Fordham Rams at Lafayette Leopards
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Dean DeNobile's 2 touchdown passes lead Lafayette to 24-10 win over Fordham
Lafayette took a 14-0 halftime lead on DeNobile's touchdown passes of 6 yards to Matthew Scerbo and 3 yards to Carson Persing. The pass to Persing capped off a 94-yard drive.
In the third quarter, Lafayette's Dylan Aguilera returned a punt 18 yards for a touchdown and the Leopards (4-2, 2-0 Patriot League) took a 21-0 lead to the fourth quarter.
Gunnar Smith had 354 yards passing for the Rams and Fordham had the advantage in total yards, 405-402. Smith hit Troy Worrell for 4 yards and the Rams' only touchdown. Jack Freeburg had 113 yards receiving for the Rams (1-5, 1-2).
Lafayette coach John Troxell, who is in his fourth season with the Leopards, coached his 200th career game. He has a career record of 115-85, having previously spent 16 seasons at Division II Franklin & Marshall before coming to his alma mater in 2022.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 9:57 | Matthew Scerbo 6 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:52 | Carson Persing 3 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:17 | Dylan Aguilera 18 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:57 | Troy Worrell 4 Yd pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 9:01 | Bennett Henderson 35 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 4:38 | Jack Simonetta 19 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 FOR |
 LAF |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 3-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 5-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 405 | Total Yards | 402 |
| 354 | Passing | 319 |
| 32/45 | Comp/Att | 26/36 |
| 7.9 | Yards per pass | 8.9 |
| 51 | Rushing | 83 |
| 31 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 1.6 | Yards per rush | 3.0 |
| 4-26 | Penalties | 4-30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 29:10 | Possession | 30:50 |
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