POSTGAME NOTES
2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Presented by USAA
Army 35, Tulane 14
Army (11-1); Tulane (9-4)
Michie Stadium | West Point, New York
Army won its first conference championship in program history.
Army becomes the third consecutive first-time champion in The American, following Tulane (2022) and SMU (2023).
Army’s win improved home teams to 8-2 in The American Championship Game.
Army registered its second 11-win season in program history (2018).
Army coach Jeff Monken registered his first win against Tulane with tonight’s victory (1-4).
Bryson Daily has scored multiple touchdowns in nine consecutive games. He registered his 10th consecutive game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Bryson Daily finished the game with an American Athletic Conference record 29 rushing touchdowns this season, which is tied for sixth on the NCAA single-season chart.
NCAA FBS Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns
37 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma, 1988
33 Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011
32 Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic, 2017
31 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State, 2013
Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013
29 Bryson Daily, Army, 2024
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 2014
Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007
Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 1983
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State, 2024
Army’s 352 yards of offense came from only seven players.
Army’s two pass attempts and two completed passes were the fewest by any team in The American Championship Game.
Army was not penalized in the game, becoming only the second team in American Championship to not incur an accepted penalty (Navy, 2016).
Neither team punted in the game. This was the first American Championship Game without a punt.
Tulane only had six possessions in the game.
Conference Records Set/Tied
Rushing Touchdowns (Season) 29 Bryson Daily, Army
Championship Records Set/Tied
Rushing Attempts 25 Bryson Daily, Army (tied)
Rushing Touchdowns 4 Bryson Daily, Army (tied)
Points 24 Bryson Daily, Army (tied)
Tackles 14 Sam Howard, Tulane (tied)
Interceptions 1 Andon Thomas, Army
Miscellaneous
Kickoff time was 8:12 p.m. ET and the game ended at 11:11 p.m. Game-time temperature at kickoff was 29 degrees, the coldest for an American Athletic Conference Championship Game, with winds from the west at 6 mph. Army won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Attendance for the championship game was 14,016. The Mike Aresco Most Outstanding Player award went to Army QB Bryson Daily.
