William & Mary stays unbeaten at home with rout of Albany

WILLIAMSBURG — Tyler Hughes threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, Rashad Raymond rushed for 76 yards and a score, and William & Mary blocked three punts for safeties in a 37-7 victory over Albany on Saturday.

The Tribe (5-4, 4-2 Coastal Athletic Association) improved to 5-0 at home, though W&M is 0-4 away from Zable Stadium.

William & Mary had three touchdowns, two safeties and a field goal in the first half to build a 28-0 lead. Josh Miller and Jordan Greenhow each blocked a punt that went out of the end zone in the first half.

W&M outgained the Great Danes 442 yards to 232, including 307-46 in the first half.

Trevon Cannon also made a first-half interception, leading to Damian Harris’ wide-receiver pass for a 16-yard touchdown and a 28-point lead.

William & Mary’s third safety of the game came with 6:45 left in the third as Xavier Dillard blocked a punt. The three blocked punts and three safeties were both just one shy of the FCS records, while it marked just the fourth time an FCS team has recorded at least three safeties in a game.

Tight end Jackson Blee and Armon Wright each made a touchdown reception for the Tribe. Hughes completed 25 of 38 passes, and Blee made nine catches for 78 yards.

Jack Shields was 9-of-30 passing for 133 yards for Albany (1-8, 0-5), which has lost five straight games. The Great Danes’ lone victory came against Cornell.

Linebacker Harrison Johnson led W&M with seven tackles, while linebacker Jake Worthen earned his first college start and tallied six tackles.

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