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Football: Towson Tigers beat Hampton 44-13 behind 591 yards of offense

Football: Towson Tigers beat Hampton 44-13 behind 591 yards of offense

The Towson Tigers beat the Hampton Pirates 44-13 Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium, piling up 591 total yards and averaging 8.4 yards per carry.

Towson is listed at 1-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Hampton is 1-8, 0-5 in conference play and 0-4 on the road.

Fast start, big first half

Max Young's 33-yard field goal with 8:57 left in the first quarter opened the scoring. Tristen Kenan then ran in from 1 yard out with 1:17 left in the period to make it 10-0.

Jacob Davis threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Zollar at 8:05 of the second quarter, and found Mason Cunningham from 43 yards with 2:00 left in the half to push the lead to 23-0. Young's extra point was missed on that score.

Hampton answered quickly. Sejhe Jackson hit Isaiah Smith for a 72-yard touchdown on a one-play, 11-second drive with 1:48 left in the half, though the extra point was blocked. Davis then ran 16 yards for a score with 0:07 left, and Towson went into the break up 30-6.

Second half

Xavier Brookins connected with Damon Short on a 25-yard touchdown at 11:20 of the third quarter to cut the lead to 30-13. Towson answered with Kemarrion Battles' 2-yard run at 6:28 to make it 37-13.

Battles then took the first play of the fourth quarter 91 yards for a touchdown at 14:47. Hampton turned the ball over on downs twice in the fourth quarter, and Towson finished the game with a drive to the Hampton 1-yard line as time ran out.

Numbers

Davis finished 19 of 26 for 216 yards and two touchdowns, and also led the team with 109 rushing yards on 14 carries and a score. Myles Fulton went 4 of 4 for 41 yards in relief. Battles ran four times for 99 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenan added 93 yards on 11 carries. Towson ran for 334 yards in all and passed for 257.

Cunningham had three catches for 55 yards and a touchdown, Zollar caught five passes for 47 yards and a score, and Jarvis Jones had four receptions for 47 yards.

Towson did not turn the ball over, went 5 of 11 on third down and 2 of 2 on fourth down, and held the ball for 35:23. The Tigers were penalized seven times for 65 yards.

On defense, Zion Copeland and Hayden Loveless each had a sack, and Trey Adams and Seth Hampton each had half a sack. Myles Johnson, Adams and TJ Sands each had five tackles.

Hampton gained 282 yards, 235 through the air, but managed just 47 rushing yards on 23 carries. Smith had two catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, while Short had four for 82 yards and a score. Qwae Willis led the Pirates with 11 tackles.

Injuries

Hampton's Temond Marcus was injured on a play in the third quarter, with 11:18 left. Punter Bryan Ramirez was also injured on a punt late in the third quarter, with 0:04 left.

Next

Towson plays at Sacred Heart on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET.

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