Bucknell Bison at Lafayette Leopards
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DeNobile's 5TD passing eruption leads Lafayette in a 62-24 shellacking of Bucknell
Nine of Lafayette's 15 drives ended with a touchdown and at one stretch the Leopards (5-2, 3-0 Patriot League) scored six consecutive touchdowns. Lafayette killed the clock on downs to end the game.
DeNobile's five touchdown performance puts him in a tie with four other Lafayette quarterbacks (Drew Reed, 2013; Tom Kirchoff, 1991; Frank Baur, 1987; and Paul Stuncius, 1986). The single game record belongs to Rob Curley who threw seven touchdowns against Colgate in 2009.
DeNobile threw touchdown passes of 20 yards to Jakrye Henley, 34 and 10 yards to Elijah Steward, 19 yards to Ethan Hosek and 4 yards to Matthew Scerbo.
Ethan Weber ran for 139 yards on 11 carries and reached the end zone with runs of 32 and 67 yards. Steward amassed 116 yards on six catches to go with his two touchdowns.
Christopher Dietrich threw for 224 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Bucknell (4-3, 1-2).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:04 | Ethan Weber 32 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:58 | TJ Cadden 35 Yd pass from Christopher Dietrich (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:00 | Jakyre Henley 20 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:06 | Jason Penza 79 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:48 | Matt Schearer 50 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:21 | Elijah Steward 34 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:25 | Elijah Steward 10 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:50 | Ethan Hosak 19 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:29 | Ethan Weber 67 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:32 | TJ Cadden 16 Yd pass from Christopher Dietrich (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:29 | Sam Milligan 11 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:15 | Matthew Scerbo 4 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:05 | Jakyre Henley 70 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
Statistics
 BUCK |
 LAF |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 3-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-14 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 321 | Total Yards | 670 |
| 224 | Passing | 322 |
| 19/32 | Comp/Att | 27/36 |
| 7.0 | Yards per pass | 8.9 |
| 97 | Rushing | 348 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 2.9 | Yards per rush | 10.5 |
| 9-105 | Penalties | 6-65 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:34 | Possession | 29:26 |
Game Information
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 3,873 · Capacity:
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