WEST POINT, New York (AP) — Bryson Daily and Kanye Udoh both ran for two touchdowns and Army cruised to a 42-7 victory over FCS-member Lehigh in a season opener on Friday night.
Army marched 80 yards in nine plays the first time it had the ball, scoring on a 1-yard quarterback plunge by Daily for a 7-0 lead.
Lehigh answered with a nine-play, 75-yard drive. Luke Yoder raced 18 yards for a touchdown on third-and-2 to tie the game at 7 after one quarter.
Daily scored on another 1-yard run to cap a 13-play, 76-yard drive to put the Black Knights up 14-7 early in the second quarter. Army took a 21-7 lead into halftime after Udoh finished off a 10-play, 79-yard drive with a 13-yard run.
Noah Short’s 3-yard scoring run in the third quarter pushed Army’s advantage to 28-7.
The Black Knights used 12 plays to score midway through the final quarter with Udoh gaining the final yard in a march that covered 80 for a 35-7 advantage.
Army ran 54 plays on its five touchdown drives, taking 25:37 off the clock.
Short, Daily and Udoh combined to rush for 236 yards on 40 carries. Daily completed 3 of 6 passes for 35 yards.
Dante Perri totaled 64 yards on 6-for-11 passing for the Mountain Hawks. Freshman backup Hayden Johnson completed 4 of 8 for 46 yards with two interceptions.
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