Albany, N.Y. – Rahshan La Mons rans for 119 yards and a touchdown, and No. 25 UAlbany handed No. 12 Campbell its first FCS loss of the season, 45-35 in CAA action Saturday at Casey Stadium.
The Great Danes (6-3, 4-1 CAA) returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns, while rushing for 170 yards, ending Campbell's (7-2, 4-1 CAA) five-game winning streak. Prior to Saturday's game, the Camels were one of three programs in the subdivision without an FCS loss.
The Danes jumped on the board first when Dillon Dunathan picked up a Campbell fumble and returned it for a 77-yard touchdown. With time winding down in the first quarter, La Mons' 63-yard TD run made it 21-7, giving Campbell its first two-score deficit against an FCS opponent this season.
UAlbany took a 31-14 lead on Brayden Heitmeyer's 44-yard field goal, but Campbell's 11-play, 75-yard drive took only 1:15, with
JJ Cowan punching in a one-yard TD before the half, cutting the lead to 31-21.
After the halftime break, however, Jamari Young's 25-yard pick-6 made it a 38-21 game.
Campbell responded with scores on its next two drives, with
Kamden Sixkiller finding
Chinua Ezeigbo for a 27-yard touchdown, capping off another 10-play march for the Camels.
Kareem Williams then returned the ball to Campbell with his strip-sack and recovery on UAlbany's Kai Colon.
On the very next play, Cowan ran through the middle, untouched, 41 yards for his third touchdown of the day, bringing Campbell within 38-35 with 13:13 remaining.
After trading possessions, Campbell turned the ball over on downs with 1:52 to play on its own 16, and BJ Norman scored on Colon's short pass, returning it to a two possession game. The Dane defense again turned Campbell over on downs on its final possession with 1:12 on the clock.
La Mons ended the day with 119 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, while Colon completed 15-of-28 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns, adding a score on the ground. Norman also hauled in eight catches for 99 yards for the Great Danes.
Shawan Lewis tallied 3.5 sacks and forced two fumble in the win, with Donny Jones and Jeremiah Pruitt combining for 14 tackles, 3.0 stops for loss.
Cowan rushed for three touchdowns, matching a career-best, while running for 97 yards on 11 carries. Ezeigbo, meanwhile, picked up his first-career 100-yard receiving game, catching seven passes for 110 yards.
Sixkiller completed 27-of-44 passes for 271 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. With his 20
th touchdown pass of the season, the senior QB set a Campbell single-season record, passing former Camel
Hajj-Malik Williams' 2023 total of 19.
Charles Battaglia led Campbell's defense with six tackles, while AJ Benon registered five stops with an interception.
Ebenezer Bedada also added four tackles, including 1.0 sack and 2.0 total stops lor loss.
The Camels will finish the regular season with two of their final three games at home, taking on Stony Brook (Nov. 7) and Monmouth (Nov. 21) at Barker-Lane Stadium.
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