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Lehigh at Merrimack

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Lehigh beat Merrimack 14–⁠12. It was their second meeting; Lehigh leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayLehigh2–⁠9 in 2023
14
HomeMerrimack5–⁠6 in 2023
12

Final at Duane Stadium, North AndoverAttendance 1,562

At kickoff
85°F, a few clouds, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWM), 3 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Mike QuinnGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lehigh0140014
Merrimack336012

Standouts

Player stats

Lehigh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brayten Silbor20/4026021
Martin Laham0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gaige Garcia1471026
Dante Perri1808
Jack DiPietro2305
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Geoffrey Jamiel472034
Dylan McFadden256049
Connor Kennedy447225
Gaige Garcia534014

Merrimack

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gavin McCusker10/279000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyvon Edmonds Jr.23140032
L.J. Robinson226018
Donovan Wadley322013
Brendon Wyatt51305
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
L.J. Robinson340022
Jelani Mason233023
Donovan Wadley311011
Hayden Fisher1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Darion McKenzie0001
Grant Jackson0001

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

Team stats

LehighMerrimack
329Total yards276
260Passing yards90
69Rushing yards186
6.3Yards per pass3.3
2.9Yards per rush4.3
17First downs15
2–⁠14Third downs1–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
2Turnovers1
7–⁠55Penalties6–⁠60
27:37Possession32:23

Efficiency

LehighMerrimack
44%Success rate41%
−0.09EPA per play−0.28
1.42Explosiveness0.97
0.08Rushing EPA0.44
0.41Passing EPA−1.29
33%Passing-down success67%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Merrimack 75% to win. Lehigh pulled the upset.

Every drive

Merrimack end zoneLehigh end zoneQ1 MerrimackPunt, 7 playsQ1 LehighPunt, 4 playsQ1 MerrimackField goal, 6 playsQ1 LehighPunt, 5 playsQ1 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ1 LehighPunt, 5 playsQ1 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ1 LehighPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 10 playsQ2 LehighInterception, 6 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 LehighPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 LehighTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackField goal, 1 playQ3 LehighPunt, 9 playsQ3 MerrimackTouchdown, 13 playsQ3 LehighInterception, 6 playsQ3 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ3 LehighPunt, 6 playsQ4 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 LehighPunt, 3 playsQ4 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ4 LehighPunt, 6 playsQ4 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 LehighPunt, 4 playsQ4 MerrimackFumble, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Merrimack drives left to right, Lehigh right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
  2. Q1 LehighPunt, 4 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 MerrimackField goal, 6 plays, 37 yards
  4. Q1 LehighPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  5. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  6. Q1 LehighPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  7. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q1 LehighPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 10 plays, 52 yards
  10. Q2 LehighInterception, 6 plays, 53 yards
  11. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q2 LehighPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q2 LehighTouchdown, 6 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q2 MerrimackField goal, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q3 LehighPunt, 9 plays, 26 yards
  18. Q3 MerrimackTouchdown, 13 plays, 84 yards
  19. Q3 LehighInterception, 6 plays, 70 yards
  20. Q3 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  21. Q3 LehighPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  22. Q4 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 45 yards
  23. Q4 LehighPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  24. Q4 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  25. Q4 LehighPunt, 6 plays, 7 yards
  26. Q4 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 17 yards
  27. Q4 LehighPunt, 4 plays, −4 yards
  28. Q4 MerrimackFumble, 2 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter2 drives, then Merrimack 3, Lehigh 0
Lehigh Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31Gaige Garcia run for 1 yd to the LEH 32
Lehigh Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18Brayten Silbor pass complete to Connor Kennedy for 8 yds to the LEH 26
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Garrido kickoff for 61 yds , Donovan Wadley return for 36 yds to the MRMK 40
10:494th & 14 at opp 37Cole Peterson punt for 27 yds
9:404th & 10 at own 10Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 42 yds , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for no gain to the MRMK 48
7:174th & 4 at opp 15Lliam Davis 32 yd FG GOODMerrimack 3, Lehigh 0
7:171st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 64 yds , Geoffrey Jamiel return for 17 yds to the LEH 18
5:184th & 6 at own 35Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 32 yds
4:134th & 13 at own 30Cole Peterson punt for 38 yds , Geoffrey Jamiel returns for no gain to the LEH 31
1:394th & 6 at opp 49Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 39 yds
0:064th & 4 at own 16Cole Peterson punt for 42 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then Lehigh 14, Merrimack 6
Lehigh Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 40Brayten Silbor pass complete to Geoffrey Jamiel for 25 yds to the MRMK 15 Merrimack Penalty, face mask (8 yards) (Josh Addo) to the MRMK 7
0:001st & 10 at own 41Brayten Silbor pass complete to Martin Laham for 19 yds to the MRMK 40 for a 1ST down
Lehigh Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 42Dante Perri run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
15:003rd & 2 at the 50Gaige Garcia run for 1 yd to the MRMK 49
13:514th & 1 at opp 49Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 46 yds
8:524th & 10 at opp 45Cole Peterson punt for 45 yds
Lehigh Interception, 6 plays
7:224th & 5 at opp 35Brayten Silbor pass complete to Jack DiPietro for 8 yds to the MRMK 27 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 27Martin Laham pass intercepted
5:544th & 8 at own 23Cole Peterson punt for 51 yds
4:384th & 5 at own 31Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 43 yds
2:464th & 7 at own 29Cole Peterson punt for 42 yds , Geoffrey Jamiel returns for no gain to the LEH 29
Lehigh Touchdown, 6 plays
1:011st & goal at opp 7Gaige Garcia run for 1 yd to the MRMK 6
0:561st & 10 at own 35Nick Garrido kickoff for 64 yds , Donovan Wadley return for 15 yds to the MRMK 16
0:224th & 8 at own 18Cole Peterson punt for 34 yds
0:021st & 10 at own 35Nick Garrido kickoff for 46 yds , Tyvon Edmonds Jr. return for 37 yds to the MRMK 28 Lehigh Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Aidan Singleton) to the LEH 29
0:021st & 10 at own 35Nick Garrido kickoff for 46 yds , Tyvon Edmonds Jr. return for 37 yds to the MRMK 28 Lehigh Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Aidan Singleton) to the LEH 29
Lehigh Touchdown, 6 plays
0:562nd & goal at opp 6Connor Kennedy 6 Yd pass from Brayten Silbor (Nick Garrido Kick)Lehigh 7, Merrimack 3
3rd quarter6 drives, then Lehigh 14, Merrimack 12
Lehigh Punt, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 24Gaige Garcia run for 2 yds to the LEH 26
0:002nd & 8 at own 26Brayten Silbor pass incomplete to Geoffrey Jamiel Merrimack Penalty, off-side (Paris Lenon) to the LEH 31
0:002nd & 3 at own 31pass incomplete to Mason Humphrey
0:003rd & 3 at own 31Brayten Silbor pass complete to Gaige Garcia for 4 yds to the LEH 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 35Brayten Silbor sacked for a loss of 14 yards to the LEH 21
0:002nd & 24 at own 21Gaige Garcia run for 26 yds to the LEH 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Mason Humphrey
0:002nd & 10 at own 47Brayten Silbor pass complete to Mason Humphrey for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 7 at the 50pass incomplete to Mason Humphrey
Merrimack Touchdown, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 13Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 1 yd to the MRMK 14
0:002nd & 9 at own 14Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 20 yds to the MRMK 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34LJ Robinson run for 18 yds to the LEH 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 48Brendon Wyatt run for 3 yds to the LEH 45
0:002nd & 7 at opp 45Gavin McCusker pass complete to Donovan Wadley for 3 yds to the LEH 42
0:003rd & 4 at opp 42Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 2 yds to the LEH 40
0:004th & 2 at opp 40Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 5 yds to the LEH 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 35Gavin McCusker pass incomplete to LJ Robinson for a 1ST down Lehigh Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Donovan Lassiter) to the LEH 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Donovan Wadley run for 13 yds to the LEH 7 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 7pass incomplete to Donovan Wadley
0:002nd & goal at opp 7Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 5 yds to the LEH 2
Lehigh Interception, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Brayten Silbor pass complete to Geoffrey Jamiel for 9 yds to the LEH 34
0:002nd & 1 at own 34Gaige Garcia run for 3 yds to the LEH 37 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 37Brayten Silbor pass complete to Geoffrey Jamiel for 34 yds to the MRMK 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 29Gaige Garcia run for 24 yds to the MRMK 5 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 5pass incomplete to Connor Kennedy
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Donovan Wadley
0:002nd & 10 at own 38Tyvon Edmonds Jr. run for 7 yds to the MRMK 45
0:003rd & 3 at own 45Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 46
Lehigh Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Brayten Silbor run for 6 yds to the LEH 26
0:002nd & 4 at own 26Brayten Silbor pass incomplete to Martin Laham, broken up by Garry Rosemond Jr.
0:003rd & 4 at own 26Brayten Silbor pass complete to Gaige Garcia for 14 yds to the LEH 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 57 yds , Jack DiPietro return for 16 yds to the LEH 24
10:594th & 7 at the 50Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 40 yds , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 15 yds to the MRMK 35 Merrimack Penalty, personal foul (Tre Jordan III) to the MRMK 13
Merrimack Touchdown, 13 plays
5:041st & goal at opp 3
5:041st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:382nd & goal at opp 5Brayten Silbor pass intercepted
1:034th & 2 at own 46Cole Peterson punt for 54 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then Lehigh 14, Merrimack 12
Merrimack Fumble, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18pass incomplete to Tyvon Edmonds Jr.
Lehigh Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Gaige Garcia run for a loss of 1 yard to the LEH 39
15:002nd & 11 at own 39pass incomplete to Roemello Miner
15:003rd & 11 at own 39Brayten Silbor pass complete to Roemello Miner for 6 yds to the LEH 45
13:274th & 5 at own 45Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 55 yds
Merrimack Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:554th & 4 at opp 35pass incomplete to Hayden Fisher
7:474th & 14 at own 31Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 51 yds , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 15 yds to the MRMK 33
7:054th & 3 at own 40Cole Peterson punt for 37 yds
3:224th & 14 at own 30Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 31 yds
Merrimack Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:364th & 25 at opp 44Gavin McCusker sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the MRMK 49
Lehigh Punt, 4 plays
0:363rd & 15 at own 46Brayten Silbor run for 1 yd to the LEH 47
0:194th & 14 at own 47Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 35 yds

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.

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Lehigh leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

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2023Lehigh 14, Merrimack 12
2019Lehigh 10, Merrimack 3

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