NCAAF Game Recap - Villanova at William & Mary
Sat Oct 5, 2019 3:30 PM EDT

UGA
43
Tenn
14
F
MSU
10
OSU
34
F
UtSt
6
LSU
42
F
Okla
45
Kans
20
F
Aub
13
Fla
24
F
Kent
0
Wisc
48
F
BGSU
0
ND
52
F
Tex
42
WVU
31
F
Purd
7
PSU
35
F
Cal
7
Oreg
17
F
Iowa
3
Mich
10
F
Wash
13
Stan
23
F
Boise
38
UNLV
13
F
UCF
24
Cin
27
F
OkSt
35
TxTch
45
F
Tuls
37
SMU
43
F(2OT)
GaSo
20
SoAl
17
F(1OT)
Temp
27
ECU
17
F
NM
21
SJSU
32
F
SoFL
48
UConn
22
F
MD
48
Rut
7
F
Tul
42
Army
33
F
BC
39
Lou
41
F
TCU
24
IASt
49
F
E Mi
16
C Mi
42
F
Ball
27
NIU
20
F
WestMI
24
Toled
31
F
ArkSt
38
GASt
52
F
Ohio
21
Buff
20
F OT
Ill
17
MIN
40
F
Marsh
13
MidTN
24
F
Bayl
31
K St
12
F
AF
25
Navy
34
F
VaTec
42
MiaFL
35
F
Mem
52
ULMon
33
F
SamHu
31
SFA
20
F
NW
10
Neb
13
F
Troy
10
MIZ
42
F
UNC
38
GATec
22
F
Ariz
35
Colo
30
F
JMU
45
Stony
38
F OT
W Ky
20
OD
3
F
TnSt
23
JacSt
31
F
Rice
20
UAB
35
F
UMass
0
FLInt
44
F
Vand
6
Miss
31
F
UTSA
26
UTEP
16
F
Lib
20
NMS
13
F
Pitt
33
Duke
30
F
OreSt
48
UCLA
31
F
SDSU
24
ColSt
10
F

Villanova 35, William & Mary 28

Oct 5, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Villanova (6-0)

14

7

0

14

35

William & Mary (2-4)

7

7

7

7

28

Villanova escapes with 35-28 win over William & Mary
Sat Oct 5, 2019 7:21 PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Daniel Smith threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Dee Wil Barlee on fourth-and-goal with 1:59 left in the game and Villanova held off William & Mary 35-28 on Saturday.

Villanova (6-0, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association), ranked No. 5 in the STATS FCS Top 25, had its hands full with the upset-minded Tribe (2-4, 0-2).

Kilton Anderson staked William & Mary to a 7-0 lead with a 12-yard TD pass to Kane Everson, capping a 12-play, 77-yard game-opening drive. After forcing a Villanova punt, the Tribe turned the ball over on their first play from scrimmage when Drew Wiley forced an Everson fumble after a catch and Nowooola Awopetu returned it eight yards to the William & Mary 17-yard line. Two plays later Justin Covington scored on a 3-yard run to knot the score at 7.

The Wildcats took advantage of a 22-yard punt by Will Michael to grab a 14-7 lead, scoring on Smith's 16-yard toss to Jaaron Hayek. Villanova stretched its lead to 21-7 on Barlee's 15-yard TD run, but Anderson connected with Zach Burdick for a 16-yard score sandwiched around a pair of missed field goals by Villanova's Drew Kresge and the Tribe trailed 21-14 at halftime.

William & Mary knotted the score at 21, using a marathon 17-play drive that covered 76 yards and took 7:36 off the clock with Bronson Yoder scoring on a 2-yard run.

Villanova recaptured the lead at 28-21 when Smith hooked up with Hayek for a 37-yard score, but Anderson again pulled the Tribe even when he hit Everson for a 20-yard TD on fourth-and-1 with 9:56 remaining in the game.

The Wildcats took the lead for good with a 16-play drive that took nearly 8 minutes off the clock.

The Tribe drove to the Villanova 30-yard line before turning the ball over on downs.

Smith completed 21 of 34 passes for 250 yards and three TDs for the Wildcats. Anderson finished 25-of-33 passing for 245 yards and three scores. Everson caught 11 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

Passing

Vill Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Smith 34 21 61.8 3 250 39 0 113.6
W&M Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Anderson 33 25 75.8 3 245 29 0 126.5

Rushing

Vill Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Covington 10 53 5.3 23 1
D. Barlee 10 52 5.2 15 1
W&M Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Lester 10 43 4.3 18 0
K. Anderson 10 10 1.0 12 0

Receiving

Vill Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hayek 6 83 13.8 37 2
T. Summers 6 46 7.7 14 0
W&M Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Everson 11 131 11.9 29 2
Z. Burdick 5 68 13.6 20 1

Fumbles

Vill F FL
T. Ayo-Durojaiye 1 1
W&M F FL
K. Everson 1 1

Returning

Vill KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Boykin 2 12.0 0 16 0 0 0
W&M KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Yoder 5 23.6 0 40 1 2.0 0 2

Punting

Vill Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Fondacaro 1 43 43.0 43
W&M Punt Yds Avg LgPu
W. Michael 3 90 30.0 34

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Vill W&M
Points For 35 28
Total Yards 441 349
Rushing Yards 191 92
Passing Yards 250 257
Passing Completions / Attempts 21/34 26/34
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/1
First Downs 25 22
Penalties - Yards 9/56 5/30
Time Of Possession 53:53 07:07
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 11/17 4/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 3/3 3/5
Punts - Average Yards 1/43 3/30

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Vill W&M
W&M 04:57 TD Kane Everson 12 yd pass from Kilton Anderson (Jake Johnston kick) 0 7
Vill 08:47 TD Justin Covington 3 yd run (Drew Kresge kick) 7 7
Vill 13:00 TD Jaaron Hayek 16 yd pass from Daniel Smith (Drew Kresge kick) 14 7
2nd Quarter Vill W&M
Vill 04:48 TD DeeWil Barlee 15 yd run (Drew Kresge kick) 21 7
W&M 12:09 TD Zach Burdick 16 yd pass from Kilton Anderson (Jake Johnston kick) 21 14
3rd Quarter Vill W&M
W&M 13:09 TD Bronson Yoder 2 yd run (Jake Johnston kick) 21 21
4th Quarter Vill W&M
Vill 01:00 TD Jaaron Hayek 37 yd pass from Daniel Smith (Drew Kresge kick) 28 21
W&M 05:04 TD Kane Everson 20 yd pass from Kilton Anderson (Jake Johnston kick) 28 28
Vill 13:01 TD DeeWil Barlee 1 yd pass from Daniel Smith (Drew Kresge kick) 35 28

Game Information

Stadium: Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field, Williamsburg, Virginia
Attendance: 9,164
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