily, No. 22 Army cap big season with Independence Bowl win

Bryson Daily rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, setting a single-season FBS record for scores by a quarterback along the way, as No. 22 Army rolled past Louisiana Tech 27-6 in the Independence Bowl on Saturday in Shreveport, La.Hayden Reed carried 20 times for a career-high 114 yards and a touchdown as Army (12-2) rebounded from a crushing 31-13 loss two weeks ago to Navy, in which the Black Knights relinquished the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy.Army improved to 8-3 all-time in bowl games, and its 12 wins are the most in a season in program history.Daily finished his senior season with 32 touchdowns, which topped the previous mark of 31 by an FBS quarterback, 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.”The Black Knights rang up 321 yards on the ground, averaging 5.0 yards per attempt against short-handed Louisiana Tech (5-8), which was without several players who entered the transfer portal.The Bulldogs had only six defensive linemen available.Louisiana Tech was a replacement for Marshall (10-3), which opted out of the game after more than 20 players entered the portal.The Black Knights limited the Bulldogs to 218 yards and 11 first downs. Army stuffed Louisiana Tech’s rushing attack, allowing just 49 yards on 22 carries.Evan Bullock completed 14 of 28 passes for 169 yards for Louisiana Tech. Tru Edwards had eight receptions for 92 yards.