Army quarterback Bryson Daily engineered a 21-play drive and scored his second touchdown as the No.25 Black Knights pulled away in the second half to topple North Texas 14-3 on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference game in Denton, Texas.
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Quarterback Bryson Daily ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 18 Army extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 13 games with a 14-3 victory over North Texas on Saturday. The Black Knights (9-0,
Saturday night was one to remember for the Owls, until it wasn’t. UNT shutout FAU 14-0 over the final 4 minutes, forcing a ferocious comeback with Chandler Morris commanding the offense like a poised veteran.
It was all good in paradise, until it wasn’t. FAU led 37-27 with 4:21 remaining and it was looking like the Owls were closing in on their best win of the season, but then it all fell apart.
FAU takes on North Texas in a huge conference battle, which is a potential must win game as the Owls look to turn a page on what has been an up-and-down start to their 2024 campaign.
FAU comes into week 7 with fresh legs off the bye, but coming into town is a tough AAC opponent in North Texas, who will give the Owls one of their biggest tests through the air so far this season.
Two teams starting the season in different directions met for their first conference match of the season. North Texas (4-2-1) came into the contest with a five match unbeaten streak while Florida Atlantic (0-4-2) had played only one match since August 30th.
Football is back in full force this week, as week 0 has come and gone, meaning week 1 and a full slate of AAC games are on tap for this weekend.
FAU jumped out to a big lead early in this ball game, but UNT was quick to battle back and turn it into a classic Owls Vs Mean Green tussle