ALBANY, N.Y. – A strong first half by the Towson University football team sent the Tigers to a 36-19 victory at UAlbany on Saturday, resulting in the Black & Gold's fifth road win of the year.
Towson (5-6, 3-4 CAA) scored 24 consecutive points in the first half and held off UAlbany (1-10, 0-7 CAA) on the home team's Senior Day, outgaining the Great Danes 339-249 on offense and forcing three turnovers.
With the win, Towson has a 5-2 road record in 2025.
Key Stats:
- Towson earned 143 yards on the ground compared to UAlbany's 88. Towson also had the advantage in passing yards 196-161.
- Andrew Indorf threw 16-for-28 for a touchdown, getting four passes to John Dunmore for 45 yards and a score. Quarterback Winston Watkins led the rushers with eight attempts for 53 yards and a touchdown.
- On defense, Kaden White forced a fumble, recovered said fumble and had four tackles. Ja'Mez Drummer also had four tackles, two sacks and an interception.
- Caden Williams hit both field goal attempts, including a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter. Bryce LaFollette had five punts, placing four inside the 20.
- For UAlbany, Jack Shields was 15-for-32 with a touchdowns and two interceptions, also running eight times for 21 yards. Chris Gales tallied 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
How it Happened
- Towson won the toss and deferred. UAlbany scored in the opening 13 seconds after a 42-yard kickoff return and 50-yard pass to Lasalle Rose Jr. for a 6-0 lead. Towson got the ball on offense and used long passes to Lukkas Londono and Sam Reynolds to get into the red zone. From there, the rushers took over, with Kemarrion Battles finishing the drive with an 11-yard touchdown, putting Towson ahead 7-6 in the opening three minutes.
- Early on the next drive, a couple of runs brought UAlbany forward, then sacks by Ja'Mez Drummer and JR Stegall pushed them back. UAlbany's punt put Towson on its own 38. Andrew Indorf again came down field, this time with short passes and a couple of runs. Winston Watkins also entered to run and helped convert a couple of third downs. Pushing downfield, Kahseim Phillips finished the drive on a two-yard run up the gut to give Towson a 14-6 lead with 2:17 left in the first.
- Again, Towson's defense bent but did not break and held around midfield, forcing a punt after the end of the first quarter. Towson began the drive with a 23-yard out pass to Zay Perkins to get towards midfield but was stopped from there and punted.
- UAlbany started a strong drive on passes to the flat and runs up the middle, but Kaden White ended it by ripping the ball away from Jojo Uga and recovering himself on midfield. Using the short field, Indorf got a 13-yard run and drew a roughing the passer penalty. Caden Williams knocked down the 31-yard field goal attempt to make it 17-6 Towson with 6:17 left in the 2nd.
- Next UAlbany drive as a three-and-out, finished by a Branson Peters 10-yard sack. The punt went to midfield as Towson took over. Towson scored in just four plays on passes, finished by a 16-yard catch in the back of the end zone by John Dunmore, for a 24-6 lead with 3:45 left in the second quarter.
- A couple of UAlbany penalties would have stopped the next drive, but a muffed punt gave the ball to UAlbany on its own 40. A QB rush for 49 yards brought the home team to the Towson 6 towards the end of the quarter. On third down, Aidan Semo rushed up the middle for the three-yard touchdown. Towson led 24-12 at the break.
- Passes to Bryce Butler and Jaceon Doss pushed Towson past midfield to begin the third quarter, but a sack on Indorf stopped the drive and forced a punt on midfield. On UAlbany's first play on its own five, the snap went into the back of the end zone for a safety to increase Towson's lead to 26-12 with 11:43 to go in the third.
- A dropoff pass to Reynolds again got Towson moving to midfield, but UAlbany's pressure at the line kept the Tigers from moving forward and a punt was forced. Towson pinned UAlbany on its own six and held after one new set of downs, getting the ball back via punt on the Towson 35. Towson gave back the ball after a three-and-out, but got it back after Zakaa Brown intercepted a deep pass on the Towson 38.
- UAlbany's pass rush forced a sack fumble as the Great Danes recovered on the Towson 6. Next play, Uga rushed up the middle for the six-yard touchdown. Towson led 26-19 with 3:36 left in the third.
- A 16-yard catch by Dunmore was not improved upon enough as Towson had to punt, again pinning UAlbany on its own five. Into the fourth quarter, Kaden White sacked the quarterback to essentially end the drive and force a punt. A 19-yard punt gave Towson the ball on the UAlbany 36. Though Towson only gained seven yards, Williams knocked down the 47-yard field goal attempt for a 29-19 Towson advantage with 12:01 to play.
- As UAlbany drove down, the Great Danes converted a couple of fourth downs on a methodical drive. The third time on a fourth and eight, Brown broke up the pass to force the turnover on downs and give Towson the ball at the UAlbany 47.
- With Watkins leading the way on quarterback runs, Towson ran down the clock to seal the game. Watkins scored a touchdown on a seven-yard run with 1:56 left to give Towson a 36-19 advantage. Ja'Mez Drummer intercepted a pass the other way as Towson earned the 36-19 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson's five road wins are the most in a single season since 2013, when the Tigers were 9-0 on the road.
- Caden Williams, with two made field goals in as many attempts today, is 15-17 (88.2%) on field goal attempts this season. The current record for field goal percentage in a season for a Towson kicker is 84.6% by Sam Hurwitz in 2015.
- John Dunmore has six receiving touchdowns this year, the most for a Towson receiver in a season since Shane Leatherbury had 12 in 2019.
- Towson earned its first safety since having a safety at Delaware on Oct. 27, 2018.
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