NCAAF

Maine Black Bears at Elon Phoenix

· NCAA - Football
5-6, 2-5 Away
Final
25 - 31
5-6, 2-4 Home

Rushawn Baker rushes for 156 yards, 3 touchdowns in Elon's 31-25 victory over Maine

Matthew Downing connected with Chandler Brayboy for a 46-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage for Elon (5-6, 4-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Four plays later Baker polished off the 75-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead.

Baker ran it in from 3 yards out to end a 16-play, 75-yard drive and the Phoenix led 14-3 with 8:43 left before halftime. Maine (5-6, 3-4) answered with 67 seconds remaining when Jaharie Martin scored on a 3-yard run at the end of a 13-play, 91-yard drive to get the Black Bears within 14-10 at the intermission.

A 25-yard run by Baker, and Downing's 20-yard completion to Jamarien Dalton on third-and-4 set up Baker's 6-yard touchdown run for a 21-10 advantage with 4:21 left in the third quarter. Trevin Ewing returned the ensuing kickoff 69 yards and Martin ran it in from 7 yards out three plays later. Carter Peevy hit Joe Gillette for the two-point conversion and Maine trailed 21-18.

Downing connected with Brayboy for a 70-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage and the Phoenix quickly pushed their lead back to 10 heading to the fourth quarter.

Luke Barnes kicked a 40-yard field goal for Elon midway through and Peevy hit Montigo Moss for an 11-yard touchdown with 2 seconds left for Maine.

Downing completed 17 of 26 passes for 299 yards for the Phoenix. Baker did his damage on 27 carries with a long run of 54 yards. Brayboy totaled 138 yards on three catches.

Peevy finished with 271 yards on 22-for-37 passing with an interception for the Black Bears.

How To Watch

How can I watch Maine Black Bears vs. Elon Phoenix?
  • TV Channel: Black Bears at Phoenix 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on WYMV My48.
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Scoring Summary

ELON TD 1st Period 12:25 Rushawn Baker 6 Yd Run (Luke Barnes Kick)
ME FG 1st Period 4:31 Joey Bryson 39 Yd Field Goal
ELON TD 2nd Period 8:43 Rushawn Baker 3 Yd Run (Luke Barnes Kick)
ME TD 2nd Period 1:07 Jaharie Martin 3 Yd Run (Joey Bryson Kick)
ELON TD 3rd Period 4:21 Rushawn Baker 6 Yd Run (Luke Barnes Kick)
ME TD 3rd Period 2:42 Jaharie Martin 7 Yd Run (Carter Peevy Pass to Joe Gillette for Two-Point Conversion)
ELON TD 3rd Period 2:24 Chandler Brayboy 70 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Luke Barnes Kick)
ELON FG 4th Period 8:08 Luke Barnes 40 Yd Field Goal
ME TD 4th Period 0:02 Montigo Moss 11 Yd pass from Carter Peevy (Joey Bryson Kick)

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 17
2-12 3rd down efficiency 6-14
1-1 4th down efficiency 0-0
330 Total Yards 486
271 Passing 299
22/38 Comp/Att 17/26
7.1 Yards per pass 11.5
59 Rushing 187
22 Rushing Attempts 35
2.7 Yards per rush 5.3
4-20 Penalties 1-15
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
28:27 Possession 31:33

Game Information

Venue: Rhodes Stadium

Location: Elon, NC
Attendance: 2,835 · Capacity:
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