NCAAF Game Recap - Rhode Island at Central Michigan
Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

FlaSt
7
Bama
24
F
OSU
49
Ind
21
F
WestMI
31
USC
49
F
Kent
3
Clem
56
F
Akr
0
PSU
52
F
UTEP
7
Okla
56
F
Wash
30
Rut
14
F
UtSt
10
Wisc
59
F
Tuls
24
OkSt
59
F
Mich
33
Fla
17
F
GaSo
7
Aub
41
F
BYU
0
LSU
27
F
App
10
UGA
31
F
Lou
35
Purd
28
F
B-C
13
MiaFL
41
F
Stony
17
SoFL
31
F
C Ark
19
K St
55
F
WVU
24
VaTec
31
F
MD
51
Tex
41
F
MonSt
0
WaSt
31
F
Tenn
42
GATec
41
F(1OT)
FLInt
17
UCF
61
F
Presb
7
Wake
51
F
URI
27
C Mi
30
F(2OT)
TnSt
17
GASt
10
F
Elon
13
Toled
47
F
Buff
7
MIN
17
F
APSU
14
Cin
26
F
UND
16
Utah
37
F
HolyC
20
UConn
27
F
FlaAM
7
Ark
49
F
ULMon
29
Mem
37
F
NMS
31
AzSt
37
F
Ford
6
Army
64
F
UNCC
7
E Mi
24
F
Rich
34
SamHu
48
F
CenCt
7
Syr
50
F
Navy
42
FlAtl
19
F
ColSt
3
Colo
17
F
BC
23
NIU
20
F
MoStU
43
MIZ
72
F
Wyo
3
Iowa
24
F
Ball
21
Ill
24
F
BGSU
10
MSU
35
F
Cal
35
UNC
30
F
YSU
21
Pitt
28
F OT
PorSt
32
OreSt
35
F
VMI
0
AF
62
F
NCSt
28
SCar
35
F
AlaAM
7
UAB
38
F
NEV
20
NW
31
F
W&M
10
UVA
28
F
Temp
16
ND
49
F
Troy
13
Boise
24
F
EWa
10
TxTch
56
F
KY
24
SMiss
17
F
ChaSo
0
MissSt
49
F
Alb
17
OD
31
F
JMU
34
ECU
14
F
NCC
7
Duke
60
F
MiaOH
26
Marsh
31
F
HBU
11
TxSt
20
F
Hamp
0
Ohio
59
F
SFA
14
SMU
58
F
E Ky
17
W Ky
31
F
Lamar
14
NorTx
59
F
NWSt
24
LT
52
F
SouLA
48
ULLaf
51
F
SEMO
16
Kans
38
F
Lib
48
Bayl
45
F
UMass
28
CoCar
38
F
CAPly
13
SJSU
34
F
SoAl
27
Miss
47
F
Gram
14
Tul
43
F
Abil
14
NM
38
F
JacSt
0
TCU
63
F
ArkSt
36
Neb
43
F
Vand
28
MidTN
6
F
NoIa
24
IASt
42
F
SoUt
21
Oreg
77
F
UCDav
17
SDSU
38
F
How
43
UNLV
40
F
(N/A)
0
Fres
66
F
NoAZ
24
Ariz
62
F
WCU
18
Hawaii
41
F
TxAM
44
UCLA
45
F
Hou
UTSA
Canc

Central Michigan 30, Rhode Island 27

Aug 31, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT

Final (OT)

1

2

3

4

OT

2OT

3OT

T

Rhode Island (0-1)

0

0

7

14

3

3

0

27

Central Michigan (1-0)

0

13

0

8

3

6

0

30

Central Michigan needs 3 OTs to stop Rhode Island, 30-27
Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:34 PM

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Devon Spalding scored from 4 yards out in the third overtime to lift Central Michigan to a 30-27 win over Rhode Island in its season opener Thursday night.

Tyler Harris threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including an 80-yard strike to Marven Beauvais, to bring the Rams back from a 21-7 deficit and force overtime, 21-21.

The teams traded field goals in the first overtime and C.J. Carrick pushed a 33-yard attempt from the left hash wide right to cap a scoreless second overtime.

Carrick booted a 36-yard field goal to open the third OT.

Shane Morris was 25 of 49 passing for 226 yards and a touchdown to lead the Chippewas,. Jonathan Ward carried 19 times for 147 yards and a score.

Rhode Island's Harris was 21 of 40 for 284 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted six times. Harold Cooper carried 22 times for 98 yards.

Passing

URI Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Harris 40 21 52.5 3 284 80 6 60.8
C Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Morris 49 25 51.0 1 226 34 1 62.1
T. Poljan 5 3 60.0 0 27 13 0 74.6

Rushing

URI Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
H. Cooper 22 98 4.5 24 0
T. Anderson 5 21 4.2 7 0
C Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Ward 19 147 7.7 36 1
D. Spalding 20 70 3.5 14 1

Receiving

URI Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Beauvais 5 106 21.2 80 1
A. Parker 7 69 9.9 34 1
C Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Chapman 5 88 17.6 34 0
L. Hessbrook 5 52 10.4 22 0

Fumbles

URI F FL
H. Cooper 1 0
C Mi F FL
S. Morris 1 1
D. Spalding 1 1

Returning

URI KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Ross 3 18.7 0 19 0 0 0
H. Cooper 2 38.5 0 58 0 0 0
C Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Edwards 3 19.0 0 23 0 0 0
M. Chapman 1 15.0 0 15 0 0 0

Punting

URI Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Denton 7 268 38.3 56
C Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sheldon 9 377 41.9 65

Takeaways

URI Int Yds InTD
M. Ross 1 0 0
C Mi Int Yds InTD
J. Cox 2 0 0
A. Coleman 2 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

URI C Mi
Points For 27 30
Total Yards 392 499
Rushing Yards 108 246
Passing Yards 284 253
Passing Completions / Attempts 21/40 28/54
Turnovers 6 4
Interceptions Thrown 6 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 4/3
First Downs 15 24
Penalties - Yards 10/75 9/87
Time Of Possession 10:10 50:50
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/16 5/20
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 7/38 9/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter URI C Mi
No scores this quarter
2nd Quarter URI C Mi
C Mi 01:44 FG Michael Armstrong 22 yd FG 0 3
C Mi 06:27 TD Brandon Childress 4 yd pass from Shane Morris (Michael Armstrong kick) 0 10
C Mi 12:36 FG Michael Armstrong 39 yd FG 0 13
3rd Quarter URI C Mi
URI 12:47 TD Isaiah Coulter 56 yd pass from Tyler Harris (C.J. Carrick kick) 7 13
4th Quarter URI C Mi
C Mi 01:01 TD Jonathan Ward 36 yd run (Mark Chapman 2pt pass from Shane Morris) 7 21
URI 02:17 TD Marven Beauvais 80 yd pass from Tyler Harris (C.J. Carrick kick) 14 21
URI 12:37 TD Aaron Parker 14 yd pass from Tyler Harris (C.J. Carrick kick) 21 21
Overtime URI C Mi
C Mi 15:00 FG Michael Armstrong 22 yd FG 24 24
URI 15:00 FG C.J. Carrick 42 yd FG 24 21
2nd Overtime URI C Mi
URI 15:00 FG C.J. Carrick 36 yd FG 27 24
C Mi 15:00 TD Devon Spalding 4 yd run 27 30
3rd Overtime URI C Mi
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Attendance: 16,311
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