BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels threw for three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 19 LSU to a 62-0 win over Army 62-0 on Saturday night.
In only the second meeting between the schools, and first since 1920, LSU scored on six of its seven possessions in the first half.
Daniels quickly led LSU (6-2, 4-1 SEC) down the field on its opening possession, completing passes of 15, 28 and 17 yards before Logan Diggs took it in from 2 yards to make it 7-0.
Later in the opening quarter, Daniels connected with Brian Thomas, Jr. on an 86-yard scoring pass, the third-longest in school history, to make it 14-0.
Making his first career start under center for Army (2-5), freshman quarterback Champ Harris was intercepted twice, the first by Andre’ Sam that led to another Daniels touchdown pass to Thomas, this one from 8 yards.
Taking advantage of two more Army turnovers in the first half, Daniels had a 1-yard rushing TD and connected with Nabors for a 26-yard score, sandwiched around a 35-yard field goal by Damon Ramos. LSU led 38-0 at halftime.
Daniels 11 of 15 for for 279 yards before giving way to back-up Garrett Nussmeier in the third quarter.
Thomas was the leading receiver for the Tigers, finishing with three receptions for 122 yards and a pair of scores.
Freshman running back Kanye Udoh was the leading rusher for Army, finishing with 108 yards on 21 carries.
THE TAKEAWAY
Army: Turnovers continue to plague the Black Knights. Army committed four more turnovers against LSU, bringing its season total to 12.
LSU: Daniels continues to make his case to be in the Heisman discussion, accounting for 30 overall touchdowns and 3,094 total yards.
GOVERNOR COIN FLIP
Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards, a 1988 graduate of Army, was a ceremonial captain for the game and conducted the coin flip prior to the game
UP NEXT
Army: Hosts Massachusetts on Saturday.
LSU: Travels to Alabama on Nov. 4.
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