Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: ELON 73% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 56 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
De'Sean McNair 8 Yd Run (Owen Johnson Kick)
7-0
Sean Anderson 23 Yd Run (C.J. Carrick Kick)
7-7
D. McNair run for 14 yds for a TD,ELON penalty, Offensive holding (-9 Yards)
13-7
Cole Taylor 7 Yd pass from Davis Cheek (Owen Johnson Kick)
14-7
Sean Anderson 1 Yd Run (C.J. Carrick PAT failed)
14-13
Aaron Parker 19 Yd pass from JaJuan Lawson (C.J. Carrick Kick)
14-20
Corey Joyner 65 Yd pass from Davis Cheek (Owen Johnson Kick)
21-20
Marven Beauvais 19 Yd pass from JaJuan Lawson (C.J. Carrick Kick)
21-27
Kortez Weeks 23 Yd pass from Davis Cheek (Owen Johnson Kick)
28-27
Matt Pires 90 Yd Punt Return (C.J. Carrick Kick)
28-34
De'Sean McNair 1 Yd Run (Owen Johnson Kick)
35-34
What happened
ESPN RECAPMesser's pick preserves Elon's 35-34 victory
KINGSTON, R.I. -- Davis Cheek threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns and Warren Messer made an interception in the final minute as Elon rallied to beat Rhode Island 35-34 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory. De'Sean McNair added 126 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Corey Joyner led the Phoenix receivers with 185 yards and a score as Elon (6-1, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association) rolled up 498 yards offense. Taking over on its own 20 with four minutes to go after Myles Ross ' end-zone interception, Rhode Island drove to the Elon 17 before JaJuan Lawson was picked off by Messer with 28 seconds left. Matt Pires had given the Rams (1-6, 0-4) a 34-28 lead late in the third quarter with a school-record 90-yard punt return. Elon took the lead back on its ensuing possession, scoring on McNair's 1-yard run to cap a 10-play, 68-yard drive and go on to notch the program's 500th victory.
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Team stats
ELON · URIMEADE STADIUM, KINGSTON · ATTENDANCE 7,221
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