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STONEHILL 35, Sacred Heart 21
Producing 354 yards on the ground behind the strength of a pair of 100-yard rushers, Stonehill took care of business against Sacred Heart with a 35-21 home-opening victory on Saturday afternoon. Senior Jarel Washington ran for a career-high 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Skyhawks to the wire-to-wire win against their former conference mate.
ROBERT MORRIS 21, WAGNER 14
Robert Morris made a statement in its first NEC game since 2019 with a 21-14 road win at Wagner on Saturday. Tyvon Edmonds, Jr. ran for 99 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Colonials and push his league-best rushing score total to four in the process.
DUQUESNE 35, West Virginia Wesleyan 0
In his first career start at quarterback, senior Jordan Heisey threw for three touchdowns for Duquesne, which pitched a shutout in its home debut with a 35-0 win against West Virginia Wesleyan. The Dukes held the Bobcats to just 11 rushing yards and outgained their competitors by a commanding 426-155 yard advantage on the afternoon.
Rhode Island 28, LIU 21
For the third time this season, LIU dropped a one-possession game to an FCS opponent on Saturday, as the Sharks came up short to Rhode Island by a 28-21 final. The Sharks held a 21-14 lead with 9:13 left in the final quarter, but the Rams returned a fumble recovery for the game-tying score before they delivered the game-winning touchdown with 68 seconds left to play.
UMass 35, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 31
Central Connecticut threw several punches and nearly knocked off FBS opponent UMass on the road on Saturday. The Blue Devils led twice in the second half thanks to a touchdown catch by senior wideout Paul Marsh, Jr. (28-21) and a 25-yard field goal by junior Jack Barnum (31-28), but the Minutemen delivered the final blow and sealed the 35-31 victory with a three-yard touchdown rush with 9:10 remaining in the game.
Eastern Michigan 36, SAINT FRANCIS U 0
Eastern Michigan ran out to a 13-0 lead at halftime and never looked back, as the Eagles took down Saint Francis U by a 36-0 final. It marked the second time that the Red Flash faced a MAC opponent this season, with that game resulting in the NEC’s second-ever win over an FBS squad at Kent State earlier this month.
#3 Montana State 52, MERCYHURST 13
Mercyhurst dropped a 52-13 decision at FCS power Montana State, the third-ranked team in the nation, on Saturday afternoon. Rookie defensive back Adonis Marshall returned a Cougars’ fumble 43 yards to the house to put the Lakers on the board before senior Adam Urena, who threw for 213 yards, tossed a touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Joe Kerbacher to round out his team’s scoring.
Patriot
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-1, 0-0 PL) 35, PRINCETON TIGERS (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 20
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – First-year running back Jaden Green and sophomore running back Luke Yoder combined for 155 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead Lehigh to a 35-20 victory over Princeton. It was the Mountain Hawks’ third straight win and first over an Ivy League opponent since 2016.
*Green rushed for a team-high 82 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while Yoder added 73 yards and two scores on 12 rushes.
*The two backs paced the Mountain Hawks’ offense in the first half, with Yoder opening the game with a 20-yard touchdown run before Green put Lehigh back in front with an 11-yard score in the second quarter.
*Yoder added his second touchdown at the 5:40 mark in the second quarter to give Lehigh a 21-7 halftime advantage.
*After a third-quarter Princeton score, first-year quarterback Hayden Johnson connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel. Johnson completed 12-of-13 passes for 165 yards, while Jamiel finished with four catches for 51 yards.
*The Tigers closed the gap to eight points by the 9:54 mark in the fourth quarter, but Green’s 34-yard touchdown run with 6:49 remaining put the game out of reach.
*Junior defensive lineman Matt Spatny led the Mountain Hawks’ defense with seven tackles and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards. Graduate student linebacker Mike DeNucci posted a team-high eight tackles with 1.5 TFLs and a half sack.
*Lehigh junior linebacker Brycen Edwards recorded four tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and one of the Mountain Hawks’ three interceptions.
*Senior defensive back Andrew Worthy and sophomore defensive back Aidan Singleton each had one interception.
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LEHIGH
AT COLUMBIA LIONS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 31, NO. 14/18 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-2, 0-0 PL) 20
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium/New York, N.Y. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+/SNY/NBC Spots Phila.)
BOX SCORE
NEW YORK – Junior quarterback Dean DeNobile threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, but No. 14/18 Lafayette could not overcome an early deficit in a 31-20 loss at Columbia.
*DeNoble completed 23-of-35 passes for 272 yards, a pair of touchdown passes and one interception in the loss. Senior wide receiver Chris Carasia finished with 114 yards on four receptions and a 31-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
*Freshman receiver Mason Kuehner added 72 yards on four catches, including a 69-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Sophomore receiver Carson Persing finished with a career-high 10 receptions for 58 yards.
*Leopards’ junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for 102 yards on 25 carries and caught two passes for 10 yards.
*Senior safety Saiku White and senior linebacker Preston Forney led the Leopards’ defense with eight tackles apiece. Forney added one sack.
*Lafayette senior linebacker Tim O’Hearn posted four tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble, while senior linebacker Reggie Thomas had an interception.
RECAP:
LAFAYETTE
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (1-3, 0-0 PL) 41, CORNELL BIG RED (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 24
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Raiders’ offense rushed for a season-high 270 yards and four touchdowns as Colgate downed in-state rival Cornell, 41-24, at Andy Kerr Stadium on Saturday to even the series record at 51 wins apiece.
*Senior quarterback Michael Brescia rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, while junior running back Marco Maldonado added 73 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Sophomore wide receiver Winston Moore also had a 10-yard touchdown run.
*Sophomore running back Chris Gee rushed for a team-high 79 yards on 15 carries for the balanced Raiders’ ground attack.
*Sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 17-of-27 passes for 184 yards and a 27-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Brady Hutchison, Colgate’s first touchdown of the game with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter.
*Cornell led 17-10 early in the second quarter before Brescia rushed for a pair of scores, the first being a 44-yard run for the Raiders’ longest touchdown of the 2024 season.
*Colgate scored 24 straight points between the second and third quarters to turn a seven-point deficit into a 34-17 lead, capped by Moore’s touchdown run.
*After a Big Red touchdown late in the fourth, Colgate closed the door with a six-play, 40-yard drive that resulted in a six-yard touchdown for Maldonado.
*Colgate placekicker Luke Vogeler connected on both field-goal attempts and all five PATs.
*Fifth-year linebacker Christian Sweeney recorded 10 tackles, while senior linebacker Brody Hock finished with eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
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COLGATE
AT DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 45, FORDHAM RAMS (0-4, 0-0 PL) 13
Memorial Field/Hanover, N.H. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HANOVER, N.H. – Fordham could not keep pace with Dartmouth, slipping to 0-4 with a 45-13 loss to the Big Green at Memorial Field on Saturday.
*Rams’ junior quarterback Jack Capaldi completed 23-of-43 passes for 187 yards, one interception and a touchdown in his first collegiate start.
*Graduate student wide receiver Cole Thornton caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Capaldi in the fourth quarter, finishing with 30 yards on five receptions. Graduate student receiver Mekai Felton finished with a team-high 53 receiving yards on three receptions.
*Junior running back Ricky Parks rushed for a team-high 63 yards on seven carries, while classmate Jack Kaiser rushed for a touchdown in the third quarter.
*Graduate student linebacker Jackson Barletta and junior defensive lineman Sam Buerkle registered nine tackles. Buerkle also had 1.5 TFLs and one sack for the Rams’ defense.
*Fordham graduate student defensive back Nahil Perkins recorded his third interception of the season and seventh of his career.
*The Rams were without a trio of All-League performers in senior quarterback C.J. Montes, senior running back Julius Loughridge and graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody.
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FORDHAM
BROWN BEARS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 26, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-2, 0-0 PL) 14
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Hoyas’ junior quarterback Danny Lauter threw for 343 yards and a touchdown, but Georgetown fell to Brown, 26-14, to spoil Homecoming Weekend on the Hilltop.
*Lauter completed 27-of-47 pass attempts for 343 yards, two interceptions and a 77-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Cam Pygatt in the second quarter. Pygatt finished with a team-high 116 yards on six catches.
*Senior running back Naieem Kearney rushed for 52 yards on 11 carries and put the Hoyas on the scoreboard with a one-yard run in the first quarter.
*Junior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble added 98 yards on six receptions, while junior receiver Nicholas Dunneman caught six passes for 61 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo and graduate student linebacker David Ealey III posted eight tackles apiece. Rufo added 1.5 sacks, and Ealey added one sack.
*Sophomore defensive lineman Cooper Blomstrom posted five tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack, while freshman defensive lineman Isaac Saffold registered five tackles and 1.5 sacks.
*Sophomore cornerback Quincy Briggs made his first collegiate interception.
RECAP:
GEORGETOWN
YALE BULLDOGS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 38, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-3, 0-0 PL) 31
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+/Spectrum 1)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Crusaders’ sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux rushed for three touchdowns, but Holy Cross fell short in a 38-31 loss during its Family Weekend matchup with Yale.
*Clerveaux finished with 49 rushing yards on 17 carries, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a game that saw the Crusaders and Bulldogs trade scores from start to finish.
*Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 12-of-26 passes for 279 yards and a 74-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Maxwell Warren to put Holy Cross on the board at the 8:51 mark of the first quarter.
*Junior receiver Max Mosey finished with a career-high 129 yards on five receptions for the Crusaders.
*Sophomore placekicker Daniel Porto connected on a 45-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to tie the score at 17.
*Clerveaux tied the score twice in the second half, first with a six-yard touchdown run at the 14:29 mark in the fourth quarter to make the score 24-24. Then again, at the 3:35 mark on a one-yard plunge to tie the score at 31.
*The Bulldogs sealed the game with a three-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
*Holy Cross senior linebacker Frankie Monte posted a career-high 17 tackles. Sophomore linebacker Cam Santee added a career-best seven tackles and 1.5 TFLs.
RECAP:
HOLY CROSS
AT BUCKNELL BISON (2-2, 0-0 PL) 34, MARIST RED FOXES (0-3, 0-0 PIONEER) 18
Lewisburg, Pa./Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV completed 21-of-27 passes for 272 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Bucknell to a 34-18 victory over Marist on Saturday night at Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium.
*Rucker opened the game with a 36-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Eric Weatherly before finding junior tight end Charlie Kreinbucher on a two-yard pass to make the score 13-7 early in the second quarter.
*Weatherly finished with a team-high 74 yards on five receptions.
*Sophomore receiver TJ Cadden recorded his second punt return for a touchdown of the season with a 73-yard score at the 10:33 mark in the second quarter.
*Senior safety Alex Smith Jr. extended the Bison lead to 27-7 with a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown less than two minutes later in the second quarter.
*Cadden scored his second touchdown on the day, this time on a 12-yard reception from Rucker with 5:51 left in the game for Bucknell’s final scoring play in a 34-18 win. Cadden finished with 30 yards on three catches.
*Freshman running back Michael Cadden rushed for 71 yards on five carries.
*Bucknell senior linebacker Gavin Willis registered a team-high nine tackles, while freshman linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli finished with seven tackles and two sacks.
*Sophomore linebacker Nick Hoying posted seven tackles, 3.0 TFLs for 21 yards and one sack. Junior cornerback Aaron Davis added seven tackles and one interception.
RECAP:
BUCKNELL
Pioneer
Harvard 35, Stetson 0
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard opened its season by holding visiting Stetson to 101 offensive yards and claimed a 35-0 victory at Harvard Stadium. Stetson quarterback trip Maxwell completed 15-of-32 passes for 85 yards, accounting for most of the Hatters offense. Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig completed 12-of-20 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns.
Dayton 49, Ave Maria 7
DAYTON, Ohio – Drew VanVleet threw two touchdowns, and Mason Hackett ran for another two as Dayton rolled past Ave Maria, 49-7, at Welcome Stadium. Ave Maria scored a touchdown on its first drive with 8:51 remaining, but Dayton’s defense stiffened and ensured that was the visitor's only score. VanVleet responded on Dayton’s ensuing drive, hitting Gavin Lochow for a 71-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. Cade Beam’s four-yard run three minutes later gave Dayton the lead for good, 14-0. Hackett scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, extending the lead to 28-7 at the break. VanVleet completed 16-of-20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Hackett ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.
North Dakota 41, San Diego 24
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – San Diego put a scare into nationally-ranked North Dakota, leading by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Fighting Hawks used a 24-point third quarter to overwhelm the Toreros, 41-24, at the Alerus Center. San Diego quarterback Grant Sergent threw two touchdowns in the first half, finding Cole Monach and Ja’seem Reed to take the lead and extend it to 14-3 with 11:54 remaining in the half. Aidan Lehman opened the second half with a 54-yard field goal, giving San Diego a 17-10 lead at the 11;58 mark. But North Dakota Scored the game’s next 24 points, with Simon Romfo finding Bo Belquist for touchdowns of 69 and 41 yards to take the lead for good. Sergent completed 21-of-40 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns, Reed grabbing 11 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.
South Dakota 42, Drake 3
VERMILLION, S.D. – Keyondray Jones-Logan’s 99-yard return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown set the tone as nationally-ranked South Dakota powered past Drake, 42-3, at The DakotaDome. Drake finished with 211 offensive yards and broke up the shutout bid courtesy of Shane Dunning’s 23-yard field goal in the second quarter. Quarterback Luke Bailey completed 16-of-29 passes for 107 yards to pace the Drake offense.
Lindenwood 64, St. Thomas 0
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – St. Thomas was held to 148 offensive yards and committed an uncharacteristic three turnovers as host Lindenwood used a 35-point second quarter en route to a 64-0 victory at Hunter Stadium. Lindenwood snatched the game’s momentum midway into the first quarter when it blocked a punt and landed on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. But a series of quick strikes in the five-touchdown second quarter sealed the win, with none of the five drives lasting longer than 3:12. St. Thomas ran for 107 yards, with Joseph Koch’s 41-yard effort on 13 carries leading the effort.
Valparaiso 31, Roosevelt 23 (2OT)
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Michael Mansaray scored an 18-yard touchdown, and Rylan Woods intercepted a pass in the second overtime as Valparaiso escaped Roosevelt, 31-23, at Brown Field. The two teams swapped 10-point quarters in regulation, starting with Roosevelt’s 10-point first quarter. Valparaiso scored 10 in the second quarter, including a 21-yard Caron Tyler to Brian Thomas touchdown, and built a lead with another 10 points in the third, highlighted by Mansaray’s 51-yard touchdown run. But Roosevelt scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and tied the game on a 36-yard field goal with 13 seconds left. After both teams scored long field goals in the first overtime, Mansaray’s 18-yard run gave Valparaiso the lead. Rylan Wood’s interception terminated Roosevelt’s responding drive, securing the Beacons’ win. Mansaray ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries to lead Valparaiso.
Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13
RICHMOND, Ky. – Morehead State scored first but had few answers for Eastern Kentucky’s offense the rest of the way and fell 42-13 at Roy Kidd Stadium. After recovering a fumble inside Eastern Kentucky territory, Morehead State got on the board with Thomas Schwartz’s 31-yard field goal. But Eastern Kentucky scored on its next drive, got an interception of the first play of Morehead State’s next drive, and turned that turnover into another touchdown to take a 14-3 lead. The Eagles rallied by scoring on their next drive and forcing a quick punt on the following EKU drive, but a fumble stifled their momentum and resulted in another Colonels’ touchdown that helped the hosts take a 21-10 lead into halftime. Quarterback Bryce Patterson completed 8-of-14 passes for 106 yards to lead Morehead State’s 228-yard offensive performance.
Bucknell 34, Marist 18
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell used a 20-point second quarter to get past Marist, 34-18, at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The Bison and Red Foxes traded first-quarter touchdowns, with Marist tying the game on Enzo Arjona’s 28-yard touchdown to Will Downes. Bucknell broke the game open in the second quarter with four touchdowns, including a punt return for a touchdown and an interception return for another score just 1:18 later, to turn the tide. Marist quarterback Sonny Mannino completed 15-of-24 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown, while Arjona was 15-of-21 passes for 124 yards and another score.
Gardner-Webb 42, Presbyterian 21
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian scored two late second-quarter touchdowns and trailed 21-14 at the break but could not close the gap further as Gardner-Webb claimed a 42-21 win at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Gardner-Webb built a 21-0 lead with seven minutes remaining in the first half. The Blue Hose stormed back with two touchdowns in 2:11 of the second quarter as quarterback Collin Hurst (2 yards) and wide receiver Jalen Patrick (13 yards) each threw touchdowns. Neither team found the end zone in the third quarter, but Gardner-Webb scored the first two touchdowns of the fourth quarter to break the game open. Hurst completed 14-of-22 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Blue Hose offense.
