NCAAF

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at St. Francis (PA) Red Flash

Sep 14, 2024, 4:00 PM · NCAA - Football
Final
27 - 20

Clark's late fumble return for TD gives Central Connecticut 27-20 win over St. Francis (Pa.)

In a game of big plays, Clark turned in the final one after Adrian Mejia stripped the ball from DeMarcus McElroy.

The Red Flash (1-2, 0-1), which scored its first victory over an FBS last week against Kent State, tied the game at 20 after Fran Brown Jr. recovered a fumble in the end zone when Central Connecticut botched a handoff late in the third quarter.

The Blue Devils (2-1, 1-0) took a 20-14 lead with 25 seconds left in the first half on Brady Olson's 11-yard touchdown toss to Michael Plaskon.

After two Jack Barnum field goals gave CCSU the early lead, DaMario Crawford returned a kickoff 94 yards for St. Francis in the first quarter.

Olson ran 7 yards for a 13-7 CCSU lead in the second quarter. St. Francis went back on top on McElroy's 97-yard run, the longest rushing play for the program since 2021.

The game also featured Aidan Clark's CCSU-record 84-yard punt when the Red Flash's Aaron Tutino picked it up on the 1 and was tackled at the 3.

Olson was 21-of-42 passing for 163 yards. Elijah Howard rushed 23 times for 102 yards.

McElroy rushed for 124 yards on nine carries.

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Scoring Summary

FG 1st Period 11:12 Jack Barnum 39 Yd Field Goal
FG 1st Period 10:04 Jack Barnum 40 Yd Field Goal
TD 1st Period 9:50 DaMario Crawford 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Mac Plummer Kick)
TD 2nd Period 12:39 Brady Olson 7 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick)
TD 2nd Period 7:21 DeMarcus McElroy 97 Yd Run (Mac Plummer Kick)
TD 2nd Period 0:25 Michael Plaskon 11 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick)
TD 3rd Period 5:32 Fran Brown Jr. 0 Yd Fumble Return (Mac Plummer PAT failed)
TD 4th Period 1:45 Kimal Clark 10 Yd Fumble Return (Jack Barnum Kick)

Statistics

CCSU SFPA
19 1st Downs 12
4-16 3rd down efficiency 4-13
1-3 4th down efficiency 0-1
297 Total Yards 248
182 Passing 145
22/43 Comp/Att 20/25
4.2 Yards per pass 5.8
115 Rushing 103
36 Rushing Attempts 31
3.2 Yards per rush 3.3
5-40 Penalties 3-25
1 Turnovers 4
1 Fumbles lost 3
0 Interceptions thrown 1
30:30 Possession 29:30

Game Information

Venue: DeGol Field
4:00 PM, Sat, Sep 14, 2024
Location: Loretto, PA
Attendance: 2,616 · Capacity:
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