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Monken and Daily Win Regional Honors From Maxwell Football Club
January 09, 2025 | Football
Maxwell Football Club Announces 2024 Andy Talley Regional Coach of the Year, And Brian Westbrook Regional Player of the Year Winners
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Maxwell Football Club announced its regional awards on Thursday naming Army Head Coach Jeff Monken as the Andy Talley Coach of the Year and senior quarterback Bryson Daily as the Brian Westbrook Player of the Year.
Monken orchestrated a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play in Army's first season as a member of the American conference, winning its conference matchups by an average score of 35.5 to 13.3. In his 11th season at the helm of the Black Knights program, Monken holds an 82-57 record at Army, and has the second most coaching wins in Army history, only to legendary Earl "Red" Blaik (121).
Monken has led Army to great success against the other service academies, winning 12 of the last 17 contests between Air Force and Navy, which includes winning six of the last eight vs. Air Force (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), and six of the last nine over Navy (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023).
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Monken has captured five bowl-game victories (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024) and has led Army to win the Commander in Chief's Trophy, a series among the other U.S. Service Academies, four times (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023) in the last eight seasons, also retaining the trophy in 2021. Army capped off a magnificent season by finishing with an 8-0 AAC conference record and a 12-2 overall record, the most wins in a season in program history, and tied for the most in service academy history.
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In 2018, Monken also received national coaching recognition after an 11-2 campaign, winning the George Munger Award and the Vince Lombardi College Football Coach of the Year Award.
Daily had a record-setting season, breaking numerous of long-standing Army program records. The Abernathy, Texas native has set the single-season record for touchdowns responsible for in a season, rushing touchdowns in a season and rushing touchdowns in a single game. Daily scored six touchdowns, five on the ground and one passing vs. East Carolina (10/19), the first six touchdowns accounted for game by an Army player in 108 years since Elmer Oliphant's six-touchdown day in 1916.
With stats that include bowl games, Daily joined just five other players who have recorded 30 or more rushing touchdowns in a single college season. Against Louisiana Tech, he broke fellow service academy star, former Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds' record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season in FBS history with 32 rushing touchdowns.
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Daily rushed for 100 yards in eleven games this season, now the most 100-yard games by an Army rusher in single-season history, breaking Mike Mayweather's record (8, 1990).
The formal presentation of the Maxwell Football Club Regional Coach and Player of the Year Award will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maxwell Football Club will also be presenting its other national awards from high school through the professional ranks at the event. Tickets for the 88th Maxwell Awards are now available at https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/gala.
ABOUT THE MAXWELL FOOTBALL CLUB – The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership. High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, the NFL Foundation, College Football Dawgs, Raymond James, College Sports Communicators, DCH Health System, SRA Inc, the ETC Foundation and the BABC Law Firm. To learn more about our story visit www.maxwellfootballclub.org.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Maxwell Football Club announced its regional awards on Thursday naming Army Head Coach Jeff Monken as the Andy Talley Coach of the Year and senior quarterback Bryson Daily as the Brian Westbrook Player of the Year.
Monken orchestrated a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play in Army's first season as a member of the American conference, winning its conference matchups by an average score of 35.5 to 13.3. In his 11th season at the helm of the Black Knights program, Monken holds an 82-57 record at Army, and has the second most coaching wins in Army history, only to legendary Earl "Red" Blaik (121).
Monken has led Army to great success against the other service academies, winning 12 of the last 17 contests between Air Force and Navy, which includes winning six of the last eight vs. Air Force (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), and six of the last nine over Navy (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023).
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Monken has captured five bowl-game victories (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024) and has led Army to win the Commander in Chief's Trophy, a series among the other U.S. Service Academies, four times (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023) in the last eight seasons, also retaining the trophy in 2021. Army capped off a magnificent season by finishing with an 8-0 AAC conference record and a 12-2 overall record, the most wins in a season in program history, and tied for the most in service academy history.
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In 2018, Monken also received national coaching recognition after an 11-2 campaign, winning the George Munger Award and the Vince Lombardi College Football Coach of the Year Award.
Daily had a record-setting season, breaking numerous of long-standing Army program records. The Abernathy, Texas native has set the single-season record for touchdowns responsible for in a season, rushing touchdowns in a season and rushing touchdowns in a single game. Daily scored six touchdowns, five on the ground and one passing vs. East Carolina (10/19), the first six touchdowns accounted for game by an Army player in 108 years since Elmer Oliphant's six-touchdown day in 1916.
With stats that include bowl games, Daily joined just five other players who have recorded 30 or more rushing touchdowns in a single college season. Against Louisiana Tech, he broke fellow service academy star, former Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds' record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season in FBS history with 32 rushing touchdowns.
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Daily rushed for 100 yards in eleven games this season, now the most 100-yard games by an Army rusher in single-season history, breaking Mike Mayweather's record (8, 1990).
The formal presentation of the Maxwell Football Club Regional Coach and Player of the Year Award will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maxwell Football Club will also be presenting its other national awards from high school through the professional ranks at the event. Tickets for the 88th Maxwell Awards are now available at https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/gala.
ABOUT THE MAXWELL FOOTBALL CLUB – The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership. High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, the NFL Foundation, College Football Dawgs, Raymond James, College Sports Communicators, DCH Health System, SRA Inc, the ETC Foundation and the BABC Law Firm. To learn more about our story visit www.maxwellfootballclub.org.
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