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Lafayette at Sacred Heart

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Lafayette beat Sacred Heart 19–⁠14. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Sacred Heart led the series 5–⁠3.

AwayLafayette9–⁠3 in 2023
19
HomeSacred Heart2–⁠9 in 2023
14

Final at Campus Field, FairfieldAttendance 5,634

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR), 12 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Official
Rick MartinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lafayette760619
Sacred Heart070714

Standouts

Player stats

Lafayette

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Schuster6/124001
Dean DeNobile2/32900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamar Curtis19181147
Jermaine Conyers429013
Dean DeNobile228021
Nahjee Adams1111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nahjee Adams124024
Jamar Curtis218011
Mason Gilbert1909
Elijah Steward2704
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Taylor Smallwood0001

Sacred Heart

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cade Pribula17/2813811
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malik Grant2165022
Jalen Madison948127
Cade Pribula8307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Payton Rhoades431011
Ethan Hilliman428111
Aboraa Kwarteng324011
Malik Grant119019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Marques Mason0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

LafayetteSacred Heart
292Total yards254
69Passing yards138
223Rushing yards116
4.6Yards per pass4.9
6.4Yards per rush3.0
20First downs18
3–⁠9Third downs9–⁠18
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
2Turnovers1
7–⁠65Penalties9–⁠73
24:56Possession35:04

Efficiency

LafayetteSacred Heart
67%Success rate28%
0.93EPA per play−0.07
1.67Explosiveness1.94
1.68Rushing EPA0.18
0.17Passing EPA0.07
50%Passing-down success27%
12%Havoc by its defense17%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Sacred Heart 66% to win. Lafayette won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Sacred Heart −5.5, over/under 38.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Sacred Heart 65%, Lafayette 35%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Sacred Heart end zoneLafayette end zoneQ1 LafayetteFumble, 1 playQ1 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 playsQ1 LafayetteTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 playsQ1 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 10 playsQ1 LafayetteTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Sacred HeartPunt, 9 playsQ2 LafayettePunt, 3 playsQ2 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 LafayetteInterception, 6 playsQ3 Sacred HeartPunt, 4 playsQ3 LafayettePunt, 3 playsQ3 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 LafayettePunt, 6 playsQ3 LafayettePunt, 3 playsQ3 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 LafayetteTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 Sacred HeartInterception, 11 playsQ4 LafayetteResult not recorded, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Sacred Heart drives left to right, Lafayette right to left.
  1. Q1 LafayetteFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 LafayetteTouchdown, 8 plays, 83 yards
  4. Q1 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 10 plays, 20 yards
  6. Q1 LafayetteTouchdown, 10 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 Sacred HeartPunt, 9 plays, 20 yards
  8. Q2 LafayettePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  9. Q2 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 10 plays, 48 yards
  10. Q2 LafayetteInterception, 6 plays, 21 yards
  11. Q3 Sacred HeartPunt, 4 plays, 33 yards
  12. Q3 LafayettePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  13. Q3 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 10 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q3 LafayettePunt, 6 plays, 27 yards
  15. Q3 LafayettePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  16. Q3 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 10 plays, 38 yards
  17. Q4 LafayetteTouchdown, 13 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q4 Sacred HeartInterception, 11 plays, 41 yards
  19. Q4 LafayetteResult not recorded, 4 plays, −47 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Lafayette 7, Sacred Heart 0
Sacred Heart Punt, 3 plays
14:461st & 10 at own 35Jakob Trestik kickoff for 44 yds , Curtis Whiting return for 8 yds to the SHU 29
12:594th & 5 at own 34Andrew Ryczek punt for 52 yds
Lafayette Touchdown, 8 plays
9:151st & 10 at opp 36Ryan Schuster pass incomplete to Carl Smith, broken up by Maximus Mongelli for a 1ST down Sacred Heart Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Quinn Hart) to the SHU 28 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at opp 28Jamar Curtis run for 28 yds for a TD (Jack Simonetta KICK) (Jack Simonetta KICK)
Sacred Heart Punt, 3 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 21Malik Grant run for a loss of 1 yard to the SHU 20
9:002nd & 11 at own 20pass incomplete to Ethan Hilliman
9:003rd & 11 at own 20Cade Pribula pass complete to Ethan Hilliman for 7 yds to the SHU 27
7:174th & 4 at own 27Andrew Ryczek punt for 43 yds , Gabe DuBois returns for 6 yds to the LAF 36
7:071st & 10 at own 36Ryan Schuster pass complete to Mason Gilbert for 9 yds Ryan Schuster fumbled, recovered by SHU Ernest Howard
Sacred Heart Missed FG, 10 plays
5:493rd & 4 at opp 34Cade Pribula pass complete to Payton Rhoades for 11 yds to the LAF 23 for a 1ST down
5:491st & 10 at opp 23Jalen Madison run for 1 yd to the LAF 22
5:492nd & 9 at opp 22Cade Pribula pass complete to Jalen Madison for 4 yds to the LAF 18
5:493rd & 5 at opp 18Cade Pribula pass complete to LJ Haskett for 14 yds to the LAF 4 for a 1ST down
5:491st & goal at opp 4Sacred Heart Penalty, false start (Phil Pasmeg) to the LAF 9
5:491st & goal at opp 9Cade Pribula sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the LAF 13
5:492nd & goal at opp 13Cade Pribula sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the LAF 20
5:493rd & goal at opp 20pass incomplete to Aboraa Kwarteng
1:414th & goal at opp 20Sam Renzi 36 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter2 drives, then Lafayette 13, Sacred Heart 7
Lafayette Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Ryan Schuster pass complete to Elijah Steward for 4 yds to the SHU 29
15:002nd & 6 at opp 29Jermaine Conyers run for 4 yds to the SHU 25
15:003rd & 2 at opp 25pass incomplete to Carl Smith
15:004th & 2 at opp 25Jamar Curtis run for 6 yds to the SHU 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Ryan Schuster pass complete to Jamar Curtis for 11 yds to the SHU 8 Sacred Heart Penalty, personal foul (DeAndre Byrd) to the SHU 4
12:281st & goal at opp 4Ryan Schuster run for 4 yds for a TD (Jack Simonetta PAT MISSED)
12:231st & 10 at own 35Jakob Trestik kickoff for 57 yds , Jon Moccia return for 23 yds to the SHU 31
8:414th & 14 at opp 49Andrew Ryczek punt for 49 yds
6:574th & 16 at own 14Jakob Trestik punt for 37 yds
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 10 plays
1:281st & 10 at opp 17Jalen Madison run for 17 yds for a TD (Sam Renzi KICK)
1:281st & 10 at own 35Sam Renzi kickoff for 42 yds
0:003rd & 5 at own 46Ryan Schuster pass intercepted
Q3 14:531st & 10 at own 35Sam Renzi kickoff for 64 yds , Troy Bruce return for 27 yds to the LAF 28
Q3 12:224th & 11 at own 27Jakob Trestik punt for 32 yds , Jason Palmieri returns for no gain to the SHU 41
Q3 7:484th & goal at opp 7Sam Renzi 23 yd FG MISSED
Q3 5:194th & 10 at own 47Jakob Trestik punt for 37 yds
3rd quarter1 drive, then Lafayette 13, Sacred Heart 7
Sacred Heart Punt, 4 plays
5:191st & 10 at own 16Jalen Madison run for 27 yds to the SHU 43 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at own 43Jalen Madison run for 3 yds to the SHU 46
5:192nd & 7 at own 46Jalen Madison run for 1 yd to the SHU 47
5:193rd & 6 at own 47Lafayette Penalty, off-side (Tim O’Hearn) to the LAF 48
5:193rd & 1 at opp 48Malik Grant run for a loss of 3 yards to the SHU 49
2:334th & 4 at own 49Andrew Ryczek punt for 38 yds
0:154th & 13 at own 10Jakob Trestik punt for 34 yds , Jason Palmieri returns for 3 yds to the LAF 41
4th quarter3 drives, then Lafayette 19, Sacred Heart 14
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 10 plays
15:002nd & 3 at opp 34pass incomplete to Payton Rhoades
15:003rd & 3 at opp 34pass incomplete to Payton Rhoades
14:494th & 3 at opp 34Cade Pribula run for 3 yds to the LAF 31 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 31Malik Grant run for 1 yd to the LAF 30
14:492nd & 9 at opp 30pass incomplete to Phil Pasmeg
14:493rd & 9 at opp 30Cade Pribula pass complete to Malik Grant for 19 yds to the LAF 11 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 11Malik Grant run for 2 yds to the LAF 9
14:492nd & 8 at opp 9Cade Pribula sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the LAF 11
11:413rd & 10 at opp 11Cade Pribula pass complete to Ethan Hilliman for 11 yds for a TD (Sam Renzi KICK)
11:411st & 10 at own 35Sam Renzi kickoff for 44 yds
Lafayette Touchdown, 13 plays
7:241st & goal at opp 1Nahjee Adams 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
7:241st & goal at opp 3Dean DeNobile pass complete to Carl Smith Lafayette Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Chris Carasia) to the SHU 3
7:241st & goal at opp 3Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Elijah Steward
7:141st & 10 at own 35Jakob Trestik kickoff for 58 yds , Jon Moccia return for 47 yds to the LAF 46
1:404th & goal at opp 5Cade Pribula pass intercepted
Lafayette Result not recorded, 4 plays
1:352nd & 8 at own 22Jamar Curtis run for 47 yds to the SHU 31 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Lafayette–Sacred Heart game

Sacred Heart leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Lafayette 31, Sacred Heart 17
2023Lafayette 19, Sacred Heart 14
2022Lafayette 6, Sacred Heart 0
2019Sacred Heart 56, Lafayette 40
2018Sacred Heart 35, Lafayette 6
2017Sacred Heart 38, Lafayette 24

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