Towson at Elon

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Elon beat Towson 27–⁠10. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Towson led the series 6–⁠5.

AwayTowson6–⁠5 in 2022
10
HomeElon8–⁠4 in 2022
27

Final at Rhodes Stadium, ElonAttendance 5,578

At kickoff
63°F, overcast, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Burlington Alamance Rgl Airport (KBUY), 8 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
John ShayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Towson700310
Elon01431027

Standouts

Player stats

Towson

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyrrell Pigrome9/1310811
Nathan Kent5/92000
Lukkas Londono1/13300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyrrell Pigrome736019
Devin Matthews625013
D’Ago Hunter1202
Nathan Kent62014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Ago Hunter357033
Darian Street237033
Da’kendall James535126
Brady McElhaney21508
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ryan Kearney0001

Elon

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt McKay19/3031221
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jalen Hampton2448011
Matt McKay112018
D.J. Moyer4803
Wayne Dixie III3102
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jackson Parham7152042
Bryson Daughtry696131
Chandler Brayboy227020
Malik Griffin124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jamarian Hawkins0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

TowsonElon
226Total yards389
161Passing yards312
65Rushing yards77
7.0Yards per pass10.4
2.8Yards per rush1.8
11First downs17
2–⁠9Third downs12–⁠21
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
4Turnovers2
4–⁠29Penalties4–⁠35
22:22Possession37:38

Efficiency

TowsonElon
35%Success rate32%
−0.07EPA per play0.11
1.08Explosiveness1.80
−0.12Rushing EPA−0.36
0.19Passing EPA0.85
29%Passing-down success42%
3%Havoc by its defense11%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Elon 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Elon −23, over/under 48.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Elon end zoneTowson end zoneQ1 ElonInterception, 8 playsQ1 TowsonPunt, 5 playsQ1 ElonPunt, 6 playsQ1 TowsonTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 ElonTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 TowsonPunt, 3 playsQ2 ElonFumble, 12 playsQ2 TowsonInterception, 3 playsQ2 ElonTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 TowsonFumble, 9 playsQ3 ElonField goal, 10 playsQ3 TowsonPunt, 3 playsQ3 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ3 TowsonField goal, 8 playsQ4 ElonPunt, 6 playsQ4 TowsonFumble, 1 playQ4 ElonField goal, 4 playsQ4 TowsonFumble, 2 playsQ4 ElonTouchdown, 1 playQ4 TowsonPunt, 3 playsQ4 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ4 TowsonPunt, 3 playsQ4 ElonEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Elon drives left to right, Towson right to left.
  1. Q1 ElonInterception, 8 plays, 72 yards
  2. Q1 TowsonPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  3. Q1 ElonPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  4. Q1 TowsonTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q1 ElonTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 TowsonPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  7. Q2 ElonFumble, 12 plays, 73 yards
  8. Q2 TowsonInterception, 3 plays, 12 yards
  9. Q2 ElonTouchdown, 7 plays, 41 yards
  10. Q3 TowsonFumble, 9 plays, 50 yards
  11. Q3 ElonField goal, 10 plays, 42 yards
  12. Q3 TowsonPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q3 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 TowsonField goal, 8 plays, 55 yards
  15. Q4 ElonPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  16. Q4 TowsonFumble, 1 play, 80 yards
  17. Q4 ElonField goal, 4 plays, −10 yards
  18. Q4 TowsonFumble, 2 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q4 ElonTouchdown, 1 play, 31 yards
  20. Q4 TowsonPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  21. Q4 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  22. Q4 TowsonPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  23. Q4 ElonEnd of game, 3 plays, 8 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Towson 7, Elon 0
Elon Interception, 8 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Josh Cupitt kickoff for 61 yds , Chandler Brayboy return for 21 yds to the ElonU 25
14:551st & 10 at own 25Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the ElonU 26
14:552nd & 9 at own 26Matthew McKay pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 4 yds to the ElonU 30
14:553rd & 5 at own 30Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 21 yds to the Tows 49 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 49Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the Tows 46
14:552nd & 7 at opp 46Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 42 yds to the Tows 4 for a 1ST down
14:551st & goal at opp 4Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the Tows 4
14:552nd & goal at opp 4Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the Tows 3
10:353rd & goal at opp 3Matthew McKay pass intercepted, touchback.
Towson Punt, 5 plays
10:353rd & 7 at own 23Tyrrell Pigrome run for 19 yds to the Tows 42 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 42D’Ago Hunter run for 2 yds to the Tows 44
10:352nd & 8 at own 44Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Lukkas Londono
10:353rd & 8 at own 44Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by Marcus Hillman for a loss of 7 yards to the Tows 37
10:351st & 10 at own 20Devin Matthews run for 3 yds to the Tows 23
7:554th & 15 at own 37Riley Williams punt for 40 yds , Tre’Von Jones returns for 14 yds to the ElonU 37
Elon Punt, 6 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 37Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the ElonU 38
7:552nd & 9 at own 38Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 7 yds to the ElonU 45
7:553rd & 2 at own 45Matthew McKay pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 8 yds to the Tows 47 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at opp 47Jalen Hampton run for 6 yds to the Tows 41
7:552nd & 4 at opp 41Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Jackson Parham
7:553rd & 4 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun Hampton,Jalen rush left for 6 yards gain to the Towson35 (Davis,Dorian) PENALTY Elon Holding (Gilbert,Zane) 10 yards from Towson41 to Elon49. NO PLAY.
7:553rd & 14 at own 49Matthew McKay run for 7 yds to the Tows 44
4:164th & 7 at opp 44Jeff Yurk punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Towson Touchdown, 7 plays
4:161st & 10 at own 20Joachim Bangda run for no gain to the Tows 20
4:162nd & 10 at own 20Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Darian Street for 33 yds to the ElonU 47 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at opp 47Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Juwan Burgess for 8 yds to the ElonU 39
4:162nd & 2 at opp 39Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Da’Kendall James for 2 yds to the ElonU 37 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at opp 37Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Da’Kendall James
4:162nd & 10 at opp 37Tyrrell Pigrome run for 11 yds to the ElonU 26 for a 1ST down
1:041st & 10 at opp 26Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Da’Kendall James for 26 yds for a TD, (Keegan Vaughan KICK)Towson 7, Elon 0
Elon Touchdown, 12 plays
1:041st & 10 at own 35Josh Cupitt kickoff for 55 yds
1:041st & 10 at own 25Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the ElonU 26
1:042nd & 9 at own 26Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Jordan Bonner
0:003rd & 9 at own 26Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 15 yds to the ElonU 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 41Jalen Hampton run for 11 yds to the Tows 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the Tows 48
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 48Matthew McKay pass complete to Chandler Brayboy for 7 yds to the Tows 41
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 41Matthew McKay pass complete to Chandler Brayboy for 20 yds to the Tows 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 21PENALTY Elon False Start (Brayboy,Chandler) 5 yards from Towson21 to Towson26. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 15 at opp 26DJ Moyer run for no gain to the Tows 26
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at opp 26Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 22 yds to the Tows 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 4Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the Tows 1
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 1Matthew McKay run for no gain to the Tows 1
Q2 9:303rd & goal at opp 1Matthew McKay pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Davis KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Elon 14, Towson 7
Towson Punt, 3 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:301st & 10 at own 25Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Brady McElhaney for 7 yds to the Tows 32
9:302nd & 3 at own 32Tyrrell Pigrome run for no gain to the Tows 32
9:303rd & 3 at own 32Joachim Bangda run for 1 yd to the Tows 33
7:194th & 2 at own 33Riley Williams punt for 50 yds , Tre’Von Jones returns for no gain to the ElonU 7
Elon Fumble, 12 plays
7:191st & 10 at own 7Wayne Dixie III run for 2 yds to the ElonU 9
7:192nd & 8 at own 9Matthew McKay run for 3 yds to the ElonU 12
7:193rd & 5 at own 12Matthew McKay pass complete to Malik Griffin for 24 yds to the ElonU 36 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at own 36Matthew McKay sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the ElonU 31
7:192nd & 15 at own 31Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Jackson Parham
7:193rd & 15 at own 31Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 22 yds to the Tows 47 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 47Matthew McKay pass incomplete
7:192nd & 10 at opp 47Wayne Dixie III run for 2 yds to the Tows 49
7:193rd & 12 at opp 49Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 21 yds to the Tows 28 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 28Malik Griffin run for no gain to the Tows 28
7:192nd & 10 at opp 28Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Johncarlos Miller II
1:543rd & 10 at opp 28Matthew McKay run for 8 yds to the Tows 20 Matthew McKay fumbled, recovered by Tows Dorian Davis
Towson Interception, 3 plays
1:541st & 10 at own 20Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Brady McElhaney for 8 yds to the Tows 28
1:542nd & 2 at own 28Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Darian Street for 4 yds to the Tows 32 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at own 32Tyrrell Pigrome pass intercepted
Elon Touchdown, 7 plays
1:031st & 10 at opp 41Jalen Hampton run for 4 yds to the Tows 37
0:582nd & 6 at opp 37Timeout ELON, clock 00:58
0:582nd & 6 at opp 37Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 7 yds to the Tows 30 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at opp 30Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Jackson Parham
0:582nd & 10 at opp 30Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 12 yds to the Tows 18 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun McKay,Matthew pass incomplete short left to Parham,Jackson broken up by Steed,Ubayd PENALTY Towson Pass Interference (Davis,Dorian) Towson Pass Interference (Davis,Dorian) 14 yards from Towson18 to Towson04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:581st & goal at opp 4Matthew McKay pass incomplete
0:582nd & goal at opp 4Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the Tows 5
0:123rd & goal at opp 5Timeout ELON, clock 00:12
0:053rd & goal at opp 5Matthew McKay run for 5 yds for a TD, (Skyler Davis KICK)Elon 14, Towson 7
Towson Fumble, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 53 yds , D’Ago Hunter return for 3 yds to the Tows 15
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyrrell Pigrome run for 5 yds to the Tows 30
Q3 15:002nd & 5 at own 30Devin Matthews run for 13 yds to the Tows 43 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 43Devin Matthews run for no gain to the Tows 43
Q3 15:002nd & 10 at own 43Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Darian Street
Q3 15:003rd & 10 at own 43Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to D’Ago Hunter for 19 yds to the ElonU 38 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:001st & 10 at opp 38Tyrrell Pigrome run for 1 yd to the ElonU 37
Q3 15:002nd & 9 at opp 37Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Da’Kendall James for 1 yd to the ElonU 36
Q3 15:003rd & 8 at opp 36Tyrrell Pigrome run for 7 yds to the ElonU 29
Q3 10:194th & 1 at opp 29Devin Matthews run for 4 yds to the ElonU 25 Devin Matthews fumbled, recovered by Tows Cole Coleman
3rd quarter4 drives, then Elon 17, Towson 7
Elon Field goal, 10 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 25Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the ElonU 28
10:192nd & 7 at own 28Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Malik Griffin
10:193rd & 7 at own 28Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 18 yds to the ElonU 46 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 46Matthew McKay run for no gain to the ElonU 46
10:192nd & 10 at own 46Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the ElonU 46
7:423rd & 10 at own 46Timeout ELON, clock 07:42
7:423rd & 10 at own 46Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 23 yds to the Tows 31 for a 1ST down
7:421st & 10 at opp 31Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the Tows 28
7:422nd & 7 at opp 28Jalen Hampton run for 2 yds to the Tows 30
7:423rd & 9 at opp 30Matthew McKay sacked by Vinnie Shaffer for a loss of 3 yards to the Tows 33
5:034th & 12 at opp 33Skyler Davis 51 yd FG GOODElon 17, Towson 7
Towson Punt, 3 plays
5:031st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:031st & 10 at own 25Joachim Bangda run for 1 yd to the Tows 24
5:032nd & 11 at own 24Nathan Kent pass incomplete to Da’Kendall James
5:033rd & 11 at own 24Nathan Kent pass complete to D’Ago Hunter for 5 yds to the Tows 29
3:254th & 6 at own 29Riley Williams punt for 57 yds , Tre’Von Jones returns for 1 yd to the ElonU 15
Elon Punt, 3 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 15Matthew McKay sacked by Jamal Gay for a loss of 3 yards to the ElonU 12
3:252nd & 13 at own 12Jalen Hampton run for 6 yds to the ElonU 18
3:253rd & 7 at own 18Matthew McKay run for 5 yds to the ElonU 23
3:254th & 2 at own 23PENALTY Elon False Start (Brayboy,Chandler) 5 yards from Elon23 to Elon18. NO PLAY.
1:184th & 7 at own 18Jeff Yurk punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ELON 36 TOWSON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Dorian Davis) to the Tows 36
1:184th & 7 at own 18Jeff Yurk punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ELON 36 TOWSON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Dorian Davis) to the Tows 26
Towson Field goal, 8 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 26Nathan Kent run for 14 yds to the Tows 40 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 40Devin Matthews run for no gain to the Tows 40
0:002nd & 10 at own 40Nathan Kent run for 12 yds to the ElonU 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Lukkas Londono pass complete to D’Ago Hunter for 33 yds to the ElonU 15 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Nathan Kent sacked by Josh Johnson for a loss of 10 yards to the ElonU 25
Q4 15:002nd & 20 at opp 25Nathan Kent pass incomplete to Da’Kendall James
Q4 13:363rd & 20 at opp 25Timeout TOWSON, clock 13:36
Q4 13:363rd & 20 at opp 25Nathan Kent pass complete to Da’Kendall James for 6 yds to the ElonU 19
Q4 12:544th & 14 at opp 19Keegan Vaughan 36 yd FG GOODElon 17, Towson 10
4th quarter8 drives, then Elon 27, Towson 10
Elon Punt, 6 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 35Josh Cupitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:541st & 10 at own 25Jalen Hampton run for 5 yds to the ElonU 30
12:542nd & 5 at own 30Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the ElonU 30
12:543rd & 5 at own 30Matthew McKay pass complete to Jackson Parham for 7 yds to the ElonU 37 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 37Wayne Dixie III run for 1 yd to the ElonU 38
12:542nd & 9 at own 38Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Johncarlos Miller II
12:543rd & 9 at own 38Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Jackson Parham
9:544th & 9 at own 38Jeff Yurk punt for 49 yds , D’Ago Hunter returns for 7 yds to the Tows 20
9:361st & 10 at own 20Nathan Kent pass complete to Da’Kendall James for no gain Da’Kendall James fumbled, recovered by Tows Jamir Malone
Elon Field goal, 4 plays
9:361st & 10 at opp 20Jalen Hampton run for 2 yds to the Tows 18
9:362nd & 8 at opp 18Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the Tows 18
9:363rd & 8 at opp 18PENALTY Elon UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Purcell,Michael) 15 yards from Towson18 to Towson33. NO PLAY.
9:363rd & 23 at opp 33Matthew McKay run for 3 yds to the Tows 30
7:544th & 20 at opp 30Skyler Davis 48 yd FG GOODElon 20, Towson 10
Towson Fumble, 2 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:541st & 10 at own 25Nathan Kent run for 3 yds to the Tows 28
7:082nd & 7 at own 28Nathan Kent pass complete to Robert Schwob for 3 yds Robert Schwob fumbled, recovered by Tows Marcus Hillman
Elon Touchdown, 1 play
6:591st & 10 at opp 31Matthew McKay pass complete to Bryson Daughtry for 31 yds for a TD, (Skyler Davis KICK)Elon 27, Towson 10
Towson Punt, 3 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 35Skyler Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:591st & 10 at own 25Nathan Kent pass incomplete to Da’Kendall James
6:592nd & 10 at own 25Devin Matthews run for 5 yds to the Tows 30
6:593rd & 5 at own 30PENALTY Towson Encroachment (James,Da’Kendall) 5 yards from Towson30 to Towson25. NO PLAY.
6:593rd & 10 at own 25Nathan Kent sacked by Devonte Chandler for a loss of 9 yards to the Tows 16 Nathan Kent fumbled, recovered by Tows , return for 0 yards
5:354th & 19 at own 16Riley Williams punt for 60 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ElonU 39 , Tre’Von Jones returns for 15 yds to the ElonU 39
Elon Punt, 3 plays
5:351st & 10 at own 39Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the ElonU 36
5:352nd & 13 at own 36Jalen Hampton run for 3 yds to the ElonU 39
5:353rd & 10 at own 39Jalen Hampton run for 1 yd to the ElonU 40
3:034th & 9 at own 40Jeff Yurk punt for 44 yds , D’Ago Hunter returns for 4 yds to the Tows 20
Towson Punt, 3 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 20Nathan Kent pass incomplete to Daniel Thompson IV
3:032nd & 10 at own 20Nathan Kent pass complete to Daniel Thompson IV for 6 yds to the Tows 26
3:033rd & 4 at own 26Nathan Kent sacked by Darwin Frett for a loss of 8 yards to the Tows 18
1:514th & 12 at own 18Riley Williams punt for 26 yds
Elon End of game, 3 plays
1:511st & 10 at opp 44DJ Moyer run for 3 yds to the Tows 41
1:512nd & 7 at opp 41DJ Moyer run for 3 yds to the Tows 38
0:003rd & 4 at opp 38DJ Moyer run for 2 yds to the Tows 36

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tied 6–⁠6 in 12 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Elon 17, Towson 3
2022Elon 27, Towson 10
2021Elon 37, Towson 14
2019Elon 25, Towson 23
2018Towson 41, Elon 10
2017Elon 33, Towson 30

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