Tenth-Ranked Captains Cruise to 63-6 Family Weekend Victory over Vermont State Castleton

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Christopher Newport University scored nine touchdowns Saturday, coasting to a 63-6 Family Weekend triumph over Vermont State Castleton at TowneBank Stadium. The decisive victory upped CNU to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), and the win was the 22nd straight regular season win for the Captains dating back to 2024. A crowd of 3,362 watched the tenth-ranked Captains build a 49-6 lead at halftime, and then add two more scores in the second half to provide the final verdict. Sophomore quarterback Brandon Pena threw for four scores and also ran for…