Elon Rushes for 272 Yards and Still Loses at New Hampshire
Elon ran for 272 yards, outgained New Hampshire 464 to 355, and lost 30-23. Four turnovers will do that to a good day.
Three of them were interceptions and the fourth a lost fumble. New Hampshire gave one back too, a fumble, but it never threw a pick, and it led from its first score to the last. Barry Kleinpeter ran it in from a yard out with 12:25 left in the first quarter, and Lucas Glassburn kicked field goals of 27, 28 and 22 yards to stretch it to 16-10 by halftime (Kamerin McDowell-Moore had a 5-yard touchdown run in between). Elon never led and never tied it.
Brooks Bentley, who had thrown for 767 yards and three touchdowns before this game, went 26 of 34 for 301 and two touchdowns, a 27-yarder to Joquez Smith with 9:38 left in the third and a 15-yarder to Drew Danson early in the fourth. That made it 30-20. Luke Barnes kicked a 36-yard field goal with 12:17 to play for 30-23, and that was the last score. New Hampshire ran only 26 times for 54 yards, which is a very quiet way to win by a touchdown.
The story on Elon's side was McDowell-Moore, who carried 29 times for 273 yards and two touchdowns, 40 yards of that on one run that made it 17-23 late in the third. Barnes added three field goals. It was a heavy load for a team that still lost. Elon falls to 3-2 and New Hampshire moves to 2-3.
For fantasy, McDowell-Moore scored 40.3 points and Bentley 26.6, both season highs.