Navy routs Towson, 42-15

Towson went three-and-out on 44% of its drives. That is the game. Navy routs Towson, 42-15 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy led from start to finish and never let Towson within striking distance. Braxton Woodson threw for 21 yards on six attempts and ran 23 times for 200 yards and three scores.

One team finished its drives

Navy scored on 67% of its drives to Towson's 33%: Braxton Woodson (18 pts), Vic Listorti (6 pts) and Jackson Gutierrez (12 pts). Navy converted 7 of 12 third downs (58%) to Towson's 25%, chiefly Braxton Woodson (4/7). Stacked together, it was never close.

The standouts

Braxton Woodson threw for 21 yards on six attempts and ran 23 times for 200 yards and three scores — two of them from inside the 20, four third-down conversions and a hand in three plays of 15 yards or more. Vic Listorti ran 11 times for 81 yards and one score. Jackson Gutierrez ran eight times for 31 yards and two scores, including two of them from inside the 20. For Towson, Andrew Indorf threw for 208 yards on 18 attempts with two touchdowns and lost 18 yards on three carries, including two third-down conversions and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. Aaron Enterline caught two passes for 69 yards, one of them for a touchdown. Jacob Zollar caught two passes for 42 yards, one of them for a touchdown. Aiden Lyczek was the disruptive one for Navy: 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1.5 tackles.

What Towson has to fix

Towson was not without production. Andrew Indorf threw for 208 yards on 18 attempts with two touchdowns and lost 18 yards on three carries, but it arrived in a game that was already gone.

The defensive story

Two names to keep, all for Navy: Aiden Lyczek (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1.5 tackles) and Connor Young (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 tackle). 2 of Navy's 3 sacks came from the defensive line — a change from the 43% it had averaged over the previous 8 seasons.

The takeaway

Navy did exactly what a better team should against Towson: leave no doubt.