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Merrimack at Fordham

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Merrimack beat Fordham 19–⁠3. It was their first meeting; after it, Merrimack led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayMerrimack5–⁠6 in 2024
19
HomeFordham2–⁠10 in 2024
3

Final at Jack Coffey Field, BronxTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,204

At kickoff
48°F, mostly cloudy, wind 28 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; La Guardia Airport (KLGA), 8 km from the stadium
Official
Alexander RandolphGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merrimack907319
Fordham03003

Standouts

Player stats

Merrimack

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ayden Pereira12/1513110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ayden Pereira17136033
Jermaine Corbett194217
Jalen McDonald227024
Brendon Wyatt422021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen McDonald467130
Jared Dunn342020
Seth Sweitzer220011
Trevor Shorter1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Deon Houston0001
Tre Jordan III0001

Fordham

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Capaldi3/126002
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ricky Parks51407
Julius Loughridge1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mekai Felton150050
Cole Thornton1505
Jacob Rodriguez1505

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

Team stats

MerrimackFordham
357Total yards31
131Passing yards60
226Rushing yards-29
8.7Yards per pass5.0
5.3Yards per rush-1.0
15First downs4
7–⁠14Third downs1–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers2
9–⁠75Penalties3–⁠35
38:14Possession21:46

Efficiency

MerrimackFordham
37%Success rate7%
0.28EPA per play−0.82
1.37Explosiveness1.92
0.11Rushing EPA−0.36
0.81Passing EPA−1.21
29%Passing-down success9%

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)

Fordham 52% to win. Merrimack won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Fordham −3, over/under 45.5.

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

Every drive

Fordham end zoneMerrimack end zoneQ1 FordhamInterception, 1 playQ1 MerrimackFumble, 7 playsQ1 FordhamSafety, 3 plays (Merrimack scores)Q1 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 FordhamPunt, 3 playsQ1 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ1 FordhamPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 6 playsQ2 FordhamField goal, 9 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 FordhamPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 FordhamEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ3 FordhamPunt, 3 playsQ3 MerrimackTouchdown, 13 playsQ3 FordhamPunt, 6 playsQ4 MerrimackMissed FG, 6 playsQ4 FordhamInterception, 4 playsQ4 MerrimackField goal, 4 playsQ4 FordhamPunt, 6 playsQ4 MerrimackEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Fordham drives left to right, Merrimack right to left.
  1. Q1 FordhamInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  2. Q1 MerrimackFumble, 7 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 FordhamSafety, 3 plays (Merrimack scores), −10 yards
  4. Q1 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 plays, 66 yards
  5. Q1 FordhamPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  6. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q1 FordhamPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 6 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q2 FordhamField goal, 9 plays, 54 yards
  10. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 FordhamPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  12. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q2 FordhamEnd of half, 2 plays, −12 yards
  14. Q3 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 FordhamPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  16. Q3 MerrimackTouchdown, 13 plays, 84 yards
  17. Q3 FordhamPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  18. Q4 MerrimackMissed FG, 6 plays, 41 yards
  19. Q4 FordhamInterception, 4 plays, −4 yards
  20. Q4 MerrimackField goal, 4 plays, 3 yards
  21. Q4 FordhamPunt, 6 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q4 MerrimackEnd of game, 5 plays, 33 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Merrimack 9, Fordham 0
Fordham Interception, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:421st & 10 at own 25Jack Capaldi pass intercepted Tre Jordan III return for no gain to the FOR 30
14:421st & 10 at own 25Jack Capaldi pass intercepted Tre Jordan III return for no gain to the FOR 30
Merrimack Fumble, 7 plays
14:321st & 10 at opp 30Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the FOR 27
14:012nd & 7 at opp 27Jalen McDonald run for 3 yds to the FOR 24
13:203rd & 4 at opp 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 9 yds to the FOR 15 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 15Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the FOR 12
12:052nd & 7 at opp 12Jermaine Corbett run for 4 yds to the FOR 8
11:323rd & 3 at opp 8Jermaine Corbett run for 7 yds to the FOR 1 for a 1ST down
10:451st & goal at opp 1PENALTY MC False Start (Smith Jr.,James) 5 yards from Ford01 to Ford06. NO PLAY.
10:241st & goal at opp 6Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cade Callahan for 5 yds Cade Callahan fumbled, recovered by MRMK Jaylen Dawson
Fordham Safety, 3 plays (Merrimack scores)
10:161st & 10 at own 11Julius Loughridge run for 2 yds to the FOR 13
9:402nd & 8 at own 13Jacob Rodriguez run for a loss of 4 yards to the FOR 9
9:053rd & 12 at own 9Jack Capaldi sacked by Jay Thompson for a loss of 8 yards to the FOR 1
8:234th & 20 at own 1Will Haslett punt blocked by Kendal Sims, punt out-of-bounds at the FOR 0 for a SAFETY blocked by Kendal Sims for a SAFETYMerrimack 2, Fordham 0
Merrimack Touchdown, 7 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 20Bennett Henderson kickoff for 63 yds , Jermaine Corbett return for 17 yds to the MRMK 34
8:172nd & 5 at own 39Timeout Fordham, clock 08:17
8:111st & 10 at own 34Jermaine Corbett run for 5 yds to the MRMK 39
7:392nd & 5 at own 39Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jermaine Corbett
7:313rd & 5 at own 39Jermaine Corbett run for 6 yds to the MRMK 45 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at own 45Jalen McDonald run for 24 yds to the FOR 31 for a 1ST down
6:061st & 10 at opp 31Brendon Wyatt run for 21 yds to the FOR 10 for a 1ST down
5:331st & goal at opp 10Ayden Pereira run for 9 yds to the FOR 1
4:532nd & goal at opp 1Jermaine Corbett run for 1 yd for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 9, Fordham 0
4:531st & 10 at own 18Timeout Fordham, clock 04:53
Fordham Punt, 3 plays
4:461st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 60 yds , KJ Reed return for 13 yds to the FOR 18
4:351st & 10 at own 18Ricky Parks run for 2 yds to the FOR 20
4:112nd & 8 at own 20Fordham Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mekai Felton) to the FOR 10
4:043rd & 18 at own 10Ricky Parks run for 3 yds to the FOR 13
3:224th & 15 at own 13Timeout Fordham, clock 03:22
3:124th & 15 at own 13Will Haslett punt for 41 yds
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 46Ayden Pereira run for 1 yd to the MRMK 47
2:242nd & 9 at own 47Jermaine Corbett run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 46
1:433rd & 10 at own 46Timeout Merrimack, clock 01:43
1:223rd & 10 at own 46Ayden Pereira pass complete to Trevor Shorter for 6 yds to the FOR 48
0:524th & 4 at opp 48Cole Peterson punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Fordham Punt, 3 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 20Jacob Rodriguez run for no gain to the FOR 20
0:002nd & 10 at own 20Jack Capaldi pass complete to Jacob Rodriguez for 5 yds to the FOR 25
Q2 14:563rd & 5 at own 25Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Jacob Rodriguez
Q2 14:464th & 5 at own 25Will Haslett punt for 53 yds , Jermaine Corbett returns for no gain to the MRMK 17 Jermaine Corbett fumbled, recovered by MRMK Jermaine Corbett
2nd quarter6 drives, then Merrimack 9, Fordham 3
Merrimack Punt, 6 plays
14:462nd & 1 at own 26Timeout Fordham, clock 14:46
14:401st & 10 at own 17Ayden Pereira run for 9 yds to the MRMK 26
14:002nd & 1 at own 26Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the MRMK 29 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 29Ayden Pereira run for 32 yds to the FOR 39 for a 1ST down
12:371st & 10 at opp 39Jermaine Corbett run for a loss of 3 yards to the FOR 42
11:552nd & 13 at opp 42Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the FOR 39
11:103rd & 10 at opp 39(11:17) No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden rush right for 3 yards gain to the Ford36 (Minich,Drew) PENALTY MC Holding (Birdow,Cole) 10 yards from Ford39 to Ford49. NO PLAY.
10:323rd & 20 at opp 49Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for 14 yds to the FOR 35
9:524th & 6 at opp 35PENALTY MC Delay Of Game (Pereira,Ayden) 5 yards from Ford35 to Ford40. NO PLAY.
9:244th & 11 at opp 40Cole Peterson punt for 20 yds, fair catch by Cole Thornton at the FOR 20
Fordham Field goal, 9 plays
9:242nd & 10 at own 20Timeout Fordham, clock 09:24
9:181st & 10 at own 20Jacob Rodriguez run for no gain to the FOR 20
8:382nd & 10 at own 20Jack Capaldi pass complete to Mekai Felton for 50 yds to the MRMK 30 for a 1ST down
8:091st & 10 at opp 30Jacob Rodriguez run for no gain to the MRMK 30
7:272nd & 10 at opp 30Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Cole Thornton
7:153rd & 10 at opp 30Jack Capaldi run for 11 yds to the MRMK 19 for a 1ST down
6:391st & 10 at opp 19Ricky Parks run for 3 yds to the MRMK 16
6:092nd & 7 at opp 16Ricky Parks run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 17
5:353rd & 8 at opp 17Jack Capaldi sacked by Favor Bate for a loss of 9 yards to the MRMK 26
4:544th & 17 at opp 26Bennett Henderson 43 yd FG GOODMerrimack 9, Fordham 3
4:541st & 10 at own 18Timeout Fordham, clock 04:54
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
4:481st & 10 at own 35Bennett Henderson kickoff for 64 yds , Jermaine Corbett return for 17 yds to the MRMK 18
4:421st & 10 at own 18Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 19
4:052nd & 9 at own 19Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Myles Wilson
3:583rd & 9 at own 19Ayden Pereira run for 8 yds to the MRMK 27
3:184th & 1 at own 27Cole Peterson punt for 23 yds
Fordham Punt, 3 plays
3:141st & 10 at the 50Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Matt Buron
3:062nd & 10 at the 50Jacob Rodriguez run for no gain to the 50 yard line
2:353rd & 10 at the 50Jack Capaldi sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the FOR 40
2:004th & 20 at own 40Timeout Fordham, clock 02:00
1:514th & 20 at own 40Will Haslett punt for 47 yds , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for no gain to the MRMK 11 Garry Rosemond Jr. fumbled, recovered by MRMK Garry Rosemond Jr.
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 11Jermaine Corbett run for 4 yds to the MRMK 15
1:072nd & 6 at own 15Brendon Wyatt run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 14
1:023rd & 7 at own 14Ayden Pereira pass complete to LJ Robinson for 1 yd to the MRMK 15
1:014th & 6 at own 15Timeout Fordham, clock 01:01
0:524th & 6 at own 15Cole Peterson punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FOR 39
Fordham End of half, 2 plays
0:401st & 10 at own 39Jack Capaldi sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 2 yards to the FOR 37 Jack Capaldi fumbled, recovered by MRMK Jack Capaldi , return for 0 yards
0:392nd & 12 at own 37Timeout Fordham, clock 00:39
0:002nd & 12 at own 37Jack Capaldi sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 10 yards to the FOR 27
3rd quarter4 drives, then Merrimack 16, Fordham 3
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Bennett Henderson kickoff for 65 yds , Jermaine Corbett return for 17 yds to the MRMK 17
14:481st & 10 at own 17Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 18
14:062nd & 9 at own 18(14:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden pass complete short right to Sweitzer,Seth caught at MC30, for 15 yards to the MC33 (Kemper,Alex), out of bounds PENALTY MC Pass Interference (Sweitzer,Seth) 9 yards from MC18 to MC09. NO PLAY.
13:362nd & 18 at own 9Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 1 yd to the MRMK 10
12:493rd & 17 at own 10Ayden Pereira run for 16 yds to the MRMK 26
12:014th & 1 at own 26Cole Peterson punt for 32 yds
Fordham Punt, 3 plays
12:012nd & 11 at own 41Timeout Fordham, clock 12:01
11:531st & 10 at own 42Jacob Rodriguez run for a loss of 1 yard to the FOR 41
11:212nd & 11 at own 41Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Mekai Felton
11:133rd & 11 at own 41Jacob Rodriguez run for 4 yds to the FOR 45
10:274th & 7 at own 45Will Haslett punt for 39 yds
Merrimack Touchdown, 13 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 46Timeout Fordham, clock 10:27
10:161st & 10 at own 16Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 30 yds to the MRMK 46 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 46Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 3 yards to the MRMK 43
8:582nd & 13 at own 43Jermaine Corbett run for 1 yd to the MRMK 44
8:143rd & 12 at own 44Ayden Pereira run for 14 yds to the FOR 42 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at opp 42Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the FOR 39
7:002nd & 7 at opp 39(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden pass complete short left to Robinson,LJ caught at Ford26, for 19 yards to the Ford20, out of bounds at Ford20 PENALTY MC Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Smith,Christian) 5 yards from Ford39 to Ford44. NO PLAY.
6:222nd & 12 at opp 44Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the FOR 41
5:343rd & 9 at opp 41Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 11 yds to the FOR 30 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at opp 30Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the FOR 28
4:252nd & 8 at opp 28Ayden Pereira run for 6 yds to the FOR 22
3:533rd & 2 at opp 22(03:58) No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden rush left for 2 yards gain to the Ford20 (Barletta,Jackson) PENALTY MC Holding (Johnson,Amir) 11 yard from Ford22 to Ford33. NO PLAY.
3:533rd & 13 at opp 33Timeout Fordham, clock 03:53
3:183rd & 13 at opp 33Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 24 yds to the FOR 9 for a 1ST down
2:351st & goal at opp 9Ayden Pereira sacked by Nahil Perkins for a loss of 7 yards to the FOR 16
1:562nd & goal at opp 16Timeout Merrimack, clock 01:56
1:492nd & goal at opp 16Jermaine Corbett run for 4 yds to the FOR 12
1:173rd & goal at opp 12Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 12 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 16, Fordham 3
Fordham Punt, 6 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 50 yds , KJ Reed return for 16 yds to the FOR 31
1:071st & 10 at own 31Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Cole Thornton
0:582nd & 10 at own 31Jacob Rodriguez run for a loss of 3 yards to the FOR 28
0:143rd & 13 at own 28Merrimack Penalty, Personal Foul (DJ Frazier) to the MRMK 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 46Jack Capaldi sacked by Jay Thompson for a loss of 8 yards to the FOR 46
Q4 14:462nd & 18 at own 46Jack Capaldi sacked by Deon Houston for a loss of 1 yard to the FOR 45
Q4 14:463rd & 19 at own 45Timeout Fordham, clock 14:46
Q4 14:123rd & 19 at own 45Tripp Holley sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the FOR 41
Q4 13:274th & 23 at own 41Will Haslett punt for 22 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then Merrimack 19, Fordham 3
Merrimack Missed FG, 6 plays
13:161st & 10 at own 37Ayden Pereira run for 7 yds to the MRMK 44
12:322nd & 3 at own 44Ayden Pereira run for 33 yds to the FOR 23 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 23(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun Corbett,Jermaine rush left for 7 yards gain to the Ford16 (Owens,Boogie) PENALTY MC Holding (Urbaniak,AJ) 10 yards from Ford23 to Ford33. NO PLAY.
11:431st & 20 at opp 33Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the FOR 30
11:022nd & 17 at opp 30Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for 8 yds to the FOR 22
10:263rd & 9 at opp 22Merrimack Penalty, Offensive Holding (Garry Rosemond Jr.) declined
10:254th & 9 at opp 22Timeout Merrimack, clock 10:25
10:214th & 9 at opp 22Lliam Davis 39 yd FG MISSED
Fordham Interception, 4 plays
10:211st & 15 at own 17Timeout Fordham, clock 10:21
10:161st & 10 at own 22Jack Capaldi run for 5 yds to the FOR 27 Fordham Penalty, Offensive Holding (Mekai Felton) to the FOR 17
9:541st & 15 at own 17Jack Capaldi pass incomplete to Cole Thornton
9:442nd & 15 at own 17Jack Capaldi run for 1 yd to the FOR 18
9:003rd & 14 at own 18Jack Capaldi pass intercepted Deon Houston return for 16 yds to the FOR 7
Merrimack Field goal, 4 plays
8:521st & goal at opp 7Jermaine Corbett run for 1 yd to the FOR 6
8:202nd & goal at opp 6Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the FOR 3
7:353rd & goal at opp 3Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 1 yard to the FOR 4
6:594th & goal at opp 4Lliam Davis 21 yd FG GOODMerrimack 19, Fordham 3
6:591st & 10 at own 25Timeout Fordham, clock 06:59
Fordham Punt, 6 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:481st & 10 at own 25Jack Capaldi pass complete to Cole Thornton for 5 yds to the FOR 30
6:232nd & 5 at own 30Jack Capaldi sacked by Brandon Roberts for a loss of 7 yards to the FOR 23
5:393rd & 12 at own 23Jack Capaldi run for 9 yds to the FOR 32
5:094th & 3 at own 32(05:12) No Huddle-Shotgun Capaldi,Jack pass intercepted by Cooper,Rajahn at Ford30 Cooper,Rajahn return 0 yards to the Ford30 (Rodriguez,Jacob) PENALTY MC Offside 5 yards from Ford32 to Ford37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:541st & 10 at own 37Jack Capaldi sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the FOR 29
4:162nd & 18 at own 29Ricky Parks run for 7 yds to the FOR 36
3:363rd & 11 at own 36Jack Capaldi sacked by Jay Thompson for a loss of 11 yards to the FOR 25
2:534th & 22 at own 25Will Haslett punt for 25 yds
Merrimack End of game, 5 plays
2:471st & 10 at the 50Jermaine Corbett run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 49
2:022nd & 11 at own 49Jermaine Corbett run for no gain to the MRMK 49
2:003rd & 11 at own 49Timeout Fordham, clock 02:00
1:553rd & 11 at own 49(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MC46 (Buerkle,Sam) PENALTY Ford Face Mask (Buerkle,Sam) 15 yards from MC49 to Ford36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:251st & 10 at opp 36Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for 20 yds to the FOR 16 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at opp 16Jermaine Corbett run for no gain to the FOR 16
0:002nd & 10 at opp 16A. Pereira 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.

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Merrimack leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2024Merrimack 19, Fordham 3

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