NCAAF Game Recap
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Towson at CitadelSat Aug 31, 2019 3:00 PM EDT
GATec |
14 |
Clem |
52 |
F |
Duke |
3 |
Bama |
42 |
F |
UGA |
30 |
Vand |
6 |
F |
Hou |
31 |
Okla |
49 |
F |
FlAtl |
21 |
OSU |
45 |
F |
GaSo |
3 |
LSU |
55 |
F |
MidTN |
21 |
Mich |
40 |
F |
ND |
35 |
Lou |
17 |
F |
LT |
14 |
Tex |
45 |
F |
Oreg |
21 |
Aub |
27 |
F |
TxSt |
7 |
TxAM |
41 |
F |
EWa |
14 |
Wash |
47 |
F |
Utah |
30 |
BYU |
12 |
F |
Idaho |
7 |
PSU |
79 |
F |
FlaAM |
0 |
UCF |
62 |
F |
Tuls |
7 |
MSU |
28 |
F |
Wisc |
49 |
SoFL |
0 |
F |
MiaOH |
14 |
Iowa |
38 |
F |
NoIa |
26 |
IASt |
29 |
F(2OT) |
Syr |
24 |
Lib |
0 |
F |
NMS |
7 |
WaSt |
58 |
F |
SoAl |
21 |
Neb |
35 |
F |
NW |
7 |
Stan |
17 |
F |
Alb |
21 |
C Mi |
38 |
F |
UCLA |
14 |
Cin |
24 |
F |
RMor |
10 |
Buff |
38 |
F |
Wagn |
21 |
UConn |
24 |
F |
Mor |
3 |
BGSU |
46 |
F |
C Ark |
35 |
W Ky |
28 |
F |
GWebb |
28 |
UNCC |
49 |
F |
JacSt |
14 |
SouLA |
35 |
F |
AlaSt |
19 |
UAB |
24 |
F |
FLInt |
14 |
Tul |
42 |
F |
SDSU |
21 |
MIN |
28 |
F |
NoCol |
18 |
SJSU |
35 |
F |
Kent |
7 |
AzSt |
30 |
F |
Rice |
7 |
Army |
14 |
F |
UMass |
21 |
Rut |
48 |
F |
UtSt |
35 |
Wake |
38 |
F |
Purd |
31 |
NEV |
34 |
F |
ColSt |
31 |
Colo |
52 |
F |
OkSt |
52 |
OreSt |
36 |
F |
Miss |
10 |
Mem |
15 |
F |
MissSt |
38 |
ULLaf |
28 |
F |
InSt |
17 |
Kans |
24 |
F |
Akr |
3 |
Ill |
42 |
F |
ECU |
6 |
NCSt |
34 |
F |
How |
0 |
MD |
79 |
F |
Toled |
24 |
KY |
38 |
F |
Ind |
34 |
Ball |
24 |
F |
Boise |
36 |
FlaSt |
31 |
F |
JMU |
13 |
WVU |
20 |
F |
URI |
20 |
Ohio |
41 |
F |
Buck |
12 |
Temp |
56 |
F |
HolyC |
7 |
Navy |
45 |
F |
Colg |
7 |
AF |
48 |
F |
GASt |
38 |
Tenn |
30 |
F |
SCar |
20 |
UNC |
24 |
F |
E Mi |
30 |
CoCar |
23 |
F |
ETenn |
7 |
App |
42 |
F |
MonSt |
10 |
TxTch |
45 |
F |
PorSt |
13 |
Ark |
20 |
F |
VaTec |
28 |
BC |
35 |
F |
SamHu |
31 |
NM |
39 |
F |
(N/A) |
7 |
UTSA |
35 |
F |
Camp |
14 |
Troy |
43 |
F |
UCDav |
13 |
Cal |
27 |
F |
VMI |
17 |
Marsh |
56 |
F |
IllSt |
10 |
NIU |
24 |
F |
Monm |
13 |
WestMI |
48 |
F |
AlcSt |
10 |
SMiss |
38 |
F |
Nich |
14 |
K St |
49 |
F |
SFA |
17 |
Bayl |
56 |
F |
SMU |
37 |
ArkSt |
30 |
F |
Norf |
21 |
OD |
24 |
F |
MIZ |
31 |
Wyo |
37 |
F |
Abil |
31 |
NorTx |
51 |
F |
UVA |
30 |
Pitt |
14 |
F |
Gram |
9 |
ULMon |
31 |
F |
HBU |
34 |
UTEP |
36 |
F |
ArkPB |
7 |
TCU |
39 |
F |
Web |
0 |
SDSU |
6 |
F |
SoUt |
23 |
UNLV |
56 |
F |
Fres |
23 |
USC |
31 |
F |
Towson 28, Citadel 21
Aug 31, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Towson (1-0) |
7 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
28 |
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Citadel (0-1) |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Shane Simpson accounted for three touchdowns that included a 4-yard run with 1:27 left to push 11th-ranked Towson past The Citadel 28-21 in a season opener Saturday.
The Cadets had just taken their only lead, 21-20 with 3:31 remaining, when Brandon Rainey tossed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Raleigh Webb in the back of the end zone. Towson's Tom Flacco answered on the next possession, completing three straight passes and breaking loose for a 25-yard run before Simpson scored to cap the six-play drive.
On the next series, Coby Tippett intercepted Rainey's pass attempt on The Citadel's first play from scrimmage to seal the victory for the Tigers.
Simpson caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Flacco in the first quarter and also had a 45-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter that pushed the Tigers' lead to 17-7. Simpson finished with 74 yards rushing and had four catches for 37 yards. Flacco was 21-of-36 passing for 328 yards.
Rainey had 166 yards rushing on 32 carries and completed three of four pass attempts for 24 yards.
The Tigers, who last season finished 7-5 and earned a FCS playoff berth for the first time since 2013, entered the game ranked No. 11 in the STATS FCS preseason poll. They hadn't been ranked in the preseason poll since 2008.
Passing
Rushing
Tows | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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S. Simpson | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 45 | 2 |
T. Flacco | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
Cit | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
B. Rainey | 33 | 169 | 5.1 | 55 | 1 |
C. Harris | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
Tows | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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S. Leatherbury | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 28 | 0 |
D. Thompson IV | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 39 | 0 |
Cit | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
R. Webb | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
N. Njoku | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Fumbles
Tows | F | FL |
---|---|---|
Y. Thaenrat | 1 | 0 |
J. Epps | 1 | 1 |
Cit | F | FL |
C. Harris | 1 | 1 |
B. Rainey | 2 | 1 |
Returning
Tows | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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S. Simpson | 1 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cit | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
R. Bulmer | 2 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
H. Black | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
Tows | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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S. McDonough | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 57 |
Cit | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
M. Campbell | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 52 |
Takeaways
Tows | Int | Yds | InTD |
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C. Tippett | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
Tows | Cit | |
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Points For | 28 | 21 |
Total Yards | 461 | 356 |
Rushing Yards | 133 | 332 |
Passing Yards | 328 | 24 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 21/36 | 3/4 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2/1 | 3/2 |
First Downs | 22 | 21 |
Penalties - Yards | 4/30 | 4/30 |
Time Of Possession | 49:49 | 11:11 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 7/11 | 11/17 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 0/0 | 3/3 |
Punts - Average Yards | 2/46 | 2/49 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | Tows | Cit | |||
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Tows | 05:14 | TD | Shane Simpson 6 yd pass from Tom Flacco (Aidan O'Neill kick) | 7 | 0 |
2nd Quarter | Tows | Cit | |||
Tows | 01:04 | FG | Aidan O'Neill 40 yd FG | 10 | 0 |
Cit | 03:34 | TD | Brandon Rainey 3 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 10 | 7 |
Tows | 04:48 | TD | Shane Simpson 45 yd run (Aidan O'Neill kick) | 17 | 7 |
Cit | 14:20 | TD | Emeka Nwanze 1 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 17 | 14 |
3rd Quarter | Tows | Cit | |||
No scores this quarter | |||||
4th Quarter | Tows | Cit | |||
Tows | 02:17 | FG | Aidan O'Neill 25 yd FG | 20 | 14 |
Cit | 11:29 | TD | Raleigh Webb 9 yd pass from Brandon Rainey (Jacob Godek kick) | 20 | 21 |
Tows | 13:33 | TD | Shane Simpson 4 yd run (Jabari Allen 2pt pass from Tom Flacco) | 28 | 21 |
Game Information
Stadium: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina |
Attendance: 8,008 |
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