NCAAF Game Recap - Rhode Island at Ohio
Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:00 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Ohio 41, Rhode Island 20

Aug 31, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

3

4

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Rhode Island (0-1)

0

6

7

7

20

Ohio (1-0)

7

10

17

7

41

Ohio defeats Rhode Island 41-20 as Rourke leads way
Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:40 PM

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Nathan Rourke accounted for 263 yards of offense and three touchdowns and Ohio defeated Rhode Island 41-20 in a season opener on Saturday.

Rourke, an All-MAC selection as a junior in 2018, completed 16 of 22 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns. He carried 10 times for a team-high 75 yards and another touchdown as the Bobcats rushed for 278 yards.

After Louie Zervos gave Ohio a 27-13 lead late in the third quarter, the Bobcats held on downs deep in URI territory. De'Montre Truggle capped a short 15-yard drive with a 6-yard run, then added a 55-yard touchdown run on Ohio's next possession for a 41-13 lead. Truggle carried three times for 65 yards and Julian Ross led the Ohio running backs with 68 yards on 14 carries.

Vito Priore passed for 291 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams. He hit Aaron Parker for a 34-yard score in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter connected with Isaiah Coulter for 38 yards and the last score of the game. Parker caught nine passes for 144 yards.

Passing

URI Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
V. Priore 42 22 52.4 2 291 38 1 80.6
Ohio Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Rourke 22 16 72.7 2 188 31 0 128.6
J. Mischler 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0

Rushing

URI Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Bryant Jr. 17 89 5.2 16 0
A. Dorsey 1 9 9.0 9 0
Ohio Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
N. Rourke 10 75 7.5 24 1
J. Ross 14 68 4.9 21 0

Receiving

URI Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Parker 9 144 16.0 38 1
A. Dorsey 4 59 14.8 24 0
Ohio Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Tupa 3 49 16.3 22 1
J. Buckner 3 48 16.0 31 0

Fumbles

Ohio F FL
J. Buckner 1 1
A. Luehrman 1 0

Returning

URI KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Pires 4 16.3 0 21 0 0 0
Ohio KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Buckner 0 0 0 3 5.0 0 9
D. Knock 1 15.0 0 15 0 0 0

Punting

URI Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Schaum-Bartocci 4 151 37.8 42

Takeaways

URI Int Yds InTD
M. Mbye 1 -3 0
Ohio Int Yds InTD
M. Brooks 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

URI Ohio
Points For 20 41
Total Yards 375 466
Rushing Yards 84 278
Passing Yards 291 188
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/42 16/23
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 2/1
First Downs 21 23
Penalties - Yards 4/37 7/70
Time Of Possession 52:52 08:08
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/14 8/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 4/38 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter URI Ohio
Ohio 09:10 TD Nathan Rourke 5 yd run (Louie Zervos kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter URI Ohio
URI 01:26 FG C.J. Carrick 35 yd FG 3 7
Ohio 04:42 FG Louie Zervos 37 yd FG 3 10
Ohio 12:00 TD Tyler Tupa 22 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 3 17
URI 14:48 FG C.J. Carrick 19 yd FG 6 17
3rd Quarter URI Ohio
Ohio 04:59 TD Ryan Luehrman 4 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 6 24
URI 06:51 TD Aaron Parker 34 yd pass from Vito Priore (C.J. Carrick kick) 13 24
Ohio 10:44 FG Louie Zervos 42 yd FG 13 27
Ohio 14:20 TD De'Montre Tuggle 6 yd run (Louie Zervos kick) 13 34
4th Quarter URI Ohio
Ohio 03:48 TD De'Montre Tuggle 55 yd run (Louie Zervos kick) 13 41
URI 05:36 TD Isaiah Coulter 38 yd pass from Vito Priore (C.J. Carrick kick) 20 41

Game Information

Stadium: Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio
Attendance: 16,665
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