NCAAF Game Recap - Rhode Island at New Hampshire
Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

UNCC
10
Clem
52
F
SMiss
7
Bama
49
F
ND
17
UGA
23
F
LSU
66
Vand
38
F
MiaOH
5
OSU
76
F
Aub
28
TxAM
20
F
Tenn
3
Fla
34
F
Utah
23
USC
30
F
Mich
14
Wisc
35
F
OkSt
30
Tex
36
F
UCF
34
Pitt
35
F
Oreg
21
Stan
6
F
UCLA
67
WaSt
63
F
AF
19
Boise
30
F
OD
17
UVA
28
F
Wash
45
BYU
19
F
Cal
28
Miss
20
F
Colo
34
AzSt
31
F
SMU
41
TCU
38
F
Hou
31
Tul
38
F
FLInt
31
LT
43
F
MSU
31
NW
10
F
ULMon
20
IASt
72
F
Elon
7
Wake
49
F
WestMI
33
Syr
52
F
BC
30
Rut
16
F
UConn
3
Ind
38
F
Mor
21
Army
52
F
CoCar
62
UMass
28
F
ULLaf
45
Ohio
25
F
CenCt
29
E Mi
34
F
Troy
35
Akr
7
F
BGSU
20
Kent
62
F
SoAl
3
UAB
35
F
Wyo
21
Tuls
24
F
App
34
UNC
31
F
Lou
24
FlaSt
35
F
Temp
22
Buff
38
F
JMU
37
Chat
14
F
SCar
14
MIZ
34
F
KY
13
MissSt
28
F
C Mi
12
MiaFL
17
F
NMS
52
NM
55
F
WVU
29
Kans
24
F
W&M
7
ECU
19
F
Hamp
27
Lib
62
F
Wagn
7
FlAtl
42
F
GASt
34
TxSt
37
F(2OT)
(N/A)
6
SamHu
45
F
SIU
28
ArkSt
41
F
N AL
12
JacSt
30
F
Bayl
21
Rice
13
F
Ball
23
NCSt
34
F
UTSA
3
NorTx
45
F
SJSU
31
Ark
24
F
NEV
37
UTEP
21
F
Neb
42
Ill
38
F
SacSt
20
Fres
34
F
Toled
41
ColSt
35
F
UtSt
23
SDSU
17
F
C Ark
16
Hawaii
35
F

New Hampshire 27, Rhode Island 24

Sep 21, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Rhode Island (0-3)

0

7

3

14

24

New Hampshire (1-2)

7

7

7

6

27

Hughes' FG on final play helps New Hampshire win home opener
Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:37 PM

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) Jason Hughes kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired and New Hampshire turned back Rhode Island 27-24 in its Colonial Athletic Association opener on Saturday.

Rhode Island pulled even with the Wildcats (1-2, 1-0 CAA) at 24-all on Zoe Bryant Jr.'s 2-yard touchdown run that capped a 13-play, 77-yard drive and took 4:16 off the clock. But that still left true freshman quarterback Max Brosmer and New Hampshire 90 seconds to make something happen.

Dylan Laube returned the kickoff 27 yards to the New Hampshire 28 yard-line and Brosmer hooked up with Brian Espanet for a 41-yard gain on first down. Brosmer later kept the drive alive by running for eight yards on third-and-4, setting the stage for Hughes.

The Wildcats took a 7-0 lead just two plays into the game when Brosmer connected with Malik Love for a 78-yard score. Brosmer added a 2-yard TD run to put New Hampshire up 14-0 in the second quarter, but Ahmere Dorsey scored on a 4-yard run to get the Rams (0-3, 0-2) within 14-7 at halftime.

New Hampshire stretched its lead to 21-7 at the 9:09 mark of the third quarter on Brosmer's 2-yard pass to Espanet. Rhode Island pulled within 21-10 on C.J. Carrick's 40-yard field goal heading into the fourth quarter.

Hughes' 34-yard field goal just 37 seconds into the final quarter put the Wildcats up 24-10. But Vito Priore started Rhode Island's rally with an 11-play, 65-yard drive, ending with his 5-yard TD pass to Isaiah Coulter.

Brosmer, the first true freshman to start for New Hampshire, hit 12 of 23 passes for 184 yards and two TDs with one interception. Evan Gray rushed for 123 yards on just seven carries, while Love had four catches for 92 yards. The Wildcats won their home opener for a 14th straight season.

Priore finished 28-of-38 passing for 312 yards and a TD with one pick. Aaron Parker had nine receptions for 144 yards, while Coulter hauled in 10 passes for 105 yards and a score.

Passing

URI Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
V. Priore 38 28 73.7 1 312 29 1 95.5
UNH Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
M. Brosmer 23 12 52.2 2 184 78 1 89.8

Rushing

URI Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Bryant Jr. 19 63 3.3 9 1
A. Dorsey 3 45 15.0 30 1
UNH Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
E. Gray 7 123 17.6 81 0
C. Washington Jr. 11 56 5.1 13 0

Receiving

URI Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Parker 9 144 16.0 29 0
I. Coulter 10 105 10.5 27 1
UNH Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Love 4 92 23.0 78 1
B. Espanet 2 43 21.5 41 1

Fumbles

URI F FL
C. Warren 1 0

Returning

URI KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Dorsey 3 19.7 0 23 1 10.0 0 10
UNH KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Laube 3 28.3 0 38 0 0 0
P. Lacey 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 1

Punting

URI Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Schaum-Bartocci 3 102 34.0 43
UNH Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Sanborn 4 144 36.0 42

Takeaways

URI Int Yds InTD
M. Mbye 1 0 0
UNH Int Yds InTD
P. Bush 1 29 0

Team Stats Comparison

URI UNH
Points For 24 27
Total Yards 432 413
Rushing Yards 120 229
Passing Yards 312 184
Passing Completions / Attempts 28/38 12/23
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 0/0
First Downs 23 16
Penalties - Yards 5/35 2/14
Time Of Possession 34:34 26:26
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/13 4/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/3 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 3/34 4/36

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter URI UNH
UNH 00:44 TD Malik Love 78 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Jason Hughes kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter URI UNH
UNH 03:24 TD Max Brosmer 2 yd run (Jason Hughes kick) 0 14
URI 12:46 TD Ahmere Dorsey 4 yd run (C.J. Carrick kick) 7 14
3rd Quarter URI UNH
UNH 05:51 TD Brian Espanet 2 yd pass from Max Brosmer (Jason Hughes kick) 7 21
URI 10:20 FG C.J. Carrick 40 yd FG 10 21
4th Quarter URI UNH
UNH 00:37 FG Jason Hughes 34 yd FG 10 24
URI 06:09 TD Isaiah Coulter 5 yd pass from Vito Priore (C.J. Carrick kick) 17 24
URI 13:30 TD Zoe Bryant Jr. 2 yd run (C.J. Carrick kick) 24 24
UNH 15:00 FG Jason Hughes 29 yd FG 24 27

Game Information

Stadium: Wildcat Stadium, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 7,159
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