Navy beats Towson 42-15

Team pages: Towson · Navy

Towson0-215
Navy1-042Final
Sat, Sep 5 · Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md. · Crowd 32,654CBS Sports Network

Navy beat Towson 42-15.

We had Navy favored. It won.

Next: Towson lost to South Carolina 45-9, Sat Sep 12

Next: Navy lost to Florida Atlantic 38-30, Sat Sep 12

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Navy a 92% chance, and the closing betting line (Navy was a 31.5-point favorite) put it at 99%.

Navy led by 14 after the first quarter and by 16 at the half.

Q1Q2Q3Q40+27+27

Favored the whole way: Navy never fell below 97%.

Towson never had better than a 2% chance.

FinalNavy 42-15 TowsonNavy wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4NavyWon42-15Scores
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4NavyWon42-15Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4NavyLowest 0%Lost15-42Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4NavyLowest 0%Lost15-42Scores

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Navy’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Navy -31.5), at 98% for Navy (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Navy’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

  1. Q2, 14:52Indorf 48-yd TD pass to Enterlinecuts it to 14-6Q2, 14:52 · Navy 14, Towson 614-6score after the play14-6score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  2. Q2, 14:17Woodson run for a 1-yd lossfumblesQ2, 14:17 · Navy 14, Towson 614-6score after the play14-6score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  3. Q2, 9:32Gutierrez 3-yd TD runNavy leads 21-6Q2, 9:32 · Navy 21, Towson 621-6score after the play21-6score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  4. Q2, 7:50Indorf 30-yd TD pass to Zollarcuts it to 21-12Q2, 7:50 · Navy 21, Towson 1221-12score after the play21-12score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  5. Q2, 0:24Woodson 8-yd TD runNavy leads 28-12Q2, 0:24 · Navy 28, Towson 1228-12score after the play28-12score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  6. Q3, 7:46Gutierrez 2-yd TD runNavy leads 35-12Q3, 7:46 · Navy 35, Towson 1235-12score after the play35-12score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football
  7. Q4, 8:39Woodson 4-yd TD runNavy leads 42-15Q4, 8:39 · Navy 42, Towson 1542-15score after the play42-15score after the playWatch from this playCBS Sports College Football

Every drive

Navy scored on 6 of its 9 drives; Towson on 3 of its 9.

Navy’s drives are teal, Towson’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Towson: Punt, from 75 yards out to 78PuntNavy: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: Punt, from 81 yards out to 59PuntNavy: Touchdown, from 88 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownQ2Navy: Touchdown, from 64 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownNavy: Punt, from 75 yards out to 46PuntTowson: Punt, from 96 yards out to 89PuntNavy: Touchdown, from 50 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: End of half, from 80 yards out to 61End of halfQ3Navy: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 22Field goalNavy: Punt, from 61 yards out to 62PuntTowson: Punt, from 73 yards out to 59PuntQ4Navy: Touchdown, from 65 yards out to 0TouchdownTowson: Punt, from 75 yards out to 71PuntNavy: End of game, from 76 yards out to 19End of game

Box score

Navy 42, Towson 15

Towson covered +31.5 by 4.5. The total, 57, went over 50.5.

Towson leaders

  • Passing Andrew Indorf 13 of 18, 208 yds, 2 TD
  • Rushing Kemarrion Battles 8 for 25 yds; Xavier Pugh 4 for 20 yds
  • Receiving Aaron Enterline 2 for 69 yds, 1 TD; Jarvis Jones 2 for 60 yds

Navy leaders

  • Passing Braxton Woodson 3 of 6, 21 yds
  • Rushing Braxton Woodson 23 for 200 yds, 3 TD; Vic Listorti 11 for 81 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Michael Barrow 2 for 11 yds; Joshua Guerin 1 for 10 yds

No rain through the game

80° at kickoff · no rain recorded

September game-day temperatures at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Navy favoredTowson favored100%Win chanceNavyRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphHourly wind only at this airport
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Navy favoredTowson favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Hourly wind only at this airport

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First quarter, 14:54 left3:34 p.m.
Towson 0, Navy 0 · Navy 98% to win
no rain · 80°
Battles 0-yd run
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Annapolis airport, 1.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Towson · 6-6

Rated 188th in our preseason ratings, 188th now.

2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 35-31 vs Campbell #233 of 667

won by 4 as an 8.5-point favorite

W 36-19 @ UAlbany #247 of 667

won by 17 as a 13.5-point favorite

L 10-28 vs Villanova #116 of 667

lost by 18 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 62-9 @ North Carolina A&T #257 of 667

won by 53 as a 7.5-point favorite

L 19-27 @ Stony Brook #176 of 667

lost by 8 as a 3-point underdog

L 31-42 vs Monmouth #131 of 667

lost by 11 as a 7-point underdog

L 3-17 vs Elon #139 of 667

W 26-24 @ Bryant #201 of 667

won by 2 as a 9.5-point favorite

L 28-31 vs Youngstown State #178 of 667

lost by 3 as a 3-point underdog

L 17-44 @ Maryland #61 of 667

lost by 27 as a 28.5-point underdog

Towson lost 17-44 at Maryland. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 2%.

W 27-22 @ Morgan State #199 of 667

won by 5 as a 10-point favorite

W 27-7 @ Norfolk State #231 of 667

won by 20 as an 8.5-point favorite

Last three games · 2025 season

Navy · 11-2

Rated 72nd in our preseason ratings.

W 35-13 @ CincinnatiTop 25 #77 of 667

won by 22 as a 7.5-point favorite

Navy won 35-13 vs Cincinnati. Chance to win started at 65%, low 56%, high better than 99%.

W 17-16 vs Army #115 of 667

won by 1 as a 3.5-point favorite

Navy won 17-16 vs Army. Chance to win started at 69%, low 26%, high better than 99%.

W 28-17 @ MemphisTop 25 #57 of 667

won by 11 as a 3.5-point underdog

Navy won 28-17 at Memphis. Chance to win started at 32%, low 22%, high 96%.

W 41-38 vs South FloridaTop 25 #23 of 667

won by 3 as an 8.5-point underdog

Navy won 41-38 vs South Florida. Chance to win started at 36%, low 27%, high better than 99%.

L 10-49 @ Notre DameTop 25 #3 of 667

lost by 39 as a 30.5-point underdog

Navy lost 10-49 at Notre Dame. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 3%.

L 17-31 @ North TexasTop 25 #47 of 667

lost by 14 as a 6.5-point underdog

Navy lost 17-31 at North Texas. Chance to win started at 23%, low under 1%, high 23%.

W 42-32 vs Florida Atlantic #98 of 667

won by 10 as a 14.5-point favorite

Navy won 42-32 vs Florida Atlantic. Chance to win started at 88%, low 71%, high better than 99%.

W 32-31 @ Temple #109 of 667

won by 1 as a 10.5-point favorite

Navy won 32-31 at Temple. Chance to win started at 70%, low 9%, high better than 99%.

W 34-31 vs Air Force #150 of 667

won by 3 as a 13.5-point favorite

Navy won 34-31 vs Air Force. Chance to win started at 91%, low 59%, high 97%.

W 21-13 vs Rice #121 of 667

won by 8 as a 14.5-point favorite

Navy won 21-13 vs Rice. Chance to win started at 88%, low 88%, high better than 99%.

W 42-23 @ Tulsa #152 of 667

won by 19 as a 13.5-point favorite

Navy won 42-23 at Tulsa. Chance to win started at 77%, low 34%, high better than 99%.

W 38-24 vs UAB #121 of 667

won by 14 as a 22.5-point favorite

Navy won 38-24 vs UAB. Chance to win started at 95%, low 82%, high better than 99%.

W 52-7 vs VMI #255 of 667

won by 45 as a 42.5-point favorite

Navy won 52-7 vs VMI. Chance to win started at 99%, low 99%, high better than 99%.

The series

Navy leads the series 1-0

1 meeting since 2008 · Navy won the last meeting

  • 2008Navy 41-13

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Navy’s chances here.

50-50Model 92% · Line 99%TowsonNavy

Navy favored by 31.5 · Total 50.5

How games like this usually go

Navy by 31.5, and it went to form

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 1 point toward Navy.

opened −30.5now −31.5

The total fell 3 points.

opened 53.5now 50.5

Spread: −30.5 → −31.5 · Total: 53.5 → 50.5

Weather at kickoff

Warm and dry. Feels like 81° at kickoff.

Towson at Navy · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

  • 81°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 82weather score, Mixed
  • Tiedfor the roughest of the day's 7 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the roughest of the day's seven kickoff times. At Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that day, a 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 99, against 82 at 3:30 pm.

The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.

  • noon: 86, Mixed
  • 12:45 pm: 85, Mixed
  • 2 pm: 83, Mixed
  • 3:30 pm: 82, Mixed (this game)
  • 6 pm: 95, Comfortable
  • 7 pm: 98, Comfortable
  • 7:45 pm: 99, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Navy is worth +1.8 points (±4.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 15th percentile.

57% at home, 41% on the road against FBS opponents (23-17 home, 18-26 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +0.6 at home vs. away over 90 games — inside the ±6.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 29 miles to get here.

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