Monmouth Hawks at North Carolina A&T Aggies
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Frankie Weaver's 428 yards passing and 6 touchdowns lead Monmouth past North Carolina A&T 63-19
Monmouth (9-2, 6-1 Coastal Athletic Association), which was coming off a 34-13 loss to New Hampshire, improved to 9-1 versus FCS opponents this season and 2-0 following a defeat. The Hawks, ranked No. 12 in the FCS coaches' poll, still trail No. 9 Rhode Island (9-2, 7-0) in the conference standings.
TJ Speight and Maxwell James each had over 100-yard receiving for Monmouth. Speight had five catches for a career-high 162 yards and two touchdowns, and James added three grabs for 102 yards and a score. Josh Derry had two touchdown catches.
Weaver's 62-yard touchdown pass to Speight gave Monmouth a 21-3 lead after the first quarter. Weaver added a 71-yard connection to James to cap a 95-yard drive for a 42-13 halftime lead.
Weaver had touchdown throws of 53 and 29 yards in the third to make it 56-13. Nelson's touchdown runs of 6, 2 and 26 yards helped push him over the century mark for the ninth time this season.
Kevin White threw for 183 for North Carolina A&T (2-9, 2-5), with six completions and 103 yards to Jayvonne Dillard. White also ran for a score.
Monmouth's scoring record is 65 against La Salle in 2005.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:54 | Rodney Nelson 6 Yd Run (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:29 | Josh Derry 11 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 4:46 | Andrew Brown 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 3:48 | TJ Speight 62 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:21 | Andrew Brown 55 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:49 | Jack Neri 26 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:59 | Kevin White 3 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:33 | Rodney Nelson 2 Yd Run (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:06 | Maxwell James 71 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:18 | TJ Speight 53 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:50 | Josh Derry 29 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 1:47 | Andrew Brown 53 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:55 | Rodney Nelson 26 Yd Run (Hudson Fiene Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 10:57 | Andrew Brown 53 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 MONM |
 NCAT |
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|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 5-8 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 696 | Total Yards | 323 |
| 428 | Passing | 178 |
| 19/28 | Comp/Att | 14/27 |
| 15.3 | Yards per pass | 6.6 |
| 268 | Rushing | 145 |
| 36 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 7.4 | Yards per rush | 3.7 |
| 6-49 | Penalties | 6-42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:08 | Possession | 32:52 |
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