Army West Point Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Bryson Daily
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 221
- Hometown:
- Abernathy, Texas
- High School:
- Abernathy (USMAPS)
- Major:
- Engineering Management
Career Accolades:
- Team Captain (2024)
- Second-Team Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent Team (2023)
- Second-Team College Football Network All-Independent Team (2023)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (2023)
2024: Selected as one of four team captains for the season...vs. Lehigh (8/30): Rushed a team-high 17 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns. His two touchdowns on the ground marked his third-career game with multiple rushing scores. Was 3-for-6 passing for 35 yards... at FAU (9/7): Rushed a team-high 18 attempts for 117 yards. Completed 1-for-4 passing for 44 yards, throwing a touchdown pass, a 44-yarder to WR Casey Reynolds...vs. Rice (9/21): Matched a career-high with five total touchdowns (three rushing, two passing), rushing for 145 yards and passing for 107. He accounted for four first-half touchdowns (two passing and two rushing), which was only the seventh occurrence an Army player accounted for four touchdowns in a single half since 1996 as Daily has two of them (Five touchdowns in the first half vs. Delaware State, 2023). His three rushing touchdowns were also a career best...at Temple (9/26): Rushed for a team-high 152 yards on 24 carries, marking his third consecutive 100-yard game, and matched his career best with three rushing touchdowns. Completed 2-for-five passing for 54 yards...at Tulsa (10/5): Rushed for 110 yards on 13 carries, marking his fourth consecutive 100-yard game. Accounted for four touchdowns (two passing & two rushing), passing a perfect 5-for-5 for 140 yards...vs. UAB (10/12) Rushed for 136 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries and completed 3-of-7 passing for 102 yards and a touchdown...vs. ECU (10/19): Completed a season-high seven passes, 7-of-10 overall with 147 yards and one touchdown through the air. Accounted for six total touchdowns with five on the ground, rushing for career-high 171 yards on 31 attempts...vs. Air Force (11/2): Was inactive for contest (injury or illness)...at North Texas (11/9): Returned to the lineup and posted 153 rushing yards with two touchdowns on 36 carries to improve Army to 9-0...vs. Notre Dame (11/23): Rushed for over 100 yards for his eighth straight time, totaling 145 yards on a career-high 38 carries, scoring two touchdowns. Added 4-8 passing for 26 yards…vs. UTSA (11/30): Rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on 27 attempts (5.4 avg.) while passing for a season-high 190 yards, 10-17 with a touchdown.
2023: Played in 11 games and started 10 at quarterback…Rushed for a team-high 901 yards on 215 attempts (4.2 avg.) with a team-high seven touchdowns…Added 913 passing yards, 60-for-120, with seven passing touchdowns…Became only the second Army QB to rush and pass for over 900 yards in a season…Named a second-team Phil Steele All-Independent selection following the season…at ULM (9/2): Made his first career start, passing 5-11 for 121 yards and two interceptions. His first career completion came on a pickup of 53 yards to WR Liam Fortner. Also rushed 23 times for 67 yards... vs. Delaware State (9/9): Totaled five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) on 8-11 passing for 193 yards, adding nine carries for 65 yards on the ground…Became the second Army QB to throw three touchdowns in a game under Jeff Monken (Jabari Laws, vs. Wake Forest, 10-23-21), also becoming the first Army QB since at least 1956, with three passing TDs and two rushing touchdowns in the same game... at UTSA (9/15): Passed 7-17 for 133 yards and a touchdown, while adding 102 yards and a score on the ground on 24 attempts, his first career 100-yard rushing performance... at Syracuse (9/23): Completed 9-21 passing for 145 with one touchdown and two interceptions. Completed an 80-yard touchdown to WR Noah Short, tied for the sixth-longest pass in Army history. Added 47 yards on the ground on 20 attempts... vs. Boston College (10/7): Passed 10-13 for 105 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 99 yards on 14 carries. Led three consecutive touchdown drives to start the second half and take the lead, 24-20... vs. Troy (10/14): Passed 3-4 for 15 yards and rushed for 46 yards on 10 attempts before leaving the game with a leg injury prior to halftime...vs. UMass (10/28): Returned after missing a game, passing 3-13 for 28 yards and adding 58 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts... at Air Force (11/4): Rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 36 carries with two rushing touchdowns. Broke free on a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give Army the lead... vs. Holy Cross (11/11): Rushed for a team-high 83 yards on 19 attempts (4.4 avg.). Passed 4-6 for 79 yards, including a 69-yard completion to WR Casey Reynolds...vs Coastal Carolina (11/18): Rushed 22 times for 99 yards and a touchdown…vs. Navy (12/9): Led Army to defeat Navy, passing seven-for-14 for 54 yards and a touchdown, marking Army’s first passing touchdown in the Army-Navy Game since 2015…Also rushed 27 times for 84 yards.
2022: Appeared in five games, rushing 12 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns…vs. ULM (10/22): Scored his first career touchdown on a 64-yard run...at UMass (11/26): Ran six times for 79 yards with a touchdown.
2021: Appeared in one game.
Prior to West Point/Personal: Daily was a multi-sport athlete for Abernathy High School in Texas, where he played under his father, Darrell Daily. He led Abernathy to a 12-2 record in 2019 during his senior year, totaling 2,175 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns. Through the air, he passed for 1,355 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also logged a receiving TD, kickoff return TD and posted 78 tackles, 10 tackles for loss with an interception…In 2018 he was the district 2-3A-II Overall MVP as a junior…He was also a stellar track athlete winning the Texas Class 3A regional qualifier in the discus in 2019…In 2018 he won the Texas Class 3A bronze medal-winner in the discus (164-10 PR)…Spent the 2021 season at USMAPS.
