Monmouth Runs 62 Times for 326 Yards and Beats New Hampshire 42-21
Sixty-two rushing attempts. Monmouth ran the ball 62 times for 326 yards and finished with 521 total yards in a 42-21 win over New Hampshire, which carried 21 times for 90.
The Hawks were done early. Nazir Treadwell ran in from two yards out with 11:17 left in the first quarter, Kenny Smith scored from six, and Frankie Weaver hit Tra Neal for 35 yards to make it 21-0 before the quarter ended. Weaver added a 3-yard touchdown to Shane Garrett with 25 seconds left in the half for 28-0. Monmouth was ahead from the first score to the last, with no ties and no lead changes.
New Hampshire did get on the board. Myles Thomason ran in from 11 yards early in the third quarter to make it 28-7, and Smith answered with a 27-yard touchdown run to go back up 35-7. Joquez Smith scored from three yards out with 4:45 left, Elijah Jennings added a 15-yard run to make it 42-14, and Ty Carlson caught a 41-yard touchdown from Tommy McLeish with 1:16 to play for the final margin.
Smith carried 27 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Jennings carried 28 times for 126 and one. Monmouth did not throw an interception or lose a fumble. New Hampshire threw one pick and lost a fumble and never sacked Weaver. Monmouth is now 5-1 and the Wildcats are 2-5.
For fantasy, the two backs split an enormous workload and both set season highs, with Smith's 31.9 points the better of the pair.