Lafayette Leopards at Monmouth Hawks
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DeNobile's 2 TD passes in final minute rallies Lafayette to 40-35 win over Monmouth
Sone Ntoh scored on a 17-yard run to give Monmouth a 35-28 lead with 1:54 remaining. The Leopards took only a minute to respond on DeNobile's 12-yard pass to Chris Carasia but a two-point conversion pass failed leaving them a point short. Lafayette recovered an onside kick and DeNobile found Steward deep down the left side for the 42-yard score with 36 seconds remaining.
Monmouth got it to Lafayette's 35-yard line with 22 seconds left before Gabe DuBois intercepted a pass over the middle to seal it.
DeNobile was 31-of-45 passing for a career-high 394 yards and the two touchdowns for the Leopards (1-1), ranked 19th in the FCS coaches' poll and the Patriot League preseason favorites. Steward had 15 catches for 244 yards, second-most in school history behind Joe Ort's 274 in 2006. Jamar Curtis scored three touchdowns and finished with 87 yards on 21 carries.
Derek Robertson was 24-of-36 passing for 355 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for the Hawks (0-2). TJ Speight had 97 yards receiving, 89 coming on an end-around that had given Monmouth its first lead, 28-21, early in the fourth quarter.
The teams combined for 955 yards offense.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:59 | Jamar Curtis 9 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:06 | Josh Derry 23 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:01 | Troy Bruce 6 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:34 | Max James 5 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:19 | Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:50 | Tra Neal 2 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:20 | TJ Speight 89 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:25 | Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:54 | Sone Ntoh 17 Yd Run (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:53 | Chris Carasia 12 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:36 | Elijah Steward 42 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 LAF |
 MONM |
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|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 9-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 526 | Total Yards | 429 |
| 394 | Passing | 355 |
| 31/45 | Comp/Att | 24/36 |
| 8.8 | Yards per pass | 9.9 |
| 132 | Rushing | 74 |
| 38 | Rushing Attempts | 23 |
| 3.5 | Yards per rush | 3.2 |
| 5-54 | Penalties | 5-25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 33:33 | Possession | 26:27 |
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