Christopher Newport’s defense held Hampden-Sydney scoreless in the second half Saturday as the Captains (2-0) escaped with a 17-13 road victory over the Tigers (0-2).
CNU recorded seven sacks and took a 4-3 lead in the all-time series, in which the Captains have won three in a row.
CNU junior Jack Anderson threw two touchdown passes, including a 20-yarder to sophomore receiver Garrison Mayo with 6:06 remaining in the third quarter for a 17-13 lead.
The Captains sealed the victory on the final play as Hampden-Sydney quarterback Alec Cobb was sacked by senior Julien Spence. H-SC compiled 396 yards of offense but managed just one touchdown and two field goals.
Both squads posted field goals in the opening quarter before the Tigers took a 10-3 lead when Cobb connected with running back Kaleb Smith on a 54-yard scoring pass.
The Captains pulled even in the first minute of the second quarter when Anderson hit sophomore receiver Cole Blais on a 9-yard touchdown throw to make it a 10-10 game. Hampden-Sydney grabbed a 13-10 lead on the first half’s final play when sophomore Rhett Anderson booted a 30-yard field goal.
Anderson finished 22 of 37 for 275 yards, with no interceptions. Sophomore Hunter Rogers had 53 yards on 15 carries, and senior receiver Joshua Davis made seven catches for a team-high 149 yards.
Florida International 28, Old Dominion 20: It was a long, frustrating night at Foreman Field for the Monarchs.
James Morgan threw three touchdown passes as Florida International rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat ODU.
Old Dominion built a 17-0 lead when Steven Williams threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Duhart on the Monarchs’ first drive of the game. In relief of Williams, Blake LaRussa connected with Duhart on a quick slant to his left, and he outran the Golden Panthers’ defense for an 83-yard score.
FIU (1-1, 1-0 Conference USA) got back in it when Morgan connected with CJ Worton on a 47-yard touchdown pass, then, just before halftime, found Tony Gaiter IV for an 11-yard score to narrow the deficit to 20-14.
Following a nearly two-hour weather delay, FIU took a 21-20 lead with a 19-play, 86-yard drive that lasted eight minutes. It ended when Shawndarrius Phillips scored on a 2-yard run.
After forcing the Monarchs to three plays and out, Morgan led a 99-yard scoring drive and hit Austin Maloney for a 36-yard score.
Williams threw for 160 yards and LaRussa passed for 143 yards for the Monarchs (0-2, 0-1).
Monmouth 56, Hampton 28: The Hawks (1-1) scored six unanswered touchdowns in West Long Branch, N.J., to beat the Pirates for the second year in a row.
HU’s loss to its future Big South opponent came though Delmon Williams threw for three touchdowns and a career-high 339 yards on 23-of-37 accuracy.
He threw touchdown passes of 32 yards to Ronald Bell and 70 yards to Antonio Graham to put the Pirates (1-1) ahead 14-0 with 7:10 left in the first quarter.
But after that, Monmouth (1-1) scored 42 unanswered points. Devell Jones and Pete Guerriero each rushed for two touchdowns to put the Hawks ahead 28-14 at halftime.
Kenji Bahar threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jake Powell to give the Hawks a 42-14 edge.
The only time Hampton has given up more points to an FCS (or I-AA) opponent was in 1991 in a 67-14 loss to Alcorn State. The Pirates were Division II then.
Richmond 52, Fordham 7: Kevin Johnson ran for two touchdowns, passed for two more and UR won its 13th straight home opener.
Johnson connected on 14 of 21 passes for 273 yards at Robins Stadium, including TD throws of 75 yards to Dejon Brissett and 9 yards to Cortrelle Simpson. Johnson also rushed for scores of 7 and 8 yards, with the four touchdowns a career best. Brissett finished with a career-high 173 yards on four catches for the Spiders (1-1).
Deontez Thompson picked up 84 yards on 11 carries, including a 51-yard TD.
The Rams finished with minus-3 yards rushing, held to negative yards on the ground for the second straight game, and are 0-2 for the first time since 2009.
Luke Medlock went 17 for 32 for 125 yards with three interceptions.
Navy 22, Memphis 21: Backup quarterback Zach Abey ran for a 3-yard touchdown in a driving rain with 2:37 left, capping a fourth-quarter comeback that lifted the Midshipmen past error-prone Memphis in Annapolis, Md.
Navy trailed 21-9 before Malcolm Perry followed the Tigers’ third lost fumble with atackle-breaking, 19-yard run with 11:07 remaining.
After a Memphis punt, the Midshipmen (1-1, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) moved 56 yards in 13 plays to go ahead.
The Tigers (1-1, 0-1) got to the Navy 34 before Brady White was tackled on a fourth-down scramble with 1:26 remaining.
Army 38, Liberty 14: Darnell Woolfolk ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns as Army’s triple option began to return to form with 449 yards rushing, as the Black Knights beat Bowl Subdivision newcomer Liberty.
It was the eighth straight home win at Michie Stadium for the Black Knights (1-1) and a welcome rebound after a tough season-opening loss at Duke.
Army averaged 6.1 yards per carry for the game and ran 22 more plays than the Flames, holding the ball for an impressive 41:30.
Stephen Calvert threw two touchdown passes for Liberty, which was coming off a noteworthy win against Old Dominion.
Florida Atlantic 33, Air Force 27: Freshman Chris Robison completed 33 of 40 passes for a school-record 471 yards and three touchdowns in Boca Raton, Fla., as the Owls notched their first victory over a service academy.
FAU has lost to Navy in two meetings.
Air Force’s defense keyed on stopping Heisman Trophy candidate Devin Singletary, and except for his 36-yard touchdown run in the first half, he had a quiet afternoon, finishing with 16 carries for 57 yards and the one touchdown.
But Robison spread the ball around economically to his receivers, with his favorite target, Jovon Durante, hauling in 12 passes for 174 yards.
The Falcons had success running the ball out of their triple option, and quarterback Isaiah Sanders surprised the Owls in the passing game with some deep throws. But it wasn’t enough to slow down the home team in a game that was delayed 80 minutes by lightning.
A late blocked punt recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by Air Force put a scare into the home crowd, but the Owls held on.
Ferrum 31, Apprentice 20: The Panthers (1-1) spoiled the home opener for the Builders (1-1) in a game that was stopped for good with 4:26 remaining because of weather problems.
Apprentice’s Terrence Sudberry threw three touchdown passes.
Ferrum’s Zack Clifford threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, and teammate Brian Mann ran for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Apprentice’s offense outgained Ferrum’s 345-320.
The Builders trailed early in the first but would tie the game on their opening drive with Sudberry hitting Jacobi Jones on a 63-yard TD pass.
After falling behind again, Apprentice pulled even for the second time. With 1:49 left in the first quarter, Sudberry hit Poquoson native Ethan Bryce for a 6-yard TD pass to make the score 14-14.
Seventeen unanswered points put Ferrum in control, though Sudberry hit Louis Piccolo on a 16-yard TD pass for the game’s final points.
Sudberry finished 13 of 22 for 193 yards, and teammate Fred Hendrieth had 11 carries for 101 yards.
Wofford 59, VMI 14: Joe Newman threw for two touchdowns, jump-starting Wofford’s prolific offense in Spartanburg, S.C.
The Terriers (2-0, 2-0 Southern Conference) piled up 661 yards of offense, 450 on the ground, and had five players rush for a touchdown.
Wofford scored on all six first-half possessions, with five of the scoring plays going for 25, 42, 32, 21 and 10 yards. In the second half, Jimmy Weirick had a 63-yard rushing touchdown and Dimitri Redwood returned an interception 45 yards for a score.
The Terriers had a 15-3 edge in first downs and 249-63 advantage in total offense in the first quarter, opening a 21-0 lead.
Reece Udinski and Austin Coulling had touchdown passes for VMI (0-2, 0-1), which finished with 314 yards.
Elon 45, Furman 7: Greg Ligg picked up a fumble 53 seconds into the game and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown, sparking the Phoenix in their home opener.
Sophomore quarterback Davis Cheek completed 12 of 15 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown. Five players scored touchdowns on offense for the Phoenix. Kortez Weeks caught seven passes for 114 yards.
Elon (1-1) was ranked 15th and Furman 25th in the FCS STATS poll.
Furman freshman Darren Grainger was sacked for an 8-yard loss by McAllister Ingram on the second play of the game and fumbled. Ligg recovered and took it to the end zone for Elon’s first fumble recovery for a TD since October 2016.
JeMar Lincoln got the Paladins (0-2) on the board with a 7-yard run to cap an 11-play drive late in the game. The TD was his first.
Carson-Newman 33, Virginia Union 29: Despite scoring on the game’s last play, the Panthers fell to 1-1 as the Eagles became the first South Atlantic Conference team ever to win at Hovey Field in Richmond. It was Carson-Newman’s 14th consecutive win against a CIAA opponent.
Robert Morris 22, Virginia State 19: The FCS Colonials blocked two field-goal attempts as they overcame a 19-7 deficit to defeat the Division II Trojans (0-2) near Pittsburgh.
Bethune-Cookman 79, Virginia University of Lynchburg 16: Akevious Williams completed 12 of 13 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns as the Wildcats dominated in Daytona Beach, Fla.
B-CU scored 30 points in the first quarter and 28 in the second for a 58-9 halftime lead.
West Virginia State 33, U.Va.-Wise 12: The Cavaliers fell in Institute, W.Va., as WVSU outscored them 17-0 in the fourth quarter.
Calil Wilkins had 21 carries for 135 yards for WVSU, while Dylan Lucas ran 13 times for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Jamorya Cousin paced U.Va.-Wise with 127 yards on 20 carries. Brycen Lee was 9 of 24 for 188 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted three times.
Kent State 54, Howard 14: Jo-El Shaw ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns to help Kent State roll past Peninsula native Mike London’s Bison in Ohio.
Kent State (1-1) surpassed 50 points for the first time since 2008 and has beaten Howard (0-2) in consecutive home openers.
Shaw scored on a 15-yard run following a blocked punt in the first quarter and had two scoring runs from inside the 4-yard line.
Caylin Newton was 11-of-25 passing for 159 yards for Howard.
ACC:
East Carolina 41, North Carolina 19: Freshman quarterback Holton Ahlers ran for two of ECU’s four rushing touchdowns, while Reid Herring threw for another score in Greenville, N.C.
Herring threw for 290 yards while directing a turnover-free performance for ECU (1-1), which was coming off a dispiriting home loss to Championship Subdivision opponent North Carolina A&T. That increased the pressure on third-year coach Scottie Montgomery to show progress after 19 losses in 25 games — enough so that Montgomery noted this week’s game was “very critical for our coaching career.”
His team responded in an emotional in-state matchup, while the Tar Heels (0-2) offered another display of bad penalties and offensive struggles.
Jordon Brown ran for UNC’s only touchdown, while Freeman Jones kicked four field goals.
No. 1 Clemson 28, Texas A&M 26: Kelly Bryant threw for 205 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help No. 2 Clemson escape Kellen Mond and the Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Mond was spectacular in the second half, throwing for three touchdowns, with a 14-yard pass to Kendrick Rogers cutting the lead to 28-26 with 46 seconds left. But his big performance came up just short when the 2-point conversion attempt was intercepted by Highland Springs High alum K’von Wallace in the end zone.
Mond finished with a career-high 430 yards passing, and Rogers had 120 yards receiving and two TDs to help Clemson (2-0) edge the Aggies (1-1).
Clemson freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence started the second half but failed to move the ball effectively. Bryant took over and led the Tigers on two touchdown drives in the last five minutes of the third quarter to extend the lead to 15 points.
Mond cut it to 28-20 when he threw a 14-yard pass to Quartney Davis with about 14 minutes left.
No. 13 Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6: Trace McSorley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Nittany Lions pulled away.
KJ Hamler ran 32 yards for a score and hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass from McSorley as the Nittany Lions (2-0) bounced back from an opening week scare against Appalachian State to dominate their 99th meeting with the Panthers (1-1). McSorley finished 14 of 30 for 145 yards in the rain at soggy Heinz Field.
Penn State running back Miles Sanders ran for 118 yards, and DeAndre Thompson returned a punt 39 yards for a touchdown.
That was more than enough to win in what could be the Nittany Lions’ last trip to Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future. There are no plans for the rivalry to continue beyond next year’s game at Beaver Stadium.
Duke 21, Northwestern 7: Daniel Jones dropped back to pass when he got driven to the ground by a blind-side hit.
He came down on his left side and left the game with an injured clavicle, which could mean a lengthy absence for the star quarterback and a huge loss for Duke (2-0).
Jones threw for three touchdowns in the second quarter for the visiting Blue Devils before getting knocked out of the game.
Coach David Cutcliffe said it “doesn’t look great” and was bracing for his quarterback to miss a big chunk of time. He added Jones would be examined when the team returned home.
Jones left the game after he was sacked by Joe Gaziano at the end of the third quarter. Quentin Harris played the fourth.
Jones completed 16 of 22 passes for 192 yards in another big game against Northwestern. He accounted for 413 total yards and four touchdowns in last year’s 41-17 romp.
Jonathan Lloyd had 94 yards receiving, including a 52-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
South Florida 49, Georgia Tech 38: Former Alabama and Arizona State quarterback Blake Barnett rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more Saturday, helping USF come from behind to win before an announced crowd of 34,182 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Barnett completed 21 of 31 passes for 202 yards, with one interception. He also rushed for a team-best 91 yards on 16 attempts.
The Bulls rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, drawing within 38-35 on Barnett’s 3-yard TD pass to Terrence Horne. They took lead for good on Barnett’s 19-yard run with just more than five minutes to go.
Quarterbacks TaQuon Marshall and Tobias Oliver keyed a 419-yard rushing attack for Georgia Tech (1-1). Marshall, the starter, threw for 183 yards.
N.C. State 41, Georgia State 7: Former walk-on Thayer Thomas caught nine passes for 114 yards, including a one-handed touchdown in his first start at slot receiver, for the host Wolfpack (2-0).
Ryan Finley threw for 370 yards and two scores, including the highlight-reel TD to Thomas on the Wolfpack’s opening possession.
Wake Forest 51, Towson 20: Greg Dortch returned two punts for touchdowns and caught a scoring pass for the Demon Deacons (2-0) in their home opener.
Dortch, from Highland Springs High, returned punts 60 and 70 yards for touchdowns in the second quarter against the FCS Tigers and hauled in an 8-yard touchdown reception. He finished with 310 all-purpose yards — 94 receiving, 85 on kick returns and 131 on punt returns — and became the first Wake Forest player with four consecutive games of at least 200 all-purpose yards.
Tom Flacco, younger brother of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns for Towson.
Boston College 62, Holy Cross 14: AJ Dillon ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns in less than a quarter, and the Eagles beat old, in-state rival Holy Cross in the schools’ first meeting in 32 years.
Dillon, the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year, carried just six times before BC (2-0) went to its reserves late in the first quarter against the FCS Crusaders. Quarterback Anthony Brown completed his only two passes for 53 yards.
No. 22 Miami 77, Savannah State 0: Malik Rosier threw for two scores and rushed for another, N’Kosi Perry came off the bench to throw the first three touchdown passes of his collegiate career, and No. 22 Miami set a school record for margin of victory.
Brevin Jordan had two touchdown catches and Lorenzo Lingard ran for two scores for Miami (1-1), which set a school record by winning its 12th consecutive home opener.
It was Miami’s first shutout since blanking Bethune-Cookman — like Savannah State, a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference member — in 2015 and the first shutout for defensive coordinator Manny Diaz in exactly six years. Diaz was at Texas when the Longhorns blanked New Mexico on Sept. 8, 2012.
Syracuse 62, Wagner 10: Eric Dungey tied a school record by tossing five touchdown passes to pace the Orange (2-0) over a visiting FCS team (1-1).
