Hampton University
2-2
Liberty University
2-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| Liberty | 27 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
FOOTBALL FALLS IN SHOOTOUT AT LIBERTY
9.22.19 | Football
Following a pair of Liberty rushing touchdowns, Hampton got on the board with 4:26 left in the first as an Ivan Oraha punt bounced off a Liberty player and into the end zone where Damon Woodcock recovered for the first points of the night as Hampton trailed 13-6.
Deondre Francois found his connection with Jadakis Bonds on a 28-yard scoring pass with 2:18 left in the first to bring the Pirates 20-12.
Hampton wouldn't get on the board again until the 11:57 mark of the third quarter when Francois connected with Alec Dana on a 25-yard scoring pass to the back corner of the end zone as Hampton trailed 41-20.
They scored again with 10:05 remaining as Francois found Bonds again on a 53-yard scoring strike down the middle of the field as the Pirates trailed 55-27.
Francois was 19-of-25 for 288 yards and three touchdowns for Hampton, while Bonds caught half of that yardage total (144) on a career best eight receptions.
Defensively, Oral Varcciann and Tyler Frazier were the leading tacklers with six apiece. Varcciann had four solo stops, while Frazier had a tackle for loss.
Hampton is now off until October 5 when they open Big South Conference action against North Alabama at 2 pm inside Armstrong Stadium.
Numbers Of Note
288 – Yards passing for Deondre Francois against Liberty marking a season high
46.2 – Ivan Oraha's punting average for the game which is a career best. His previous high was 45.13 against Charleston Southern last year.
15 and 7 – The number of receptions and touchdown receptions for Jadakis Bonds through the first four games
10 – Number of Deondre Francois touchdown passes through first four games
5 – Dating back to the 2018 season finale, number of games that Jadakis Bonds has caught a touchdown pass in a row.
4 – Number of games that Bonds has had a touchdown reception in to tie the Big South record for most consecutive games to start a season with a touchdown.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
HAM 0, LIBERTY 6
LIBERTY - HICKSON, F. 2 yd run (PROBERT, A. kickfailed), 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:14
HAM 0, LIBERTY 13
LIBERTY - ROBINSON, B. 2 yd run (PROBERT, A. kick), 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:47
HAM 6, LIBERTY 13
HAM - WOODCOCK, Damon 0 yd fumble recovery (BRADLEY, Austin passfailed)
HAM 6, LIBERTY 20
LIBERTY - GANDY-GOLDEN,A. 73 yd pass from CALVERT, S. (PROBERT, A. kick) 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:10
HAM 12, LIBERTY 20
HAM - Bonds, Jadakis 28 yd pass from FRANCOIS, Deond (ORAHA, Ivan rushfailed) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:44
HAM 12, LIBERTY 27
LIBERTY - PICKETT, P. 1 yd run (PROBERT, A. kick), 2 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:20
HAM 12, LIBERTY 34
LIBERTY - ESPINOZA, C. 45 yd interception (PROBERT, A. kick)
HAM 12, LIBERTY 41
LIBERTY - GANDY-GOLDEN,A. 29 yd pass from CALVERT, S. (PROBERT, A. kick) 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:22
HAM 20, LIBERTY 41
HAM - Dana, Alec 25 yd pass from FRANCOIS, Deond (McKENZIE, Shai pass) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:56
HAM 20, LIBERTY 48
LIBERTY - MACK, J. 3 yd run (PROBERT, A. kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:59
HAM 20, LIBERTY 55
LIBERTY - ROBINSON, B. 75 yd run (PEART, A. kick), 5 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:15
HAM 27, LIBERTY 55
HAM - Bonds, Jadakis 53 yd pass from FRANCOIS, Deond (LOMAX, Evan kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:57
HAM 27, LIBERTY 62
LIBERTY - HENDERSON, T. 59 yd run (PEART, A. kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:12
