Monmouth Hawks at Rhode Island Rams
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Rhode Island beats Monmouth 37-28 for its seventh straight victory
Farrell found Buchanan for the second time with 1:17 left in the fourth quarter for a 31-28 lead. Monmouth ran a lateral play at the end that Fredrick Mallay came up with a loose ball and returned for a 7-yard touchdown to end it.
Rhode Island (8-1, 5-0 Coastal Athletic Association) is off to its best start in conference play since it began the 2001 season 5-0 in the Atlantic 10. The 1985 squad was the last to make the playoffs.
Malik Grant ran for 126 yards and a touchdown for URI. Tommy Smith caught three passes for 60 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown grab to get within 21-17 at the break.
Derek Robertson was 28 of 43 for 259 yards and two touchdowns for Monmouth (4-5, 2-3). Robertson entered first in the country in passing yards per game (322.4) and eighth in points responsible for (128). Sone Ntoh, who entered leading the FCS with 18 rushing touchdowns, added two short touchdown runs. Josh Derry caught six passes for 100 yards.
SERIES HISTORY
The previous game in the series took seven overtimes to declare URI a 48-46 winner in 2022. It was the longest game ever between two FCS programs, as well as the longest game in CAA Football history.
How To Watch
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:46 | Sone Ntoh 7 Yd Run (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:25 | Marquis Buchanan 28 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Ty Groff Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:33 | Jack Neri 4 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:27 | Ty Groff 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:09 | Sone Ntoh 2 Yd Run (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:54 | Tommy Smith 29 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Ty Groff Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:40 | Tra Neal 11 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:44 | Malik Grant 16 Yd Run (Ty Groff Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:17 | Marquis Buchanan 24 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Ty Groff Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:00 | Fredrick Mallay 7 Yd Fumble Return |
Statistics
 MONM |
 URI |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 29 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 335 | Total Yards | 476 |
| 266 | Passing | 265 |
| 28/43 | Comp/Att | 20/25 |
| 6.2 | Yards per pass | 10.6 |
| 69 | Rushing | 211 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 46 |
| 2.1 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 4-49 | Penalties | 4-28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 28:38 | Possession | 31:22 |
Game Information
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 5,674 · Capacity:
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