Monmouth Hawks at Fordham Rams
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Robertson accounts for 7 TDS, Derry catches 4 TD passes as Monmouth beats Fordham 49-28
Robertson threw touchdown passes from 29 and 67 yards to Derry in the first quarter, and the pair connected again with a 7-yard touchdown just before halftime that stretched Monmouth's lead to 34-21. Robertson's 1-yard touchdown run made it 40-28 early in the fourth quarter and Derry's fourth touchdown catch from 3 yards out capped the scoring.
Robertson was 29-of-43 passing for 342 yards. Derry finished with 10 receptions for 144 yards. Rodney Nelson added 113 yards rushing on 25 carries for Monmouth, which opened its season 2-0 for the first time since 2021.
Gunnar Smith completed 27 of 49 passes for 382 yards and threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Fordham (0-2). Smith threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jack Betten early in the second quarter. Betten led the Rams with 81 yards receiving on three catches.
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Scoring Summary
 |
TD | 1st Period 9:50 | Gunnar Smith 4 Yd Run (Bennett Henderson Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:50 | Josh Derry 29 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
|
TD | 1st Period 3:51 | Josh Derry 67 Yd pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:52 | Derek Robertson 1 Yd Run (Josh Derry Pass to Derek Robertson for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 MONM |
 FOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 5-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 6-7 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 469 | Total Yards | 421 |
| 342 | Passing | 382 |
| 29/43 | Comp/Att | 27/49 |
| 8.0 | Yards per pass | 7.8 |
| 127 | Rushing | 39 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 25 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 1.6 |
| 9-90 | Penalties | 9-85 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:47 | Possession | 31:13 |
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