Howard Beats Winless Hampton 27-13 With Late Roberson Touchdown
Hampton cut it to 20-13 with 11:34 left in the fourth quarter. Howard needed one drive to put the game away. It took 1:35 on the clock for Ja'Shawn Scroggins to find Billy Roberson II on a 52-yard touchdown at 9:59, and the lead was back to 14 points. That was the last score of a 27-13 Howard win.
Howard did not get out in front right away. Hampton kicked a 28-yard field goal on the opening quarter's first score, and Howard answered with Travis Kerney's 2-yard run at 1:19 to take a 7-3 lead it never gave back. Eden James added a 2-yard run in the second quarter. Hampton's Nare Means made it 14-10 on a 32-yard catch from Xavier Brookins late in the half, and Matt Conord's 25-yard field goal as the half expired made it 17-10. Conord added a 39-yarder in the third. That is the entire scoring story, and every point of it was close until the end.
The yardage was fairly lopsided. Howard gained 387 (267 passing, 120 rushing) and did not turn the ball over once. Hampton had 277, but 36 of those yards came on the ground on 27 carries, and Brookins lost a fumble. Howard also got to the quarterback six times. Scroggins went 23 of 34 for 267 yards and a touchdown and added 64 yards on 16 carries. Flip that 52-yarder and the game is a one-score affair, but it was not.
Howard moves to 2-1. Hampton falls to 0-4, and still looking for the first win.
For fantasy, Scroggins led all players with 23.1 points, and Means turned a quiet season into his best afternoon with a touchdown catch.