NCAAF Game Recap
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Fordham at LafayetteSat Nov 2, 2019 12:30 PM EDT
Wof |
14 |
Clem |
59 |
F |
UGA |
24 |
Fla |
17 |
F |
Oreg |
56 |
USC |
24 |
F |
Utah |
33 |
Wash |
28 |
F |
Miss |
14 |
Aub |
20 |
F |
WVU |
14 |
Bayl |
17 |
F |
Mich |
38 |
MD |
7 |
F |
SMU |
48 |
Mem |
54 |
F |
VaTec |
20 |
ND |
21 |
F |
Cin |
46 |
ECU |
43 |
F |
GaSo |
24 |
App |
21 |
F |
Boise |
52 |
SJSU |
42 |
F |
K St |
38 |
Kans |
10 |
F |
NCSt |
10 |
Wake |
44 |
F |
Navy |
56 |
UConn |
10 |
F |
Buff |
43 |
E Mi |
14 |
F |
NIU |
10 |
C Mi |
48 |
F |
Hou |
29 |
UCF |
44 |
F |
UTSA |
14 |
TxAM |
45 |
F |
BC |
58 |
Syr |
27 |
F |
Neb |
27 |
Purd |
31 |
F |
Lib |
63 |
UMass |
21 |
F |
OD |
17 |
FLInt |
24 |
F |
Akr |
6 |
BGSU |
35 |
F |
Troy |
35 |
CoCar |
36 |
F |
JacSt |
17 |
UT-M |
22 |
F |
ArkSt |
48 |
ULMon |
41 |
F |
UNLV |
17 |
ColSt |
37 |
F |
Army |
13 |
AF |
17 |
F |
Marsh |
20 |
Rice |
7 |
F |
TCU |
27 |
OkSt |
34 |
F |
UTEP |
26 |
NorTx |
52 |
F |
Rut |
10 |
Ill |
38 |
F |
MiaFL |
27 |
FlaSt |
10 |
F |
MidTN |
20 |
UNCC |
34 |
F |
Tuls |
26 |
Tul |
38 |
F |
FlAtl |
35 |
W Ky |
24 |
F |
MissSt |
54 |
Ark |
24 |
F |
Pitt |
20 |
GATec |
10 |
F |
OreSt |
56 |
Ariz |
38 |
F |
TxSt |
3 |
ULLaf |
31 |
F |
UAB |
7 |
Tenn |
30 |
F |
NW |
3 |
Ind |
34 |
F |
Vand |
7 |
SCar |
24 |
F |
UVA |
38 |
UNC |
31 |
F |
Colo |
14 |
UCLA |
31 |
F |
BYU |
42 |
UtSt |
14 |
F |
NM |
10 |
NEV |
21 |
F |
Fres |
41 |
Hawaii |
38 |
F |
Kent |
33 |
Toled |
35 |
F |
Ball |
31 |
WestMI |
35 |
F |
Lafayette 38, Fordham 34
Nov 2, 2019, 12:30 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
|
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Fordham (3-6) |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
34 |
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Lafayette (2-7) |
17 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
EASTON, Pa. (AP) Selwyn Simpson ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, including a 10-yard scoring run with 1:48 left in the game, and Lafayette jumped out to a big lead and held on to beat Fordham 38-34 on Saturday.
Lafayette (2-7, 2-1 Patriot League) raced out to a 17-0 lead after one quarter. Jeffrey Kordenbrock opened the Leopards' scoring with a 31-yard field goal. Lafayette's Billy Shaeffer forced a fumble by Dan Byrnes on the ensuing kickoff and Marco Olivas recovered it at the Rams' 26-yard line. Five plays later Simpson scored on a 14-yard run. Freshman quarterback Keegan Shoemaker connected with Julius Young for a 10-yard score to close out the quarter.
Zach Davis put Fordham (3-6, 1-2) on the scoreboard with a 10-yard TD run just 7 seconds into the second quarter, but Shoemaker capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive with a 6-yard TD toss to Jordan Hull with 33 seconds remaining and the Leopards took a 24-7 lead into halftime.
Andrew Mevis had an 18-yard field goal for Fordham, but Shoemaker hooked up with Zadok Scott for a 91-yard scoring strike and Lafayette led 31-10.
The Rams made things interesting with three straight touchdown passes by Tim DeMorat - a 17-yarder to Dequece Carter, a 6-yarder to Hamze El-Zayat and a 15-yarder to Jeff Ciccio. Mevis booted a 42-yard field goal with 3:36 remaining to put Fordham up 33-31.
Shoemaker hit Jake Taggart for 18 yards and Hull for another 42 before Simpson scored the game-winner.
Shoemaker completed 17 of 33 passes for 309 yards with two interceptions. Scott had six catches for 160 yards.
DeMorat completed 23 of 37 passes for 315 yards and three TDs. Carter hauled in eight passes for 170 yards.
Passing
Ford | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
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T. DeMorat | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 3 | 315 | 55 | 0 | 116.4 |
Lafay | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
K. Shoemaker | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 3 | 309 | 91 | 2 | 89.1 |
Rushing
Ford | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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T. Sneed | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
Z. Davis | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 |
Lafay | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
S. Simpson | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 24 | 2 |
K. Shoemaker | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
Ford | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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D. Carter | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 55 | 1 |
J. Ferraro | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 21 | 0 |
Lafay | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
Z. Scott | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 91 | 1 |
J. Hull | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 42 | 1 |
Fumbles
Ford | F | FL |
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N. Mayfield | 1 | 0 |
D. Byrnes | 1 | 1 |
Returning
Ford | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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N. Mayfield | 5 | 19.6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D. Byrnes | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lafay | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
J. Younger | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
C. Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Punting
Takeaways
Ford | Int | Yds | InTD |
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J. Biggs-Frazier | 1 | 5 | 0 |
A. Diodato | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
Ford | Lafay | |
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Points For | 34 | 38 |
Total Yards | 383 | 501 |
Rushing Yards | 68 | 192 |
Passing Yards | 315 | 309 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 23/37 | 17/33 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2/1 | 0/0 |
First Downs | 19 | 19 |
Penalties - Yards | 6/45 | 4/25 |
Time Of Possession | 13:13 | 47:47 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 6/14 | 9/16 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 0/2 | 0/2 |
Punts - Average Yards | 4/42 | 4/29 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | Ford | Lafay | |||
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Lafay | 05:20 | FG | Jeffrey Kordenbrock 31 yd FG | 0 | 3 |
Lafay | 06:56 | TD | Selwyn Simpson 14 yd run (Jeffrey Kordenbrock kick) | 0 | 10 |
Lafay | 12:24 | TD | Julius Young 10 yd pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Jeffrey Kordenbrock kick) | 0 | 17 |
2nd Quarter | Ford | Lafay | |||
Ford | 00:07 | TD | Zach Davis 10 yd run (Andrew Mevis kick) | 7 | 17 |
Lafay | 14:27 | TD | Jordan Hull 6 yd pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Jeffrey Kordenbrock kick) | 7 | 24 |
3rd Quarter | Ford | Lafay | |||
Ford | 04:41 | FG | Andrew Mevis 18 yd FG | 10 | 24 |
Lafay | 09:07 | TD | Zadok Scott 91 yd pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Jeffrey Kordenbrock kick) | 10 | 31 |
Ford | 13:13 | TD | Dequece Carter 17 yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Andrew Mevis kick) | 17 | 31 |
4th Quarter | Ford | Lafay | |||
Ford | 00:56 | TD | Hamze El-Zayat 6 yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Andrew Mevis kick) | 24 | 31 |
Ford | 06:43 | TD | Jeff Ciccio 15 yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Andrew Mevis kick) | 31 | 31 |
Ford | 11:24 | FG | Andrew Mevis 42 yd FG | 34 | 31 |
Lafay | 13:12 | TD | Selwyn Simpson 10 yd run (Jeffrey Kordenbrock kick) | 34 | 38 |
Game Information
Stadium: Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium, Easton, Pennsylvania |
Attendance: 3,505 |
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