Towson University Athletics

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Towson University football team traveled to the state capital to play its first FBS opponent of the season, falling to Navy 42-15 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Towson (0-2) tried to counter Navy's (1-0) rushing with an air raid, having 207 passing yards to Navy's 21, but the Midshipmen rushing attack won the day with 506 yards on the ground.
 
Key Stats

• Towson averaged 14.8 yards per completion while Navy averaged 6.9 yards per rush.
• This game did not have a turnover.
• Andrew Indorf was 13-for-18 with 208 yards and two touchdowns, finding Aaron Enterline for two catches, 69 yards and a score.  Nine different Tigers recorded a catch.
• Kemarrion Battles had 25 yards on eight carries for the Tigers.
• On defense, Ben Kumpon led all players with 11 tackles.  Bryan Lodge finished with five tackles and two tackles for loss.
• For Navy, quarterback Braxton Woodson rushed 23 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns, passing 3-6 for 21 yards.  MarcAnthony Parker led the defense with nine tackles.

Postgame Quote, Towson Head Coach Pete Shinnick

• "It's a great honor to play here. Tremendous environment. We've played a couple of FBS teams the first three years here and this is the best environment we've played in. This was fun. So, credit to Navy, credit to this setting. Secondly, I thought our guys played hard. We knew containing their quarterback was going to be difficult and it turned out to be difficult. He's a very good player. We overran him a couple times, we were tight on him a couple times, he'll go inside, he'll go outside. You got to be perfect. Credit to him, credit to Coach [Drew] Cronic and his offense. They do an amazing job."

Key Situations

• 1^st quarter: After an opening Towson three-and-out, Navy scored on its first drive, capped by a 38-yard rollout to the right for a touchdown by Braxton Woodson.  Towson got a couple of first downs using the air attack, but after a punt, Navy scored again on the ground, capped by a 35-yard touchdown run from Vic Listorti.  Navy led 14-0 after one.
• 2^nd quarter: Started by the drive from the first quarter, Andrew Indorf threw a perfect pass to Aaron Enterline just outside the end zone for a 48-yard touchdown pass and a 14-6 score.  Navy countered with another long all-rushing drive, finished by a Jackson Gutierrez QB rush 3-yard touchdown with 9:32 left in the quarter.  Towson went back to the air on offense, with Indorf hitting Jacob Zollar in stride for a 30-yard touchdown and pulling Towson within nine at 21-12.  Navy added a last drive touchdown in the half to lead 28-12 at the break.
• 3^rd quarter: Navy's run game continued to dominate, leading to an opening drive touchdown for two yards from Gutierrez.  Towson's deep threats hit again with Jarvis Jones making a 47-yard catch to get inside the red zone.  Zaydaan Faridi hit a 40-yard field goal to make it 35-15 Navy, 3:14 left in the period.
• 4^th quarter: Navy added another rushing touchdown on a six-minute drive to add to its lead.  The reserves for each side finished the game as Navy took the win 42-15.

Inside the Numbers

• Andrew Indorf earned his sixth career 200+ yard passing game and second of the season.  He has thrown for 70%+ in his first two games.
• Three different Towson players, Aaron Enterline, Jarvis Jones and Jacob Zollar each had a catch of at least 30 yards.

Next Game

• Towson plays another game against an FBS opponent next week on the road, challenging South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.