Flacco, Towson roll past Stony Brook in CAA showdown, 52-28
TOWSON, Md. -- Shane Simpson returned the opening kick 96 yards for a touchdown and Tom Flacco threw four touchdown passes as Towson upset Stony Brook in a Colonial Athletic Association showdown Saturday.
The Tigers' 52 points was the highest scoring game since routing New Hampshire 64-35 in 2012. Towson now has scored 44 points or more in three straight games for the first time in program history.
Simpson ran eight yards for a touchdown and Flacco hit Chris Clark from 12-yards out to give Towson (4-1, 2-0) a 21-0 lead after a quarter.
Joe Carbone brought the Seawolves back with two long touchdown passes, 53 yards to Marshall Ellick and 25 yards to Donald Liotine, to make it 21-14, but Flacco answered with a pair of touchdown passes of his own to make it 35-14 at intermission.
Flacco was 23 of 33 for 319 yards passing, with one interception. Shane Leatherbury caught nine passes for 129 yards.
Carbone was 15-of-24 passing for 195 yards and two TDs for Stony Brook (4-2, 2-1).
Game Information
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
UAlbany | 7-1 | 11-4 |
Villanova | 7-1 | 10-3 |
Richmond | 7-1 | 9-4 |
Elon | 6-2 | 6-5 |
Delaware | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Towson | 4-4 | 5-6 |
Rhode Island | 4-4 | 6-5 |
William & Mary | 4-4 | 6-5 |
New Hampshire | 4-4 | 6-5 |
Campbell | 4-4 | 5-6 |
Monmouth | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Hampton | 3-5 | 5-6 |
Maine | 1-7 | 2-9 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Stony Brook | 0-8 | 0-10 |