Bryant Holds Hampton to a Field Goal in 31-3 Win
Hampton scored first and then never scored again. A 35-yard field goal from Brett Starling in the first quarter was the entire offense, and Bryant answered with 31 points to win 31-3 and stay unbeaten at 2-0. Hampton is 0-1.
The lead changed hands exactly once. Bryant's Brennan Myer threw a 13-yard touchdown to Sean Wilson with no time left in the first quarter, and from there it was Bryant all afternoon. Myer found Shamar Fowles on a 60-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter, Nicholas Stoyanovich kicked a 44-yard field goal as the half expired, and Myer ran in from 6 yards in the third. Kendrick Agenor added a 2-yard run early in the fourth.
The yardage was closer than the score. Bryant gained 353 yards (216 passing, 137 rushing) and Hampton 330 (177 passing, 153 rushing, which was actually more on the ground). Neither team turned the ball over, and each sacked the other once. So the difference was the finish: Bryant turned its drives into touchdowns and Hampton turned its into nothing. Hampton's 330 yards bought 3 points. (I will not pretend to know why.) Myer accounted for three of Bryant's four touchdowns, two through the air and one on the ground. Hampton's first-quarter field goal was its only lead, and it lasted until the final play of the quarter.
For fantasy, Bryant was the place to be. Myer had 29.1 points, Fowles 21.2 on four catches, and Wilson 15.1, which gave the Bulldogs the top three scorers in the game.