Rhode Island Rams at Brown Bears
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Murphy, Childs key Brown offense in 28-21 Governor's Cup win over Rhode Island
The Rams, ranked 10th in the FCS coaches poll, were facing third-and-10 from midfield when Brophy picked off Devin Farrell.
Childs had two short touchdown runs in the first half to help Brown take a 21-14 lead. In between, Murphy hit Ty Pezza for an 18-yard score.
Murphy was 20-of-27 passing for 201 yards. His 8-yard scoring connection with Solomon Miller made it 28-14 late in the third quarter. Childs finished with 64 yards on 22 carries. Pezza had 93 yards on six receptions. Elias Archie had five tackles with an interception and a fumble recovery to lead the defense.
Farrell threw three touchdown passing, going 30 of 44 for 353 yards and was intercepted twice. The Rams also lost two fumbles. Farrell had scoring tosses to Marquis Buchanan covering 6 yards and a 30-yarder to Omari Walker in the first half. He capped an 80-yard drive with a 2-yard toss to Matt Smith with 4:11 remaining in the game.
It was the 109th meeting between the schools with Brown (2-1) leading 74-33-2. The Rams (4-2) are 23-20 since 1981.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 13:11 | Matt Childs 6 Yd Run (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:26 | Marquis Buchanan 6 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:15 | Ty Pezza 18 Yd pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:25 | Omari Walker 30 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:41 | Matt Childs 3 Yd Run (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:36 | Solomon Miller 8 Yd pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:11 | Matt Smith 2 Yd pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White Kick) |
Statistics
 URI |
 BRWN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 7-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 452 | Total Yards | 341 |
| 353 | Passing | 201 |
| 30/44 | Comp/Att | 20/27 |
| 8.0 | Yards per pass | 7.4 |
| 99 | Rushing | 140 |
| 23 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 4.3 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 7-62 | Penalties | 4-21 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:11 | Possession | 32:49 |
Game Information
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 5,047 · Capacity:
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