Navy runs for 506 yards to put away Towson in season opener
Braxton Woodson ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns as Navy beat Towson 42–15 on September 5, 2026. A touchdown on each side of halftime helped the Midshipmen pull clear.
Retrospective recap: This article covers the game played 2026-09-05. Records and game context are reported as of that date.
Navy turned two touchdowns around halftime into firm control of its September 5 season opener, beating Towson 42–15 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Braxton Woodson rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, leading a ground game that accounted for 506 of the Midshipmen’s 527 total yards.
The Tigers were still within nine points after Andrew Indorf found Jacob Zollar for a 30-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Navy answered before the break: Woodson finished an eight-play, 50-yard possession with an eight-yard scoring run with 24 seconds remaining, extending the lead to 28–12.
Navy then kept Towson’s offense off the field for the first 7:14 of the second half. The Midshipmen drove 75 yards in 13 plays, with Jackson Gutierrez scoring from two yards out to make it 35–12. Towson’s only second-half points came on Zaydaan Faridi’s 40-yard field goal.
Woodson had opened Navy’s scoring with a 38-yard run, and Vic Listorti’s 35-yard touchdown made it 14–0 in the first quarter. Gutierrez added a three-yard touchdown in the second quarter before his score after halftime. Woodson completed the scoring with a four-yard run in the fourth, finishing with 23 carries; Listorti supplied another 81 yards on 11 attempts.
Navy’s possession advantage explained the separation as clearly as the rushing totals. The Midshipmen held the ball for 39:50, converted seven of 12 third downs and all three fourth-down attempts, and produced 30 first downs. Towson ran 39 offensive plays to Navy’s 79 and finished with 39 rushing yards.
Indorf threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers, including a 48-yard scoring pass to Aaron Enterline early in the second quarter. The result left Navy 1–0 and Towson 0–2. It was a nonconference game; Navy remained 0–0 in the American Conference.
Sources: Official schedule · Official game report · Official box score.
Prepared with AI assistance by NSMT Navy Desk from the linked official records. This article does not represent on-site reporting or independent interviews.