| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CCSU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
 URI | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Game Leaders
Devin Farrell
· QB
Brendon Barrow
· RB
Brady Olson
· QB
Elijah Howard
· RB
Team Stats
221st Downs17
7-193rd down efficiency6-15
3-54th down efficiency2-2
382Total Yards447
311Passing365
35/62Comp/Att24/38
5.0Yards per pass9.6
71Rushing82
20Rushing Attempts26
3.6Yards per rush3.2
2-10Penalties9-85
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:07
Timeout Rhode Island, clock 00:07
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete deep right to #2 P.Marsh, Jr. thrown to URI05 broken up by #3 T.Lubin, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete deep left to #81 D.Pardo thrown to URI00 QB hurried by #53 M.Meus
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete deep right to #0 D.Wadley thrown to URI17
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short middle to #2 P.Marsh, Jr. thrown to URI28
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short middle to #7 E.Howard caught at CCSU45, for 16 yards to the URI40 (#30 A.DePina-Gray), 1ST DOWN
0:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short middle to #40 M.Trovarelli caught at CCSU41, for 7 yards to the CCSU44 (#26 R.Davy), 1ST DOWN
0:50
Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 00:50
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short right to #7 E.Howard caught at CCSU37, for 4 yards to the CCSU37 (#6 A.Johnson)
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson rush right for 3 yards gain to the CCSU33, out of bounds at CCSU33
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short left to #7 E.Howard caught at CCSU30, for 5 yards to the CCSU30, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short left to #7 E.Howard thrown to CCSU32 QB hurried by #26 R.Davy
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short right to #40 M.Trovarelli caught at CCSU20, for 8 yards to the CCSU25 (#15 J.Boyles)
1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short left to #18 J.Crifasi caught at CCSU08, for 12 yards to the CCSU17, out of bounds at CCSU17, 1ST DOWN
1:36
#46 J.Allen punt 51 yards to the CCSU05 PENALTY CCSU Running Into The Kicker declined
1:52
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell pass incomplete short left to #8 G.Gaines thrown to CCSU41
1:52
PENALTY URI False Start (#79 B.Bethea) 5 yards from URI49 to URI44. NO PLAY
1:52
Timeout Central Connecticut, clock 01:52
1:58
No Huddle #4 A.Littleton, Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the URI49 (#0 C.Thompson)
1:58
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 A.McClelland rush middle for 1 yard gain to the URI49 (#0 C.Thompson)
1:58
#92 J.Hennessey onside kickoff 22 yards to the URI43, out of bounds at URI43
2:03
#92 J.Hennessey field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #96 Z.Bonini, LS: #57 S.Tanaka), clock 02:03
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short left to #40 M.Trovarelli thrown to URI00
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short middle to #0 D.Wadley thrown to URI00 broken up by #30 A.DePina-Gray
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short left to #30 M.Davis thrown to URI00
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short right to #18 J.Crifasi caught at URI11, for 18 yards to the URI11 (#26 R.Davy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short middle to #81 D.Pardo thrown to URI17
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short right to #1 R.Ortega caught at URI31, for 11 yards to the URI29, out of bounds at URI29, 1ST DOWN
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short right to #18 J.Crifasi thrown to URI26 broken up by #5 J.Campbell
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short left to #1 R.Ortega thrown to URI35
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short left to #7 E.Howard caught at URI45, for 4 yards to the URI40, out of bounds at URI40
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 E.Howard rush left for 13 yards gain to the URI44 (#5 J.Campbell), 1ST DOWN
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short middle to #1 R.Ortega caught at CCSU40, for 18 yards to the CCSU43, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
5:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass incomplete short left to #0 D.Wadley thrown to CCSU39
5:03
#98 G.White kickoff 65 yards to the CCSU00, Touchback
5:03
#98 G.White field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #46 J.Allen, LS: #41 D.Keough), clock 05:03
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell pass complete short right to #1 M.Buchanan caught at CCSU21, for 13 yards to the CCSU09 (#6 E.Jackson)
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell pass incomplete deep right to #1 M.Buchanan thrown to CCSU00
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell pass complete short middle to #1 M.Buchanan caught at CCSU14, for 2 yards to the CCSU10 (#1 J.Stoll) PENALTY URI Holding (#81 M.Smith) 10 yards from CCSU12 to CCSU22. NO PLAY
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Barrow rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CCSU12 (#27 D.Berlitz)
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell rush right for 4 yards gain to the CCSU17, out of bounds at CCSU17, 1ST DOWN
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Barrow rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CCSU21 (#27 D.Berlitz)
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Farrell pass complete deep right to #11 O.Walker caught at CCSU35, for 33 yards to the CCSU28, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 A.Littleton, Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the URI39 (#27 D.Berlitz)
9:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 A.Littleton, Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the URI38 (#94 L.Toombs)
9:57
#98 W.Bosak kickoff 52 yards to the URI13, out of bounds at URI13
9:57
#92 J.Hennessey field goal attempt from 18 yards GOOD (H: #96 Z.Bonini, LS: #57 S.Tanaka), clock 09:57
11:54
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Olson pass complete short middle to #40 M.Trovarelli caught at URI01, for 4 yards to the URI01 (#19 D.Cureton)
11:54
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 E.Howard rush left for 1 yard loss to the URI05 (#30 A.DePina-Gray)
Devin Farrell throws 2 TD passes and Rhode Island hangs on to top Central Connecticut in FCS opener
— Devin Farrell threw for 365 yards, including two first quarter touchdowns, and Rhode Island defeated Central Connecticut 27-19 on Saturday in a first-round game of the FCS playoffs.
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