URI pulls away from UNH football for 38-27 triumph
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell scored with 2:12 remaining, and Rohan Davy had a 45-yard scoop-and-score one minute later to finish FCS No. 17 Rhode Island’s comeback win over New Hampshire, 38-27 on Saturday.
The Rams (5-2, 3-0 Coastal Athletic Association) snapped a two-game skid with a 10-point fourth quarter comeback, scoring 21 unanswered points.
Brendon Barrow led URI with 111 rushing yards and two scores on 14 attempts, Antwain Littleton Jr. joined him with 62 yards and a score on 15 carries, and Farrell had 47 yards on 12 carries.
URI held a 17-14 lead heading into the half, but UNH scored 13 unanswered in the third. Peyton Strickland had a 3-yard touchdown reception, and Nick Reed connected on 31- and 46-yard field goals.
UNH sophomore quarterback Matt Vezza completed 16 of 32 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns. He also 16 rushes for 54 yards. Grad student Chase Wilson had five catches for 69 yards, including a 20-yard TD.
Redshirt freshman linebacker Trevor Barry and grad student linebacker Cole Bullock led the Wildcats with 10 and nine tackles, respectively. Freshman Kelby Hamption recorded his second and team’s sixth interception of the season.
The Wildcats (3-4, 1-2) sink below .500 for the first time this year after being ranked as high as No. 23 in the FCS poll. UNH leads the series 12-6 since the programs’ first meeting in 2007.
New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 18 at Campbell.
(UNH Athletics Communications writer Doug Poole contributed to this report.)


