Wagner at Central Connecticut

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Central Connecticut beat Wagner 24–⁠14. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Central Connecticut led the series 15–⁠6.

AwayWagner4–⁠8 in 2024
14
HomeCentral Connecticut7–⁠6 in 2024
24

Final at Arute Field, New BritainAttendance 4,152

At kickoff
56°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Michael BilicaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wagner700714
Central Connecticut7100724

Standouts

Player stats

Wagner

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jacob Cady13/2719510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rickey Spruill815113
Andre Hines3905
Malik Cooper1707
Sekou Kamau1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rickey Spruill181181
Jaylen Bonelli445021
Chase Stafford223014
Jeremiah Colclough121021

Central Connecticut

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brady Olson16/2718210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah Howard2175116
Ricky Ortega631020
Brady Olson318110
Jadon Turner51209
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Paul Marsh349021
Michael Plaskon442025
Isaac Boston430013
Joe Crifasi225117

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

Team stats

WagnerCentral Connecticut
219Total yards316
195Passing yards182
24Rushing yards134
7.2Yards per pass6.7
0.9Yards per rush3.5
15First downs19
3–⁠11Third downs7–⁠15
1–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers0
7–⁠80Penalties7–⁠65
26:50Possession33:10

Efficiency

WagnerCentral Connecticut
33%Success rate40%
−0.09EPA per play0.21
1.29Explosiveness1.30
0.10Rushing EPA0.10
−0.20Passing EPA0.37
26%Passing-down success33%

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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Central Connecticut −8, over/under 46.5.

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 zoneWagner end zoneQ1 Central ConnecticutPunt, 5 playsQ1 WagnerTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 playsQ1 WagnerPunt, 3 playsQ1 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 WagnerPunt, 4 playsQ1 Central ConnecticutField goal, 12 playsQ2 WagnerFumble, 6 playsQ2 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 playsQ2 WagnerPunt, 5 playsQ2 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 WagnerEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 WagnerPunt, 8 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 playsQ3 WagnerPunt, 7 playsQ3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 playsQ4 WagnerTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 WagnerTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Central ConnecticutEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Connecticut drives left to right, Wagner right to left.
  1. Q1 Central ConnecticutPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  2. Q1 WagnerTouchdown, 1 play, 81 yards
  3. Q1 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  4. Q1 WagnerPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 10 plays, 63 yards
  6. Q1 WagnerPunt, 4 plays, −3 yards
  7. Q1 Central ConnecticutField goal, 12 plays, 56 yards
  8. Q2 WagnerFumble, 6 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q2 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  10. Q2 WagnerPunt, 5 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q2 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 5 plays, 54 yards
  12. Q2 WagnerEnd of half, 2 plays, −15 yards
  13. Q3 WagnerPunt, 8 plays, 12 yards
  14. Q3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 WagnerPunt, 7 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 Central ConnecticutPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  17. Q4 WagnerTouchdown, 10 plays, 78 yards
  18. Q4 Central ConnecticutTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q4 WagnerTurnover on downs, 8 plays, −11 yards
  20. Q4 Central ConnecticutEnd of game, 6 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
Central Connecticut Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Liszner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Elijah Howard run for 6 yds to the CCSU 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Brady Olson run for 5 yds to the CCSU 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Elijah Howard run for 3 yds to the CCSU 39
15:002nd & 7 at own 39Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 40
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Brady Olson pass incomplete
12:394th & 6 at own 40Aidan Clark punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Mark Didio at the WAG 19
Wagner Touchdown, 1 play
12:251st & 10 at own 19Jake Cady pass complete to Rickey Spruill for 81 yds for a TD (Matthew Schwindt KICK)Wagner 7, Central Connecticut 0
Central Connecticut Punt, 6 plays
12:251st & 10 at the 50Ryan Liszner kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
12:251st & 10 at own 25Elijah Howard run for 5 yds to the CCSU 20
12:252nd & 15 at own 20Elijah Howard run for 16 yds to the CCSU 36 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at own 36Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 21 yds to the WAG 43 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 43Jamir Robertson run for 2 yds to the WAG 41
12:252nd & 8 at opp 41Brady Olson pass incomplete
12:253rd & 8 at opp 41Brady Olson pass incomplete
9:294th & 8 at opp 41Aidan Clark punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WAG 18
Wagner Punt, 3 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 18Andre Hines Jr. run for 2 yds to the WAG 20
9:292nd & 8 at own 20Andre Hines Jr. run for 2 yds to the WAG 22
9:293rd & 6 at own 22Jake Cady pass incomplete
7:534th & 6 at own 22Bailey Marzola punt for 47 yds , Michael Plaskon returns for 6 yds to the CCSU 37
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 10 plays
7:531st & 10 at own 37Elijah Howard run for 4 yds to the CCSU 41
7:532nd & 6 at own 41Brady Olson pass complete to Michael Plaskon for 4 yds to the CCSU 45
7:533rd & 2 at own 45Brady Olson pass complete to Michael Plaskon for 12 yds to the WAG 43 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 43Brady Olson pass incomplete
7:532nd & 10 at opp 43Brady Olson pass complete to Joe Crifasi for 8 yds to the WAG 35
7:533rd & 2 at opp 35Ricky Ortega run for 1 yd to the WAG 34
7:534th & 1 at opp 34Ricky Ortega run for 20 yds to the WAG 14 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 14Ricky Ortega run for 4 yds to the WAG 10
7:532nd & 6 at opp 10Brady Olson pass incomplete
2:573rd & 6 at opp 10Brady Olson run for 10 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Tied at 7
Wagner Punt, 4 plays
2:501st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 58 yds , Sam Martin return for 27 yds to the WAG 34
2:501st & 10 at own 34Jake Cady pass complete to Chase Stafford for 14 yds to the WAG 48 for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at own 48Jake Cady pass incomplete
2:502nd & 10 at own 48Jake Cady pass complete to Mark Didio for 4 yds to the CCSU 48
2:503rd & 6 at opp 48Jake Cady sacked by Dan Toatley for a loss of 21 yards to the WAG 31
0:394th & 27 at own 31Bailey Marzola punt for 39 yds , Michael Plaskon returns for 1 yd to the CCSU 31
Central Connecticut Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31Ricky Ortega run for 3 yds to the CCSU 28
Q2 15:002nd & 13 at own 28Elijah Howard run for 8 yds to the CCSU 36
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at own 36Brady Olson pass complete to Elijah Howard for 17 yds to the WAG 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Brady Olson pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Jadon Turner run for 2 yds to the WAG 45
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 45No Huddle Olson,Brady pass incomplete short middle to Boston,Isaac thrown to WAG30 PENALTY WAG Pass Interference (Brown,Jayden) 15 yards from WAG45 to WAG30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 30Elijah Howard run for 2 yds to the WAG 32
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 32Brady Olson pass complete to Michael Plaskon for 1 yd to the WAG 31
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at opp 31Brady Olson pass complete to Dave Pardo for 13 yds to the WAG 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Jadon Turner run for 2 yds to the WAG 16
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 16Elijah Howard run for 3 yds to the WAG 13
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 13Brady Olson pass incomplete
Q2 9:174th & 5 at opp 13Jack Barnum 30 yd FG GOODCentral Connecticut 10, Wagner 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Central Connecticut 17, Wagner 7
Wagner Fumble, 6 plays
9:171st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:171st & 10 at own 25Jake Cady pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 4 yds to the WAG 29
9:172nd & 6 at own 29Central Connecticut Penalty, (15 Yards) to the WAG 48 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at own 48Jake Cady run for 4 yds to the CCSU 48
9:172nd & 6 at opp 48Sekou Kamau run for 7 yds to the CCSU 41 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 41Jake Cady sacked by Wayne Coleman for a loss of 6 yards to the CCSU 47
5:512nd & 16 at opp 47Jake Cady run for 15 yds to the CCSU 33 Jake Cady fumbled, recovered by WAG Gavin Bryson
Central Connecticut Punt, 3 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 33Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 34
5:512nd & 9 at own 34Brady Olson pass incomplete
5:513rd & 9 at own 34Brady Olson pass incomplete
4:524th & 9 at own 34Aidan Clark punt for 54 yds , Mark Didio returns for 8 yds to the WAG 20
Wagner Punt, 5 plays
4:521st & 10 at own 20Rickey Spruill run for no gain to the WAG 20
4:522nd & 10 at own 20Derek Burrell run for 1 yd to the WAG 19
4:523rd & 11 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun Cady,Jake pass incomplete deep middle to Bonelli,Jaylen thrown to WAG45 broken up by Clark,Kimal PENALTY CCSU Roughing The Passer (Toatley,Dan) 15 yards from WAG19 to WAG34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:521st & 10 at own 34Jake Cady pass incomplete
4:522nd & 10 at own 34Jake Cady sacked by Malachi Wright for a loss of 9 yards to the WAG 25
4:523rd & 19 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Cady,Jake pass incomplete deep middle to Colclough,Jeremiah thrown to CCSU32 PENALTY CCSU Pass Interference offsetting WAG Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
4:523rd & 19 at own 25Jake Cady pass incomplete
2:134th & 19 at own 25Bailey Marzola punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Michael Plaskon at the CCSU 41
2:134th & 19 at own 25Bailey Marzola punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Michael Plaskon at the CCSU 46
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 5 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 46Elijah Howard run for 7 yds to the WAG 47
2:132nd & 3 at opp 47Brady Olson pass complete to Isaac Boston for 7 yds to the WAG 40 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 40Brady Olson pass complete to Michael Plaskon for 25 yds to the WAG 15 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 15Elijah Howard run for 7 yds to the WAG 8
0:552nd & 3 at opp 8Elijah Howard run for 8 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Central Connecticut 17, Wagner 7
Wagner End of half, 2 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:551st & 10 at own 25Rickey Spruill run for 5 yds to the WAG 20
0:082nd & 15 at own 20Timeout Wagner, clock 00:08
0:002nd & 15 at own 20J. Cady takes a knee
3rd quarter4 drives, then Central Connecticut 17, Wagner 7
Wagner Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jake Cady pass complete to Teree McDonald for 4 yds to the WAG 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Jake Cady run for 5 yds to the WAG 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Malik Cooper run for 7 yds to the WAG 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Jake Cady run for 11 yds to the CCSU 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Andre Hines Jr. run for 5 yds to the CCSU 43
15:002nd & 5 at opp 43Jake Cady pass incomplete
15:003rd & 5 at opp 43Jake Cady pass complete to Chase Stafford for a loss of 5 yards to the WAG 48 Wagner Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (-20 Yards) to the WAG 37
15:003rd & 25 at own 37Wagner Penalty, Offensive Holding (Justin Smith) declined
11:034th & 25 at own 37Bailey Marzola punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Michael Plaskon at the CCSU 27
Central Connecticut Punt, 3 plays
11:031st & 10 at own 27Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 28
11:032nd & 9 at own 28PENALTY CCSU False Start (Ekeh,Precious) 5 yards from CCSU28 to CCSU23. NO PLAY.
11:032nd & 14 at own 23Brady Olson pass incomplete
11:033rd & 14 at own 23Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 13 yds to the CCSU 36
9:324th & 1 at own 36Aidan Clark punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Mark Didio at the WAG 22
9:324th & 1 at own 36Aidan Clark punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Mark Didio at the WAG 27
Wagner Punt, 7 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 27Rickey Spruill run for 2 yds to the WAG 29
9:322nd & 8 at own 29Rickey Spruill run for 2 yds to the WAG 27
9:323rd & 10 at own 27Jake Cady run for 11 yds to the WAG 38 for a 1ST down
9:321st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun Cady,Jake pass complete short right to Bonelli,Jaylen caught at WAG34, for 4 yards to the WAG42 (Stoll,Jack) PENALTY CCSU Offside (Taylor,Gavin) 5 yards from WAG38 to WAG43. NO PLAY.
9:321st & 5 at own 43Jake Cady pass complete to Teree McDonald for 5 yds to the WAG 48 for a 1ST down
9:321st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun Cady,Jake pass complete short right to Didio, Jr.,Mark caught at WAG48, for 3 yards loss to the WAG45 (Bryson,Gavin) PENALTY WAG Holding (Sneh,Brandon) 10 yards from WAG48 to WAG38. NO PLAY.
9:321st & 20 at own 38Jake Cady sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WAG 31
9:322nd & 27 at own 31Wagner Penalty, Personal Foul (-6 Yards) to the WAG 37
9:323rd & 21 at own 37Jake Cady sacked by Dan Toatley for a loss of 4 yards to the WAG 33
3:464th & 25 at own 33Bailey Marzola punt for 41 yds , Michael Plaskon returns for 3 yds to the CCSU 29
Central Connecticut Punt, 6 plays
3:461st & 10 at own 29Brady Olson pass complete to Isaac Boston for 8 yds to the CCSU 37
3:462nd & 2 at own 37Ricky Ortega run for no gain to the CCSU 37
3:463rd & 2 at own 37Elijah Howard run for 4 yds to the CCSU 41 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at own 41Brady Olson pass complete to Elijah Howard for 6 yds to the CCSU 47
3:462nd & 4 at own 47Elijah Howard run for 2 yds to the CCSU 49
3:463rd & 2 at own 49Brady Olson pass incomplete
0:054th & 2 at own 49Timeout Wagner, clock 00:05
0:004th & 2 at own 49Aidan Clark punt for 29 yds
4th quarter4 drives, then Central Connecticut 24, Wagner 14
Wagner Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 22Rickey Spruill run for 3 yds to the WAG 25
15:002nd & 7 at own 25Jake Cady pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 9 yds to the WAG 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 34Jake Cady pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 34Jake Cady pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 11 yds to the WAG 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Jake Cady pass complete to Jeremiah Colclough for 21 yds to the CCSU 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Jake Cady pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 34Jake Cady pass incomplete
15:003rd & 10 at opp 34Jake Cady pass complete to Jaylen Bonelli for 21 yds to the CCSU 13 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 13Jake Cady pass incomplete
12:102nd & 10 at opp 13Rickey Spruill run for 13 yds for a TD (Matthew Schwindt KICK)Central Connecticut 17, Wagner 14
Central Connecticut Touchdown, 10 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 35Ryan Liszner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:101st & 10 at own 25Elijah Howard run for 8 yds to the CCSU 33
12:102nd & 2 at own 33Elijah Howard run for 1 yd to the CCSU 34
12:103rd & 1 at own 34Ricky Ortega run for 9 yds to the CCSU 43 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun Turner,Jadon rush right for 3 yards loss to the CCSU40 (Justice,Jalin) PENALTY WAG Face Mask (Liverpool,Jorel) 15 yards from CCSU43 to WAG42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:101st & 10 at opp 42Jadon Turner run for 9 yds to the WAG 33
12:102nd & 1 at opp 33Jadon Turner run for 3 yds to the WAG 30 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 30Jadon Turner run for 4 yds to the WAG 34
12:102nd & 14 at opp 34Brady Olson pass complete to Isaac Boston for 2 yds to the WAG 32
12:103rd & 12 at opp 32Brady Olson pass complete to Paul Marsh Jr. for 15 yds to the WAG 17 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 17Elijah Howard run for no gain to the WAG 17
5:232nd & 10 at opp 17Brady Olson pass complete to Joe Crifasi for 17 yds for a TD (J.Barnum KICK)Central Connecticut 24, Wagner 14
5:231st & 10 at own 35PENALTY CCSU Personal Foul (Watkins,Sharod) 15 yards from CCSU35 to CCSU20. NO PLAY.
Wagner Turnover on downs, 8 plays
5:231st & 10 at own 20Jack Barnum kickoff for 50 yds
5:171st & 10 at own 15Jack Barnum kickoff for 55 yds , Sam Martin return for 18 yds to the WAG 48
5:171st & 10 at own 48Rickey Spruill run for 2 yds to the WAG 46
5:172nd & 12 at own 46Jake Cady pass incomplete
5:173rd & 12 at own 46Jake Cady pass complete to Andre Hines Jr. for 7 yds to the CCSU 47
5:174th & 5 at opp 47Jake Cady pass complete to Sekou Kamau for 5 yds to the CCSU 42 for a 1ST down
5:171st & 10 at opp 42Jake Cady pass incomplete
5:172nd & 10 at opp 42Jake Cady pass incomplete
5:173rd & 10 at opp 42Jake Cady pass incomplete
5:174th & 10 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun Cady,Jake pass complete deep middle to Colclough,Jeremiah caught at CCSU11, for 0 yards to the CCSU42 QB hurried by Taylor,Gavin (Clark,Kimal; Wright,Malachi) PENALTY WAG Personal Foul (Sneh,Brandon) 15 yards from CCSU42 to WAG43. NO PLAY.
2:144th & 25 at own 43Jake Cady sacked by Dan Toatley for a loss of 6 yards to the WAG 37
Central Connecticut End of game, 6 plays
2:141st & 10 at opp 37Elijah Howard run for 2 yds to the WAG 35
2:072nd & 8 at opp 35Timeout Wagner, clock 02:07
2:072nd & 8 at opp 35Brady Olson run for 3 yds to the WAG 32
2:003rd & 5 at opp 32Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 5 at opp 32Elijah Howard run for no gain to the WAG 32
1:544th & 5 at opp 32Timeout Wagner, clock 01:54
1:544th & 5 at opp 32Brady Olson pass complete to Isaac Boston for 13 yds to the WAG 19 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 19B. Olson takes a knee
0:002nd & 12 at opp 21B. Olson takes a knee

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.

Central Connecticut leads 17–⁠6 in 23 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Central Connecticut 45, Wagner 14
2025Central Connecticut 24, Wagner 17
2024Central Connecticut 24, Wagner 14
2023Central Connecticut 17, Wagner 3
2022Central Connecticut 34, Wagner 7
2021Central Connecticut 21, Wagner 19

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