NCAAF

Lafayette Leopards at Monmouth Hawks

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1-1, 1-1 Away
Final
40 - 35
0-2, 0-1 Home

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.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

LAF TD 1st Period 6:59 Jamar Curtis 9 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
MONM TD 1st Period 3:06 Josh Derry 23 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick)
LAF TD 2nd Period 13:01 Troy Bruce 6 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
MONM TD 2nd Period 6:34 Max James 5 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick)
LAF TD 3rd Period 7:19 Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
MONM TD 4th Period 14:50 Tra Neal 2 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick)
MONM TD 4th Period 11:20 TJ Speight 89 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick)
LAF TD 4th Period 6:25 Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
MONM TD 4th Period 1:54 Sone Ntoh 17 Yd Run (Michael Calton Jr. Kick)
LAF TD 4th Period 0:53 Chris Carasia 12 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
LAF TD 4th Period 0:36 Elijah Steward 42 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Venue: Kessler Stadium

Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Capacity:
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