Score: #25 UAlbany 45, #15 Campbell 35
Location: Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
Records: #25 UAlbany (6-3, 4-1 CAA) | #15 Campbell (7-2, 4-1 CAA)
Short Story: In an action-packed Halloween thriller at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, the UAlbany Great Danes outlasted the #15 Campbell Fighting Camels 45-35. Powered by a relentless ground attack, opportunistic defensive scores, and clutch execution down the stretch, UAlbany handed Campbell just its second loss of the season (first FCS loss) while improving to 6-3 overall (4-1 in CAA play).
Key Stat Lines
- Kai Colón threw for 214 yards through the air and a pair of touchdowns.
- Rahshan La Mons recorded 119 yards on the ground and added a touchdown. Colón also added a rushing touchdown.
- BJ Norman led the team in receiving with 99 yards and a touchdown on eight catches.
- Daniel Growney added 36 yards and a touchdown through the air.
- Shawan Lewis tallied three and a half sacks, the most by a Great Dane in a single game this season.
- Jamari Young had an interception and returned it for a touchdown.
- As a team, UAlbany bested Campbell on the ground, picking up 170 yards compared to the Camels' 82 yards.
How it Happened:
- Campbell got the ball to start the game and drove down to the UAlbany 23-yard line, but a fumble by running back JJ Cowan was picked up and returned to the end zone by Dillon Dunathan to put the Great Danes up 7-0 early.
- The Camels answered back with an eight-play, 85-yard drive capped off by a one-yard rushing touchdown to tie the game at 7-7 with just over six minutes left in the first.
- On Campbells ensuing drive, Shawan Lewis sacked Grayson Harvey to force a fumble which Jamari Young dove on a fumble to give the Great Danes the ball just past midfield at the 4:20 mark.
- Just over a minute later, Kai Colón found the end zone on a 14-yard rush to give UAlbany the lead, 14-7.
- Following a three-and-out from the Camels offense, Rahshan La Mons took a rush 63 yards to the end zone, breaking multiple tackles on his way to give the Great Danes a 21-7 lead.
- Campbell responded on its next drive to start the second quarter with a 40-yard passing touchdown to cut the lead to 21-7 with 12:13 left in the half.
- UAlbany extended the lead on the following drive when Colón connected with Daniel Growley on a 24-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-14.
- With less than two minutes in the half, Brayden Heitmeyer made a 44-yard field goal to push the score to 31-14.
- The Camels offense was able to drive the length of the field before the end of the half and cut into the lead with a rushing touchdown to make it 31-21.
- Coming out of the break, UAlbany drove down to the Campbell nine-yard line, but a pass from Colón was intercepted by AJ Benton.
- Three plays later, Young picked off a pass from Camels' quarterback Kamden Sixkiller and took it to the end zone to make it 38-21 at the 6:31 mark.
- Campbell countered on its next drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 38-28.
- With 13:21 left, Colón was sacked and fumbled, and the Camels recovered at the UAlbany 41-yard line.
- On the next play, Cowan broke off a 41-yard rushing touchdown to cut the lead to three, 38-35.
- Gavin Myers launched a 62-yard punt that pinned Campbell at its own eight with three minutes to go.
- On fourth and one, Donny Jones made a tackle for loss that ended the Camels' drive and gave the Great Danes the ball on the Campbell 16-yard line.
- On the following play, Colón connected with BJ Norman for a 16-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 45-35.
- The Campbell offense was unable to score, and UAlbany walked away with a 45-35 win.
Next: The Great Danes hit the road next week to go back to the state of Rhode Island to play Bryant. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany football by following the team on
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