Norfolk State at Hampton

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Hampton beat Norfolk State 41–⁠34. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Hampton led the series 11–⁠8.

AwayNorfolk State1–⁠11 in 2025
34
HomeHampton2–⁠10 in 2025
41

Final at Armstrong Stadium, HamptonAttendance 9,710

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Langley Air Force Base, 7 km from the stadium
Official
Jeremy DeAnguloGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Norfolk State14731034
Hampton10177741

Standouts

Player stats

Norfolk State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Otto Kuhns15/2624230
RushingCarYdsTDLong
X’Zavion Evans2193116
Otto Kuhns754029
Jaylen Laudermilk51608
Jaylen White2806
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
DreSean Kendrick2120165
Kam’ryn Thomas556033
Ikeem Wright327118
Jaylen Laudermilk21819
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Daylan Long0001

Hampton

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Braden Davis16/2820211
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gracen Goldsmith1175130
Braden Davis1464121
Jah’Kei Chavis842111
Donovan Shepard832012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Maxwell Moss473030
Nare Means249027
Marshawn Ferguson42909
Donovan Shepard327111

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

Team stats

Norfolk StateHampton
415Total yards438
242Passing yards202
173Rushing yards236
9.3Yards per pass7.2
4.8Yards per rush5.2
27First downs29
2–⁠7Third downs7–⁠11
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
17–⁠154Penalties13–⁠142
27:31Possession32:29

Efficiency

Norfolk StateHampton
56%Success rate54%
0.43EPA per play0.25
1.37Explosiveness1.02
0.18Rushing EPA0.21
0.76Passing EPA0.30
56%Passing-down success44%

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)

Hampton 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Hampton −4.5, over/under 54.5.

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

Every drive

Hampton end zoneNorfolk State end zoneQ1 HamptonField goal, 8 playsQ1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 HamptonInterception, 5 playsQ1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 HamptonTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Norfolk StateField goal, 6 playsQ3 HamptonTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Norfolk StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 HamptonMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 HamptonTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Norfolk StateField goal, 11 playsQ4 HamptonEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Hampton drives left to right, Norfolk State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 HamptonField goal, 8 plays, 28 yards
  2. Q1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 HamptonInterception, 5 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 49 yards
  5. Q1 HamptonTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q3 Norfolk StateField goal, 6 plays, 65 yards
  8. Q3 HamptonTouchdown, 9 plays, 68 yards
  9. Q3 Norfolk StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards
  10. Q3 HamptonMissed FG, 11 plays, 35 yards
  11. Q4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q4 HamptonTouchdown, 3 plays, 50 yards
  13. Q4 Norfolk StateField goal, 11 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q4 HamptonEnd of game, 10 plays, 35 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Norfolk State 14, Hampton 10
Hampton Field goal, 8 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 47 yds , Tae’Shaun Johnson return for 17 yds to the HAMP 48 Norfolk State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Christian Parham) to the HAMP 35
14:551st & 10 at the 50Braden Davis pass complete to MarShawn Ferguson for 8 yds to the NORF 42
14:552nd & 2 at opp 42Braden Davis pass incomplete to Maxwell Moss
14:553rd & 2 at opp 42PENALTY NSU Offside (Smith,Jayden) 5 yards from NSU42 to NSU37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:551st & 10 at opp 37Donovan Shepard run for 2 yds to the NORF 35
14:552nd & 8 at opp 35Donovan Shepard run for 3 yds to the NORF 32
14:553rd & 5 at opp 32PENALTY NSU Offside (Moyston,Kyree) 5 yards from NSU32 to NSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:551st & 10 at opp 27Braden Davis run for 2 yds to the NORF 25
14:552nd & 8 at opp 25Braden Davis pass incomplete to MarShawn Ferguson
14:553rd & 8 at opp 25Braden Davis run for 3 yds to the NORF 22
11:544th & 5 at opp 22Timeout Hampton, clock 11:54
11:494th & 5 at opp 22Brett Starling 39 yd FG GOODHampton 3, Norfolk State 0
Norfolk State Touchdown, 3 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 35Brett Starling kickoff for 41 yds
11:491st & 10 at own 25X’Zavion Evans run for 5 yds to the NORF 30
11:492nd & 5 at own 30Otto Kuhns pass complete to Ikeem Wright for 5 yds to the NORF 35 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at own 35Otto Kuhns pass complete to DreSean Kendrick for 65 yds for a TD (Marco Peery KICK)Norfolk State 7, Hampton 3
10:401st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 55 yds , Nare Means return for 22 yds to the HAMP 43 Hampton Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the HAMP 22
Hampton Interception, 5 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 22Braden Davis pass complete to Noah Colon for 4 yds to the HAMP 26
10:402nd & 6 at own 26Donovan Shepard run for 7 yds to the HAMP 33 for a 1ST down
10:401st & 10 at own 33Braden Davis pass complete to Noah Colon for 7 yds to the HAMP 40
10:402nd & 3 at own 40Jah’Kei Chavis run for 4 yds to the HAMP 44 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at own 44Norfolk State Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the HAMP 39
8:231st & 10 at own 44Norfolk State Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the HAMP 49
Norfolk State Touchdown, 5 plays
8:231st & 10 at opp 49X’Zavion Evans run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
8:232nd & 11 at the 50Otto Kuhns run for 22 yds to the HAMP 28 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at opp 28X’Zavion Evans run for 8 yds to the HAMP 20
8:232nd & 2 at opp 20Jaylen Laudermilk run for 2 yds to the HAMP 18 for a 1ST down Hampton Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (9 Yards) to the HAMP 9 for a 1ST down
5:151st & goal at opp 9Otto Kuhns pass complete to Jaylen Laudermilk for 9 yds for a TD (Marco Peery KICK)Norfolk State 14, Hampton 3
Hampton Touchdown, 9 plays
5:151st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 40 yds
5:151st & 10 at own 25Braden Davis pass complete to Maxwell Moss for 11 yds to the HAMP 36 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 36Gracen Goldsmith run for 6 yds to the HAMP 42
5:152nd & 4 at own 42Jah’Kei Chavis run for 11 yds to the NORF 47 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 47Gracen Goldsmith run for 8 yds to the NORF 39
5:152nd & 2 at opp 39Braden Davis run for 7 yds to the NORF 32 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 32Gracen Goldsmith run for 5 yds to the NORF 27
5:152nd & 5 at opp 27Braden Davis run for 8 yds to the NORF 19 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 19Braden Davis pass incomplete to Maxwell Moss
5:152nd & 10 at opp 19PENALTY NSU Offside (Davis,Antwan) 5 yards from NSU19 to NSU14. NO PLAY.
5:152nd & 5 at opp 14PENALTY NSU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness 7 yards from NSU14 to NSU07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:571st & goal at opp 7Braden Davis pass complete to Donovan Shepard for 7 yds for a TD (Brett Starling KICK)Norfolk State 14, Hampton 10
Norfolk State Touchdown, 7 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 35Brett Starling kickoff for 46 yds , Jaylen White return for 16 yds to the NORF 35
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 35X’Zavion Evans run for 2 yds to the NORF 37
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun Evans,Xzavion rush left for 3 yards gain to the NSU40, out of bounds at NSU40 PENALTY NSU Holding (Price II,Guan) 10 yards from NSU37 to NSU27. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 18 at own 27Otto Kuhns pass complete to Kam’Ryn Thomas for 33 yds to the HAMP 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40X’Zavion Evans run for 16 yds to the HAMP 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Otto Kuhns run for 6 yds to the HAMP 18
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 18X’Zavion Evans run for 8 yds to the HAMP 10 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 10Otto Kuhns pass complete to Jaylen Laudermilk for 9 yds to the HAMP 1
Q2 12:172nd & goal at opp 1X’Zavion Evans run for 1 yd for a TD (Marco Peery KICK)Norfolk State 21, Hampton 10
3rd quarter4 drives, then Hampton 34, Norfolk State 24
Norfolk State Field goal, 6 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Evans,Xzavion rush left for 10 yards gain to the NSU35 (Hicks,Will) PENALTY NSU Holding (Byrd Jr.,Vincent) 10 yards from NSU25 to NSU15. NO PLAY.
14:551st & 20 at own 15Otto Kuhns pass complete to Ikeem Wright for 4 yds to the NORF 19
14:552nd & 16 at own 19Otto Kuhns pass complete to DreSean Kendrick for 55 yds to the HAMP 26 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun Kuhns,Otto pass intercepted by Hicks,Will at HAM07 Hicks,Will return 43 yards to the HAM50 (Simley-Flores,Elijah) PENALTY HAM Pass Interference (Sturdifen,Cam) 13 yards from HAM26 to HAM13, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:541st & 10 at opp 13X’Zavion Evans run for 3 yds to the HAMP 10
12:542nd & 7 at opp 10X’Zavion Evans run for no gain to the HAMP 10
12:543rd & 7 at opp 10Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas
11:164th & 7 at opp 10Marco Peery 28 yd FG GOOD
Hampton Touchdown, 9 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 33 yds , Khaioz Watford return for no gain to the HAMP 32
11:151st & 10 at own 32Braden Davis run for 5 yds to the HAMP 37
11:152nd & 5 at own 37Braden Davis pass complete to MarShawn Ferguson for 5 yds to the HAMP 42 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 42Donovan Shepard run for 1 yd to the HAMP 43
11:152nd & 9 at own 43Braden Davis pass complete to Donovan Shepard for 9 yds to the NORF 48 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Davis,Braden pass incomplete short middle to Colon,Noah thrown to NSU36 broken up by Ojiegbe,David PENALTY NSU Offside (Moyston,Kyree) 5 yards from NSU48 to NSU43. NO PLAY.
11:151st & 5 at opp 43Braden Davis pass incomplete to MarShawn Ferguson
11:152nd & 5 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun Chavis,Jah’Kei rush left for 2 yards loss to the NSU45 (Jones,Ty) PENALTY NSU Face Mask (Broadbent,Kaleb) 15 yards from NSU43 to NSU28, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:151st & 10 at opp 28Jah’Kei Chavis run for 2 yds to the NORF 26
11:152nd & 8 at opp 26Braden Davis pass incomplete to Tae’Shaun Johnson
11:153rd & 8 at opp 26Braden Davis pass complete to Nare Means for 22 yds to the NORF 4 for a 1ST down
6:571st & goal at opp 4Jah’Kei Chavis run for 4 yds for a TD (Brett Starling KICK)
6:341st & 10 at own 35Brett Starling kickoff for 55 yds , Jaylen White return for 14 yds to the NORF 49 Norfolk State Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (12 Yards) to the NORF 12
Norfolk State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 12X’Zavion Evans run for 5 yds to the NORF 17
6:342nd & 5 at own 17X’Zavion Evans run for 6 yds to the NORF 23 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 23Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas
6:342nd & 10 at own 23Otto Kuhns pass complete to JJ Evans for 16 yds to the HAMP 39 for a 1ST down Hampton Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Andre Jackson Jr.) to the HAMP 46 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 46X’Zavion Evans run for 5 yds to the HAMP 41
6:342nd & 5 at opp 41X’Zavion Evans run for a loss of 1 yard to the HAMP 42
6:343rd & 6 at opp 42Kiron Benjamin run for 2 yds to the HAMP 40
3:394th & 4 at opp 40Otto Kuhns pass complete to Kiron Benjamin for 3 yds to the HAMP 37
Hampton Missed FG, 11 plays
3:391st & 10 at own 37Braden Davis run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at the 50Gracen Goldsmith run for 10 yds to the NORF 40 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 40Gracen Goldsmith run for 9 yds to the NORF 31
3:392nd & 1 at opp 31Gracen Goldsmith run for 3 yds to the NORF 28 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 28Gracen Goldsmith run for no gain to the NORF 28
3:392nd & 10 at opp 28Braden Davis pass incomplete to Nare Means
0:003rd & 10 at opp 28Braden Davis pass complete to Donovan Shepard for 11 yds to the NORF 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Donovan Shepard run for 4 yds to the NORF 13
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun Woods III,Earl rush right for 10 yards gain to the NSU03 (Jimmison,Kahleef) PENALTY HAM Holding 10 yards from NSU13 to NSU23. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 16 at opp 23Braden Davis sacked by Antwan Davis for a loss of 10 yards to the NORF 33
Q4 15:003rd & 26 at opp 33Braden Davis pass incomplete to Jalen Walker
Q4 13:034th & 26 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun Davis,Braden rush for 3 yards loss to the NSU36 fumbled by Davis,Braden at NSU36 recovered by HAM Goldsmith,Gracen at NSU36 (Jimmison,Kahleef) PENALTY NSU Offside 5 yards from NSU33 to NSU28. NO PLAY.
Q4 12:444th & 21 at opp 28Brett Starling 45 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter4 drives, then Hampton 41, Norfolk State 34
Norfolk State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:441st & 10 at own 28X’Zavion Evans run for 5 yds to the NORF 33
12:442nd & 5 at own 33Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas
12:443rd & 5 at own 33Otto Kuhns run for 29 yds to the HAMP 38 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 38X’Zavion Evans run for 3 yds to the HAMP 35
12:442nd & 7 at opp 35X’Zavion Evans run for 8 yds to the HAMP 27 for a 1ST down Norfolk State Penalty, Offensive Holding (JJ Evans) to the HAMP 37 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 37Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to DreSean Kendrick
12:442nd & 10 at opp 37PENALTY HAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Sturdifen,Cam) 15 yards from HAM37 to HAM22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:441st & 10 at opp 22X’Zavion Evans run for 4 yds to the HAMP 18
10:232nd & 6 at opp 18Otto Kuhns pass complete to Ikeem Wright for 18 yds for a TD (Marco Peery KICK)
Hampton Touchdown, 3 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 60 yds , Nare Means return for 45 yds to the 50 yard line
10:151st & 10 at the 50Braden Davis pass complete to Maxwell Moss for 30 yds to the NORF 20 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 20Donovan Shepard run for 4 yds to the NORF 16
10:152nd & 6 at opp 16PENALTY HAM False Start 5 yards from NSU16 to NSU21. NO PLAY.
8:522nd & 11 at opp 21Braden Davis run for 21 yds for a TD (Brett Starling KICK)
Norfolk State Field goal, 11 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 35Brett Starling kickoff for 63 yds , Jaylen White return for 25 yds to the NORF 27
8:451st & 10 at own 27X’Zavion Evans run for 9 yds to the NORF 36
8:452nd & 1 at own 36X’Zavion Evans run for 2 yds to the NORF 38 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at own 38Otto Kuhns pass complete to Kam’Ryn Thomas for 11 yds to the NORF 49 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at own 49Otto Kuhns pass complete to Kam’Ryn Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the NORF 48
8:452nd & 11 at own 48Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas
8:453rd & 11 at own 48Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas
8:454th & 11 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun Kuhns,Otto pass incomplete short right to Thomas,Kam’Ryn thrown to HAM38 PENALTY HAM Pass Interference (Council,Tareq) 15 yards from NSU48 to HAM37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:381st & 10 at opp 37Timeout Hampton, clock 06:38
6:381st & 10 at opp 37Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Kam’Ryn Thomas for a 1ST down Hampton Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (MJ Moultrie II) to the HAMP 22 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at opp 22Otto Kuhns run for 7 yds to the HAMP 15
6:382nd & 3 at opp 15Otto Kuhns pass incomplete
6:383rd & 3 at opp 15X’Zavion Evans run for 2 yds to the HAMP 13
4:024th & 1 at opp 13Marco Peery 29 yd FG GOOD
Hampton End of game, 10 plays
4:021st & 10 at own 35Marco Peery kickoff for 38 yds fair catch by Vincent Byrd Jr. at the HAMP 27
4:021st & 10 at own 27Gracen Goldsmith run for 1 yd to the HAMP 28
3:552nd & 9 at own 28Timeout Hampton, clock 03:55
3:552nd & 9 at own 28Braden Davis pass incomplete to MarShawn Ferguson
3:553rd & 9 at own 28Braden Davis pass complete to Gracen Goldsmith for 13 yds to the HAMP 41 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at own 41Gracen Goldsmith run for 1 yd to the HAMP 42
3:552nd & 9 at own 42Braden Davis run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
3:553rd & 1 at the 50Gracen Goldsmith run for 2 yds to the NORF 48 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 48Timeout Hampton, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 48Jah’Kei Chavis run for 2 yds to the NORF 46
1:542nd & 8 at opp 46Timeout Hampton, clock 01:54
1:542nd & 8 at opp 46Jah’Kei Chavis run for 11 yds to the NORF 35 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 35run for a loss of 1 yard to the NORF 36
0:002nd & 11 at opp 36run for a loss of 2 yards to the NORF 38

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.

Hampton leads 11–⁠9 in 20 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Norfolk State 42, Hampton 21
2025Hampton 41, Norfolk State 34
2024Hampton 37, Norfolk State 7
2023Norfolk State 31, Hampton 23
2022Hampton 17, Norfolk State 7
2021Norfolk State 47, Hampton 44

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