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Mercyhurst at Central Connecticut

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Central Connecticut beat Mercyhurst 38–⁠20. It was their first meeting; after it, Central Connecticut led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayMercyhurst4–⁠7 in 2024
20
HomeCentral Connecticut7–⁠6 in 2024
38

Final at Arute Field, New BritainAttendance 3,167

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the west, gusts to 24 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Lance CarlenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mercyhurst707620
Central Connecticut01714738

Standouts

  • PassingBrady Olson9 of 14, 124 yards, 3 TDCentral Connecticut
  • RushingElijah Howard27 carries, 169 yardsCentral Connecticut
  • ReceivingBrian Trobel6 catches, 89 yards, 1 TDMercyhurst
  • DefenseJayvis Rayside1 INTCentral Connecticut

Player stats

Mercyhurst

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Adam Urena25/4528613
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Earnest Davis420010
Brian Trobel518214
Ayron Rodriguez613013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cameron Barmore8103020
Brian Trobel689129
Rylan Davison759013
Chaz Davis228019

Central Connecticut

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brady Olson9/1412430
Ricky Ortega0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah Howard27169024
Jadon Turner11114159
Ricky Ortega31118
Brady Olson6805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Paul Marsh467239
Peter Cleary118018
Joe Crifasi116116
Elijah Howard112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jayvis Rayside0001
Isaac Boston0001
Davone Walden Jr.0001

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

Team stats

MercyhurstCentral Connecticut
303Total yards425
286Passing yards124
17Rushing yards301
6.4Yards per pass7.8
0.8Yards per rush6.3
26First downs20
1–⁠8Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠2
4Turnovers1
7–⁠55Penalties13–⁠132
28:14Possession31:46

Efficiency

MercyhurstCentral Connecticut
39%Success rate48%
−0.18EPA per play0.17
1.21Explosiveness1.11
0.11Rushing EPA0.10
−0.19Passing EPA0.39
26%Passing-down success25%

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)

Central Connecticut 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Central Connecticut −16.5, over/under 57.5.

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

Every drive

Central Connecticut end zoneMercyhurst end zoneQ1 MercyhurstInterception, 7 playsQ1 Central ConnecticutMissed FG, 6 playsQ1 MercyhurstTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 MercyhurstFumble, 3 playsQ2 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 MercyhurstInterception, 8 playsQ2 Central ConnecticutField goal, 12 playsQ2 MercyhurstEnd of half, 6 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercyhurstPunt, 4 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 MercyhurstTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 playsQ4 MercyhurstTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 playsQ4 MercyhurstInterception, 3 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutFumble, 2 playsQ4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Connecticut drives left to right, Mercyhurst right to left.
  1. Q1 MercyhurstInterception, 7 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 Central ConnecticutMissed FG, 6 plays, 35 yards
  3. Q1 MercyhurstTouchdown, 8 plays, 78 yards
  4. Q1 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 13 plays, 73 yards
  5. Q2 MercyhurstFumble, 3 plays, −14 yards
  6. Q2 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 3 plays, 11 yards
  7. Q2 MercyhurstInterception, 8 plays, 55 yards
  8. Q2 Central ConnecticutField goal, 12 plays, 76 yards
  9. Q2 MercyhurstEnd of half, 6 plays, 10 yards
  10. Q3 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 7 plays, 57 yards
  11. Q3 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  13. Q3 MercyhurstPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  14. Q3 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 2 plays, 42 yards
  15. Q3 MercyhurstTouchdown, 11 plays, 89 yards
  16. Q3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  17. Q4 MercyhurstTouchdown, 4 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q4 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q4 MercyhurstInterception, 3 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q4 Central ConnecticutFumble, 2 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 24 yards
  22. Q4 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 8 plays, 84 yards
  23. Q4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −1 yard
  24. Q4 Central ConnecticutEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Mercyhurst 7, Central Connecticut 0
Mercyhurst Interception, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass complete to Austin Urena for 3 yds to the MERC 28 for a 1ST down Central Connecticut Penalty, (15 Yards) to the MERC 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Earnest Davis run for 3 yds to the MERC 46
15:002nd & 7 at own 46Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 14 yds to the CCSU 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for no gain to the CCSU 40
15:003rd & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass incomplete
12:194th & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass intercepted Isaac Boston return for no gain to the CCSU 43
Central Connecticut Missed FG, 6 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 43Elijah Howard run for 11 yds to the MERC 46 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 46Elijah Howard run for 24 yds to the MERC 22 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 22Ricky Ortega pass incomplete
12:192nd & 10 at opp 22Elijah Howard run for no gain to the MERC 22
12:193rd & 10 at opp 22Ricky Ortega pass incomplete
10:294th & 10 at opp 22Jack Barnum 39 yd FG MISSED
Mercyhurst Touchdown, 8 plays
10:291st & 10 at own 22Earnest Davis run for 10 yds to the MERC 32 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at own 32Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 10 yds to the MERC 42 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at own 42Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 15 yds to the CCSU 43 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at opp 43Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 9 yds to the CCSU 34
10:292nd & 1 at opp 34Earnest Davis run for 7 yds to the CCSU 27 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at opp 27Earnest Davis run for no gain to the CCSU 27
10:292nd & 10 at opp 27Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 5 yds to the CCSU 22
5:583rd & 5 at opp 22Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for 22 yds for a TD (Nathan Nagucki KICK)Mercyhurst 7, Central Connecticut 0
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 13 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 35Kaedon Kline kickoff for 45 yds , Jadon Turner return for 7 yds to the CCSU 27
5:551st & 10 at own 27Elijah Howard run for 3 yds to the CCSU 30
5:552nd & 7 at own 30Elijah Howard run for 5 yds to the CCSU 35
5:553rd & 2 at own 35Elijah Howard run for 11 yds to the CCSU 46 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 46Brady Olson run for 5 yds to the MERC 49
5:552nd & 5 at opp 49Elijah Howard run for 12 yds to the MERC 37 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 37Brady Olson run for 3 yds to the MERC 34
5:552nd & 7 at opp 34Brady Olson pass incomplete
5:553rd & 7 at opp 34Brady Olson run for 1 yd to the MERC 33
5:554th & 6 at opp 33Brady Olson pass complete to Elijah Howard for 12 yds to the MERC 21 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 21Jadon Turner run for 6 yds to the MERC 15
5:552nd & 4 at opp 15Jadon Turner run for 6 yds to the MERC 9 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 9PENALTY CCSU False Start (Ambrosia,Alec) 5 yards from HURST09 to HURST14. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 14Elijah Howard run for 6 yds to the MERC 8
Q2 14:122nd & goal at opp 8Ricky Ortega run for 8 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Central Connecticut 17, Mercyhurst 7
Mercyhurst Fumble, 3 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 52 yds
14:121st & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass incomplete
14:122nd & 10 at own 25PENALTY HURST False Start (Staton,Terrell) 5 yards from HURST25 to HURST20. NO PLAY.
14:122nd & 15 at own 20Adam Urena pass incomplete
13:583rd & 15 at own 20Adam Urena sacked by Dan Toatley for a loss of 9 yards to the MERC 11 Adam Urena fumbled, recovered by MERC Gavin Taylor , return for 0 yards
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 3 plays
13:581st & 10 at opp 11Brady Olson run for 3 yds to the MERC 8
13:582nd & 7 at opp 8Elijah Howard run for 2 yds to the MERC 10
12:303rd & 9 at opp 10Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 10 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Central Connecticut 14, Mercyhurst 7
Mercyhurst Interception, 8 plays
12:241st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 50 yds , Chaz Davis return for 12 yds to the MERC 27
12:241st & 10 at own 27Chaz Davis run for 2 yds to the MERC 29
12:242nd & 8 at own 29Ayron Rodriguez run for 13 yds to the MERC 42 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at own 42Ayron Rodriguez run for no gain to the MERC 42
12:242nd & 10 at own 42Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 18 yds to the CCSU 40 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 5 yds to the CCSU 35
12:242nd & 5 at opp 35Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 9 yds to the CCSU 26 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at opp 26Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 13 yds to the CCSU 13 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at opp 13PENALTY HURST False Start (Staton,Terrell) 5 yards from CCSU13 to CCSU18. NO PLAY.
7:161st & 15 at opp 18Adam Urena pass intercepted, touchback.
Central Connecticut Field goal, 12 plays
7:161st & 10 at own 20Jadon Turner run for 7 yds to the CCSU 27
7:162nd & 3 at own 27Jadon Turner run for 2 yds to the CCSU 29
6:023rd & 1 at own 29Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 06:02
6:023rd & 1 at own 29Elijah Howard run for 10 yds to the CCSU 39 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at own 39Elijah Howard run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at the 50Elijah Howard run for 12 yds to the MERC 38 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun Olson,Brady rush right for 20 yards gain to the HURST18 (Mackey,Anthony), out of bounds PENALTY CCSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from HURST38 to HURST43. NO PLAY.
6:021st & 15 at opp 43Jadon Turner run for 7 yds to the MERC 36
6:022nd & 8 at opp 36Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 12 yds to the MERC 24 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at opp 24Jadon Turner run for 16 yds to the MERC 8 for a 1ST down
6:021st & goal at opp 8Jadon Turner run for 3 yds to the MERC 11
6:022nd & goal at opp 11Ricky Ortega run for 1 yd to the MERC 10
6:023rd & goal at opp 10Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 6 yds to the MERC 4
1:094th & goal at opp 4Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 01:09
1:064th & goal at opp 4Jack Barnum 22 yd FG GOODCentral Connecticut 17, Mercyhurst 7
Mercyhurst End of half, 6 plays
0:581st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 61 yds , Chaz Davis return for 34 yds to the MERC 38
0:581st & 10 at own 38Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 7 yds to the MERC 45
0:582nd & 3 at own 45Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 12 yds to the CCSU 43 for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at opp 43Timeout Mercyhurst, clock 00:48
0:481st & 10 at opp 43Adam Urena pass incomplete
0:482nd & 10 at opp 43Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 10 yds to the CCSU 33 for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at opp 33Adam Urena pass incomplete
0:482nd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun Urena,Adam pass complete deep middle to Barmore,Cameron caught at CCSU10, for 29 yards to the CCSU04 (Walden Jr.,Davone; Bryson,Gavin) PENALTY HURST Holding 10 yards from CCSU33 to CCSU43. NO PLAY.
0:242nd & 20 at opp 43Timeout Mercyhurst, clock 00:24
0:002nd & 20 at opp 43Adam Urena sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the MERC 48
3rd quarter7 drives, then Central Connecticut 31, Mercyhurst 14
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 7 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Kaedon Kline kickoff for 38 yds , Precious Ekeh return for 16 yds to the CCSU 43
14:551st & 10 at own 43Elijah Howard run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
14:552nd & 3 at the 50Elijah Howard run for 4 yds to the MERC 46 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 46Elijah Howard run for 6 yds to the MERC 40
14:552nd & 4 at opp 40Brady Olson pass complete to Peter Cleary for 18 yds to the MERC 22 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 22Brady Olson pass complete to Michael Plaskon for 6 yds to the MERC 16
14:552nd & 4 at opp 16Brady Olson pass incomplete
12:103rd & 4 at opp 16Brady Olson pass complete to Joe Crifasi for 16 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Central Connecticut 24, Mercyhurst 7
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
12:051st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 62 yds , Chaz Davis return for 8 yds to the MERC 11
12:051st & 10 at own 11Brian Trobel run for no gain to the MERC 11
12:052nd & 10 at own 11Brian Trobel run for no gain to the MERC 11
12:053rd & 10 at own 11Adam Urena pass incomplete
10:224th & 10 at own 11Hunter Pittman punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CCSU 47 , Michael Plaskon returns for 6 yds to the CCSU 47
Central Connecticut Punt, 3 plays
10:221st & 10 at own 47Brady Olson pass incomplete
10:222nd & 10 at own 47Elijah Howard run for 4 yds to the MERC 49
10:223rd & 6 at opp 49Brady Olson sacked by Jonas King for a loss of 4 yards to the CCSU 47
8:564th & 10 at own 47Aidan Clark punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Chaz Davis at the MERC 9
Mercyhurst Punt, 4 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 9Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for 12 yds to the MERC 21 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at own 21Adam Urena pass incomplete
8:562nd & 10 at own 21Brian Trobel run for 1 yd to the MERC 22
8:563rd & 9 at own 22Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for a loss of 1 yard to the MERC 21
6:424th & 10 at own 21Hunter Pittman punt for 21 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MERC 42
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 2 plays
6:421st & 10 at opp 42Elijah Howard run for 3 yds to the MERC 39
6:002nd & 7 at opp 39Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 39 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Central Connecticut 31, Mercyhurst 7
Mercyhurst Touchdown, 11 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds , Brian Trobel return for 11 yds to the MERC 11
5:551st & 10 at own 11Central Connecticut Penalty, (15 Yards) to the MERC 22 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 22Central Connecticut Penalty, (15 Yards) to the MERC 41 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 41Adam Urena pass incomplete
5:552nd & 10 at own 41Ayron Rodriguez run for 5 yds to the MERC 36
5:553rd & 15 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun Urena,Adam pass incomplete short right to Barmore,Cameron thrown to HURST30 broken up by Taylor,Gavin PENALTY CCSU Personal Foul (Bryson,Gavin) 15 yards from HURST36 to CCSU49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:551st & 10 at opp 49Ayron Rodriguez run for 2 yds to the CCSU 47
5:552nd & 8 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun Urena,Adam pass incomplete deep left to Davison,Rylan thrown to CCSU20 broken up by Bryson,Gavin PENALTY CCSU Pass Interference (Bryson,Gavin) 15 yards from CCSU47 to CCSU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:551st & 10 at opp 32Ayron Rodriguez run for 1 yd to the CCSU 33
5:552nd & 11 at opp 33Adam Urena pass incomplete
5:553rd & 11 at opp 33Adam Urena pass complete to Austin Urena for 4 yds to the CCSU 29
5:554th & 7 at opp 29Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 15 yds to the CCSU 14 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 14Chaz Davis run for 4 yds to the CCSU 18
5:552nd & 14 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun Urena,Adam pass incomplete short right to Barmore,Cameron thrown to CCSU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CCSU Pass Interference (Armstrong,Tristan) 15 yards from CCSU18 to CCSU03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:311st & goal at opp 3Brian Trobel run for 3 yds for a TD PENALTY CCSU Offside (Stoll,Jack) 2 yards from CCSU03 to CCSU01. NO PLAY. (Nathan Nagucki KICK)Central Connecticut 31, Mercyhurst 14
0:311st & goal at opp 3PENALTY CCSU Offside (Stoll,Jack) 2 yards from CCSU03 to CCSU01. NO PLAY.
Central Connecticut Punt, 6 plays
0:241st & 10 at own 35Kaedon Kline kickoff for 44 yds , Michael Trovarelli return for 12 yds to the CCSU 33
0:001st & 10 at own 33Elijah Howard run for 6 yds to the CCSU 39
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at own 39Elijah Howard run for 9 yds to the CCSU 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 48Brady Olson pass complete to Isaac Boston for 5 yds to the MERC 47
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun Olson,Brady pass incomplete deep middle to Boston,Isaac thrown to HURST25 PENALTY HURST Offside (Thomas,Will) 5 yards from HURST47 to HURST42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 42Elijah Howard run for 3 yds to the MERC 39
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 39Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the MERC 38
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 38Brady Olson pass incomplete
Q4 11:554th & 6 at opp 38Aidan Clark punt for 38 yds for a touchback
4th quarter8 drives, then Central Connecticut 38, Mercyhurst 20
Mercyhurst Touchdown, 4 plays
11:551st & 10 at own 20Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for 22 yds to the MERC 42 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun Urena,Adam pass incomplete short middle to Urena,Austin thrown to CCSU40 PENALTY CCSU Pass Interference (Armstrong,Tristan) 15 yards from HURST42 to CCSU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:551st & 10 at opp 43Adam Urena pass incomplete
11:552nd & 10 at opp 43Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for 29 yds to the CCSU 14 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 14Brian Trobel run for 14 yds for a TD PENALTY CCSU Offside (Massay,Jared) 2 yards from CCSU03 to CCSU01. NO PLAY. (Nathan Nagucki PAT MISSED)Central Connecticut 31, Mercyhurst 22
10:231st & goal at opp 3PENALTY CCSU Offside (Massay,Jared) 2 yards from CCSU03 to CCSU01. NO PLAY.
Central Connecticut Punt, 3 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 35Kaedon Kline kickoff for 28 yds , Ryan Turley return for 3 yds to the CCSU 40
10:191st & 10 at own 40Elijah Howard run for 8 yds to the CCSU 48
10:192nd & 2 at own 48Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 47
10:193rd & 3 at own 47Brady Olson pass incomplete
9:004th & 3 at own 47Aidan Clark punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Chaz Davis at the MERC 10
Mercyhurst Interception, 3 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 10Adam Urena pass incomplete
9:002nd & 10 at own 10Adam Urena pass complete to Cameron Barmore for 20 yds to the MERC 30 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at own 30Adam Urena pass intercepted Jayvis Rayside return for no gain to the CCSU 41
Central Connecticut Fumble, 2 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 41Brady Olson run for no gain to the CCSU 41
7:362nd & 10 at own 41Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 40 Elijah Howard fumbled, recovered by MERC Anthony Mackey
Mercyhurst Turnover on downs, 5 plays
7:361st & 10 at opp 40Adam Urena pass complete to Chaz Davis for 19 yds to the CCSU 21 for a 1ST down
7:361st & 10 at opp 21Adam Urena pass complete to Brian Trobel for 5 yds to the CCSU 16
7:362nd & 5 at opp 16Adam Urena pass incomplete
7:363rd & 5 at opp 16Adam Urena pass incomplete
6:064th & 5 at opp 16Adam Urena pass incomplete
6:064th & 5 at opp 16Adam Urena pass incomplete
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 8 plays
6:061st & 10 at own 16PENALTY CCSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Armstrong,Tristan) 8 yards from CCSU16 to CCSU08. NO PLAY.
6:061st & 18 at own 8Ricky Ortega run for 2 yds to the CCSU 10
6:062nd & 16 at own 10PENALTY CCSU False Start (Gianniotis,Stathi) 5 yards from CCSU10 to CCSU05. NO PLAY.
6:062nd & 21 at own 5Elijah Howard run for 5 yds to the CCSU 10
6:063rd & 16 at own 10Elijah Howard run for 8 yds to the CCSU 18
6:064th & 8 at own 18Elijah Howard run for 4 yds to the CCSU 22
6:061st & 10 at own 22Jadon Turner run for 4 yds to the CCSU 26
6:062nd & 6 at own 26PENALTY HURST Offside (Royal,James) 5 yards from CCSU26 to CCSU31. NO PLAY.
6:062nd & 1 at own 31Jadon Turner run for 4 yds to the CCSU 35 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at own 35Timeout Mercyhurst, clock 01:52
1:521st & 10 at own 35Jadon Turner run for 6 yds to the CCSU 41
1:472nd & 4 at own 41Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 01:47
1:392nd & 4 at own 41Jadon Turner run for 59 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)
Mercyhurst Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:371st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 28 yds , Travell Wright return for no gain to the MERC 37
1:371st & 10 at own 37Adam Urena sacked by Jalen Howard for a loss of 10 yards to the MERC 27
1:372nd & 20 at own 27Adam Urena pass complete to Chaz Davis for 9 yds to the MERC 36
1:373rd & 11 at own 36Adam Urena pass incomplete
0:274th & 11 at own 36Adam Urena pass incomplete
Central Connecticut End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at opp 36Kneel down by Central Connecticut at HURST37 for loss of 1 yard.

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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Central Connecticut leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2026Central Connecticut 43, Mercyhurst 40
2025Central Connecticut 35, Mercyhurst 28
2024Central Connecticut 38, Mercyhurst 20

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