SHREVEPORT, La. – Bryson Daily broke the FBS record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 32 and scored three points in No. 1’s 27-6 win. 19 Army 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, helping Army to a program winning record of 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 that went 75 yards in the second quarter to take a 21-3 lead. Daily scored on an 8-yard run and finished the drive with two third-down conversions and three fourth-down conversions.

Drew Henderson made field goals of 27 and 44 yards for Louisiana Tech. Tru Edwards, who entered the transfer portal, had eight catches for 92 yards.

Takeaways

Army: The Black Knights managed to wash away some of the “bad taste” left over from a loss to Navy two weeks ago.

Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs hired a new offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, after the regular season.