Towson Tigers Drop Home Opener 31-28

Story By: DJ Harding

Youngstown FB game winning field goal vs Towson

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After beginning the season on a three-game road trip, the Towson University Tigers dropped their home opener against the Youngstown State University Penguins, 31–28. The Penguins led a second-half comeback that included a game-winning field goal as time expired.

Towson now holds a 2–2 record as they begin conference play next Saturday, September 27, on the road against Bryant University. The Tigers, who started the season 2–0, have now dropped their last two games, while Youngstown State gets back in the win column with the victory.

Towson started the game off slow, first giving up a touchdown on defense. On the next possession, quarterback Andrew Indorf threw an interception, leaving the Tigers down seven after the first quarter.

The freshman quarterback and former Rookie of the Week threw for 238 yards and one passing touchdown to go along with the interception in the loss.

Indorf wouldn’t be the only player to throw a touchdown, as Towson came roaring back in the second quarter. Running back Al Wooten II scored on a rushing touchdown before a trick-play double pass gave the Tigers the lead. The double pass went from Indorf to wide receiver John Dunmore, who threw a 33-yard touchdown to No. 3, Kemarrion Battles, putting the Tigers up 14–7 going into halftime.

Dunmore spoke postgame about the play, telling reporters it was something the team had been working on throughout the week.
“We’ve just been repping it all week,” Dunmore said. “They believe in me, and I believe in Battles. So when Andrew threw me the ball, I was just trying to lock in, focus, and throw a dime.”

Coming out of halftime, Youngstown answered the challenge with a huge kickoff return that led to an immediate touchdown, tying the game at 14. Towson responded with a 75-yard, 12-play drive capped off by an Indorf-to-Dunmore touchdown, giving Dunmore both a passing and receiving touchdown on the day.

Before the end of the third quarter, Youngstown kicked a field goal to make it 21–17, giving Towson a four-point lead heading into the fourth.

Towson extended the lead to 28–17 after another Al Wooten rushing touchdown—his second of the game. However, Youngstown began storming back, first scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion to cut the deficit to three. The Penguins then got a defensive stop and marched down the field again, tying the game at 28 with a field goal and 1:37 remaining.

At a critical moment, Towson went three-and-out, giving the ball back to Youngstown with 37 seconds left. The Penguins executed a six-play, 40-yard drive to get within field goal range and sealed the win with a 42-yard kick as time expired.

Postgame, Coach Pete Shinnick spoke about the team’s mindset moving forward into conference play.
“Yeah, the conference is a whole new deal,” Shinnick said. “You’ve got to put yourself in a great spot in the conference. You win the conference, and you’ve got a great opportunity for postseason play. So now it puts a little more pressure on that, but the goal is still the same—go out and play great football in the conference every time you do it.”

Team Statistics

Game Stats	YSU	TOW
Total Yards	426	378
Pass Yards	277	285
Rushing Yards	149	93
Penalty Yards	8-70	6-56
1st Downs	23	19
3rd Downs	6-13	2-10
4th Downs	2-3	3-3
TOP	32:51	27:09