Army quarterback Bryson Daily didn't miss a beat after sitting out the team's win over Air Force last week because of an undisclosed injury, running for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the No. 25 Black Knights' 14-3 win over North Texas on Saturday.
Army (9-0, 7-0 American Athletic) trailed for the first time since last November after North Texas kicked a field goal on the opening drive.
The Black Knights answered immediately with Daily's first touchdown on a 10-yard run for a 7-3 lead, which was the score until his 2-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter propelled them to their 13th consecutive victory.
"We always talk about adversity's going to hit," Daily said. "That's a little bit of adversity going down 3-0. The way we responded on offense was awesome to see, and that's what we build our program around."
The second Daily score capped a 21-play drive that took 13 minutes, 54 seconds and covered 94 yards. It was the possession after the senior threw Army's first interception of the season.
"A 13-minute drive," Daily said. "That's incredible, and that's what we needed at that point in the game. So proud of all the guys to be able to be locked in for [21] plays. That's really tough."
Chandler Morris, the FBS passing leader coming in at 359 yards per game, finished with 214 and threw two interceptions in the Army end zone in the fourth quarter.
Daily sat out last week's 20-3 victory over Air Force because of an undisclosed injury and illness. He tied a career high with 36 carries as the nation's No. 1 rushing offense finished with 293 yards, 47 below its season average.
"We had to fight for all those yards," Army coach Jeff Monken said. "There weren't any big plays. They did a great job against us, and fortunately we made enough plays to gut it out."
Before the injury, Daily had played two of the best games of his career, as he scored five rushing touchdowns and ran for 171 yards against East Carolina and had four rushing touchdowns and 136 yards against UAB.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.