Johns Hopkins University Athletics

WESTMINSTER, MD – The Johns Hopkins football team raced out to a 20-0 lead in opening 20 minutes of the game, pushed the advantage to 40-6 at the half and never looked back in a 54-6 win at McDaniel Saturday afternoon.  The win is the third straight for the Blue Jays, who improve to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Centennial Conference, while the Green Terror slip to 1-8 overall and 0-6 in the Centennial.

The Blue Jays built the 40-6 lead at the break as they rolled up 326 first-half yards, turned two McDaniel turnovers into offensive scores and capped the opening half with an interception return for a touchdown by sophomore defensive lineman Trace Langin.

After recovering a Green Terror fumble on McDaniel's first play of the game, the Blue Jays went 41-yards in seven plays and opened the scoring with a three-yard Milan Desai-to-Robby Enright touchdown pass to jump-start the 40-point first half for the Blue Jays.

Johns Hopkins would add an eight-yard Ty Pugliano scoring run and a 13-yard touchdown run by Josh Moore to sprint out to a 20-0 lead less than five minutes into the second quarter.  Moore's touchdown was setup by a Kevin Olah interception at the Blue Jay 10-yard line after the Terror threatened early in the second quarter.

McDaniel got on the board exactly two minutes after Moore's touchdown as a Desai pass popped through the hands of a receiver and Chris Wilson nabbed it out of the air and streaked down the sideline to cut the deficit to 20-6.
 

2Q | 1:50 JHU-33, McDaniel-6 Desai on the pass, but KAI COOPER with the #SCTop10 catch (65 yds.) with less than 2 mins left in 1H. #GoHop #PrideandPoise #d3fb https://t.co/RqSC6qurnk

— Johns Hopkins Football (@JHU_Football) November 7, 2026

Johns Hopkins answered Wilson's touchdown with an eight-play, 85-yard drive that Desai capped with a two-yard run on fourth down with 5:18 remaining before the half and he then connected deep with Kai Cooper on a 55-yard touchdown pass as Cooper made a remarkable catch while being closely defended and raced into the end zone with 1:50 on the clock.

The Blue Jays forced a third first-half turnover in the final minute and it was the Blue Jay defense that put this one in the end zone as Langin intercepted a Mick Johnson screen pass and raced 27 yards into the end zone cap the first-half scoring.

1H | 0:56 JHU-40, McDaniel-6 We've got a BIG MAN TOUCHDOWN ... Trace Langin w/ a 25-yard INT return for the Jays. #GoHop #SCTop10 #PrideandPoise #d3fb https://t.co/xWmDxNZ066

— Johns Hopkins Football (@JHU_Football) November 7, 2026

Johns Hopkins outgained McDaniel 326-45 in the opening 30 minutes, forced the three turnovers and held the Green Terror to minus six yards rushing in the opening two quarters.

Johns Hopkins added a pair of third-quarter touchdowns – a 13-yard Moore touchdown reception and a seven-yard touchdown catch by freshman tight end Spencer Sloan – to push the lead to 54-6 at the end of the period and close the scoring in the victory. 

Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• In his first career start, Desai was 14-of-23 for 267 yards and four touchdowns against one interception and he added 40 yards and the one score on the ground.
• Pugliano rushed 10 times for 66 yards and the one touchdown and had one reception for 67 yards.
• Graham Hodge led the way defensively for the Blue Jays with five tackles, including 2.0 for losses (-16), while Ryder Register had four tackles, including two for losses and one sack, and had the early fumble recovery that ignited the game-opening 20-point run.
• Langin's interception return for a touchdown is the first for a Johns Hopkins defensive lineman this century.

Inside the Box Score – McDaniel
• Johnson was 8-of-21 for 68 yards with three interceptions – he was also sacked twice.
• Cordae James rushed for a team-high 42 yards on 12 carries, but 15 other rushing attempts netted minus 10 yards as the Blue Jays allowed just 32 net rushing yards on 28
carries.
• Taevon LeGrande, the Centennial Conference leader in tackles entering the game, finished with seven tackles, including one for a loss, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.

Notes of Interest
• The win is the 25^th straight for the Blue Jays against the Green Terror.
• JHU is now 25-3 in its last 28 games in November dating back to 2-18.
• Desai is the third quarterback to start at game for the Blue Jays this season.  The last time JHU started three quarterbacks in one season was in 2006. 

Johns Hopkins will return to action on Friday, November 13 when the Blue Jays welcome Franklin & Marshall to Homewood Field (7 pm).  The Blue Jays will honor their seniors prior to the game against the Diplomats.

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