Towson University Athletics

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University football team rushed for 334 yards to notch a decisive 44-13 victory over conference foe Hampton on Halloween for Homecoming.
 
Towson (1-8, 1-4 CAA) scored the first 23 points of the game, holding its opponent to no yards in the first quarter, en route to defeating Hampton (1-8, 0-5 CAA).  Towson outgained Hampton on total offense by over 300 yards and held the Pirates to 47 rushing yards.
 
Beginning the fourth quarter, Kemarrion Battles had a 91-yard touchdown run, the longest run in Towson history.  Previously, the longest run was an 84-yard rush for Jason Corle vs. Wagner on Nov. 16, 1996.
 
Key Stats

• Including its 334 rushing yards, Towson had 591 yards of total offense, averaging 8.4 yards per play to Hampton's 282.  The Tigers had a slight edge in passing yards 257-235.
• The Tigers had the ball 35:23 of the game to Hampton's 24:37, scoring on its first five red zone chances.
• Jacob Davis tallied up 325 yards of total offense, throwing 19-for-26 for 216 yards and two touchdowns, adding 109 rushing yards on 14 carries with a touchdown.  Kemarrion Battles finished with 99 yards and two rushing touchdowns on four carries while Tristen Kenan rushed 11 times for 93 yards and a score.  Davis's primary receiving target was Jacob Zollar, who made five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown.
• Myles Johnson the defense with five tackles while each Trey Adams and Seth Hampton had four tackles and a half-sack.
• For Hampton, Xavier Brookins was the primary quarterback, throwing 9-for-17 for 110 yards and a touchdown, finding Damon Short four times for 82 yards.  Gracen Goldsmith rushed 11 times for 51 yards.  Marqwae Willis led all players with 11 tackles.

Key Situations

• 1^st quarter: Towson received to begin and used short passes and rushes to enter the Hampton red zone but was stopped, converting the Max Young 33-yard field goal to go up 3-0 six minutes in.  An interception was nullified on an offside penalty, but Towson still forced a punt   Jacob Davis found Jacob Zollar for four straight completions, then reached the one-yard line on a 15-yard pass to Aaron Enterline.  Tristen Kenan finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run to push Towson up 10-0 after one.
• 2^nd quarter: Following successive three-and-outs, Kenan rushed three times for a combined 50 yards to bring Towson downfield.  At third and goal on the Hampton four, Davis dropped a short pass into the end zone for Zollar to make it 17-0 Tigers with six minutes left in the second quarter.  Kyron Grayson forced a fumble to stall another Hampton drive as Davis threw a 15-yard pass to Cody Szymansky and then a 43-yard pass for a touchdown to Mason Cunningham to give Towson a 23-point lead.  Hampton used a WR pass for 72 yards to score its first touchdown, to which Towson countered as Davis used a couple of long scrambles, one for 24 yards then a 16-yard touchdown run, to send Towson up 30-6 at the break. 
• 3^rd quarter: A 41-yard pass to Damon Short set up Hampton on the second half opening drive.  Towson got them to fourth and three, but Xavier Brookins found Short open again for the 25-yard touchdown catch for a Hampton touchdown and a 30-13 Towson advantage.  Towson again used big plays, a 23-yard catch by Peyton Faulkner and a 17-yard reception by Jarvis Jones, to set up in the red zone.  On first and goal, Kemarrion Battles barreled into the end zone for the two-yard score as Towson led 37-13, the eventual end of third quarter score.
• 4^th quarter: First play of the fourth, Battles burst through the middle for a 91-yard touchdown run from the Towson 9 to push the lead to 44-13 Tigers.  Towson's pass rush forced two turnovers on downs on Hampton as Myles Fulton came in and led Towson to run out the clock.  The Tigers took the win 44-13.

Inside the Numbers

• 334 rushing yards for Towson ties the most for a team in a single game since the Tigers earned 472 rushing yards in a win at Eastern Illinois on Dec. 13, 2013.  Towson also had 334 rushing yards in a victory vs. The Citadel on Sept. 29, 2018.
• Jacob Davis is the first 100+ yard rusher for Towson in a game this season.  He earns Towson's first 100+ yard rushing game since Al Wooten II had 105 yards at Bryant on Sept. 27, 2025.  It is his second game with at least 300 yards of total offense, combining for 325 today, also having 403 yards of total offense vs. Stony Brook on Oct. 10.
• 10 different Tigers had at least one catch in this game.
• Towson improves to 3-0 all-time vs. Hampton, all home games dating back to 2022.

Next Game

• Towson's next two games are in the Northeast, beginning with the program's first-ever game at Sacred Heart on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12 p.m.