Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FOR | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
 MRMK | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Game Leaders
Ayden Pereira
· QB
Ayden Pereira
· QB
Gunnar Smith
· QB
Yohan-Li Louis
· RB
Team Stats
191st Downs10
6-163rd down efficiency5-17
1-24th down efficiency0-1
424Total Yards266
252Passing167
17/31Comp/Att11/31
8.1Yards per pass5.4
172Rushing99
38Rushing Attempts32
4.5Yards per rush3.1
2-10Penalties4-37
3Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
1:46
Kneel down by #2 A.Pereira at FORD23 for loss of 1 yard
1:46
Kneel down by #2 A.Pereira at FORD22 for loss of 1 yard
1:46
Kneel down by #2 A.Pereira at FORD21 for loss of 1 yard
1:46
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush right for 10 yards gain to the FORD20, out of bounds at FORD20, 1ST DOWN
1:46
Timeout Fordham, clock 01:46
2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FORD30 (#32 J.Dawson)
1:53
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith sacked for loss of 7 yards to the FORD32 (#98 J.Compoh), fumble by #12 G.Smith recovered by MRMK #8 D.Frazier at FORD32, End Of Play
2:00
Timeout Fordham, clock 02:00
2:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass complete short left to #13 Y.Louis caught at FORD39, for 1 yard loss to the FORD39 (#13 K.Wyatt)
2:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass incomplete short middle to #19 T.Worrell thrown to FORD40 broken up by #13 K.Wyatt, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MRMK Pass Interference (#13 K.Wyatt) 7 yards from FORD33 to FORD40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass complete short right to #13 Y.Louis caught at FORD21, for 8 yards to the FORD33 (#11 M.Hogan), out of bounds
2:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass incomplete deep right to #17 J.Betten thrown to FORD45
2:56
#83 M.Ryan kickoff 55 yards to the FORD10 fair catch by #7 V.Rugai at FORD10
2:56
Cade Callahan 5 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Carlton Thai Kick)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 H.Fisher rush right for 1 yard gain to the FORD05 (#48 J.Conway; #77 C.Hess)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #34 M.Latham rush right for 0 yards to the FORD06 (#99 S.Buerkle)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush right for 4 yards gain to the FORD06 (#48 J.Conway), 1ST DOWN
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass complete short middle to #11 H.Fisher caught at FORD15, for 6 yards to the FORD10 (#10 D.Minich)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush right for 2 yards gain to the FORD16 (#93 P.Chalhoub)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush left for 10 yards gain to the FORD18 (#48 J.Conway), 1ST DOWN
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush left for 1 yard gain to the FORD28 (#48 J.Conway)
7:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass intercepted by #15 W.Claude at FORD29, End Of Play
7:53
#83 M.Ryan kickoff 65 yards to the FORD00, Touchback
7:53
Austin Palmer 66 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Carlton Thai Kick)
9:21
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira rush middle for 13 yards gain to the MRMK34 (#12 A.Osmun), 1ST DOWN
9:21
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Wyatt rush right for 3 yards loss to the MRMK21 (#99 S.Buerkle)
9:21
#97 D.Sansone punt 31 yards to the MRMK24 fair catch by #14 B.Placide at MRMK24
10:55
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass incomplete short right to #19 T.Worrell thrown to FORD50 QB hurried by #17 C.Johnson
10:55
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Y.Louis rush left for 1 yard gain to the FORD45 (#90 B.Ricks)
10:55
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Y.Louis rush left for 7 yards gain to the FORD44 (#11 M.Hogan)
10:55
#83 M.Ryan punt 50 yards to the FORD37
11:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass incomplete deep left to #89 C.Callahan thrown to FORD30 broken up by #36 T.Bradford
11:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass incomplete deep left to #10 S.Patrick thrown to MRMK40
11:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass incomplete deep right to #3 S.Sweitzer thrown to MRMK42
11:26
#49 W.Haslett punt 32 yards to the MRMK13 #14 B.Placide return 0 yards to the MRMK13 (#12 A.Osmun; #6 A.Riddick)
13:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass incomplete short right to #17 J.Betten thrown to MRMK39
13:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Y.Louis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MRMK45 (#8 D.Frazier; #11 M.Hogan)
13:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Y.Louis rush right for 7 yards gain to the MRMK46 (#15 W.Claude), out of bounds
13:06
#83 M.Ryan punt 43 yards to the FORD32 fair catch by #80 M.Donegan at FORD32 PENALTY MRMK UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#11 M.Hogan) 15 yards from FORD32 to FORD47, 1ST DOWN
14:05
PENALTY FORD Offside (#20 C.Black) 5 yards from MRMK20 to MRMK25. NO PLAY
14:05
PENALTY MRMK False Start (#59 L.Shintaffer-Hamilton) 5 yards from MRMK25 to MRMK20. NO PLAY
14:05
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass complete short right to #6 D.McElroy caught at MRMK18, for 1 yard to the MRMK25 (#23 A.Brooks)
14:05
Timeout Fordham, clock 14:05
14:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass incomplete short right to #5 A.Palmer thrown to MRMK35 QB hurried by #45 T.Davis
14:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.McElroy rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MRMK24 (#12 A.Osmun)
14:51
#96 B.Henderson field goal attempt from 28 yards NO GOOD (H: #49 W.Haslett, LS: #16 M.Doctor), clock 14:51
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Smith pass incomplete short right to #19 T.Worrell thrown to MRMK00 broken up by #13 K.Wyatt
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
1:29
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Y.Louis rush left for 1 yard gain to the MRMK11 (#15 W.Claude)
Ayden Pereira leads fourth-quarter rally and Merrimack edges Fordham 27-26
— Ayden Pereira threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead Merrimack's 27-26 come-from-behind victory over Fordham on Saturday.
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