Elon wins first Colonial football game
Connor Christiansen passed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and Elon’s defense did just enough to hang on to a 17-13 win over Towson on Saturday.
Towson (2-2, 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association) drove 60 yards to get in the red zone with time waning, but Connor Frazier fumbled the center exchange with 11 seconds left and the Tigers were unable to get off another play. Frazier set the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 132.
John Silas had 16 tackles for Elon (2-2, 1-0), playing in its first CAA game. Tereak McCray had three receptions for 65 yards, including a 35-yard score, and Brandon Gentry rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Appalachian State 49, Old Dominion 0: Taylor Lamb threw a career-high four touchdown passes to lead the visiting Mountaineers (2-1).
Lamb completed 11 of 15 passes for 187 yards and spread the ball around, sending TD throws to four different receivers, including a 53-yarder to Bobo Beathard. Marcus Cox, who hauled in another of the scoring throws, rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries, piercing the century mark for the sixth straight game.
Butler 25, Campbell 24: Brandon Collins made a one-handed grab in the corner of the end zone on a pass from Matt Shiltz with 37 seconds remaining for host Butler. The 2-yard scoring play and the PAT gave the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 Pioneer) their first lead of the game. A 42-yard pass to Collins on fourth down kept the drive alive as did a pass interference penalty on fourth down that put Butler on the Campbell 2.
Kameron Bryant was 15 of 24 for 213 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for Campbell (2-2, 0-1).
Chowan 49, Saint Augustine’s 0: Tyree Lee scored four touchdowns (three on the ground) with 35 carries and 218 yards rushing for the host Hawks (3-1). The Falcons (0-4) committed eight turnovers, six leading to 36 points.
Lincoln (Pa.) 20, Shaw 10: The host Lions (3-1) completed only five passes for 43 yards but the run game was another story: Stephen Scott carried an astonishing 43 times for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Shaw fell to 0-4.
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This story was originally published September 26, 2015 at 10:58 PM with the headline "Elon wins first Colonial football game."