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6-4

Elon

26–27
Final
 Harold Alfond Sports Stadium, OronoME -6.5
FINALElon 26, Maine 27ELON covered +6.5CLOSED ME -6.5

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
MAINE WINNING
ELON WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: MAINE 58% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 27 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Drew Belcher 1 Yd Run (Kenny Doak Kick)

14:21
0-7
Rushing Touchdown

Brelynd Cyphers 2 Yd Run (Skyler Davis Kick)

3:45
7-7
Kickoff Return Touchdown

Earnest Edwards 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Kenny Doak Kick)

3:31
7-14
Field Goal Good

Skyler Davis 40 Yd Field Goal

0:03
10-14
Q3
Field Goal Good

Kenny Doak 44 Yd Field Goal

12:20
10-17
Field Goal Good

Skyler Davis 39 Yd Field Goal

10:25
13-17
Kickoff Return Touchdown

Earnest Edwards 93 Yd Kickoff Return (Kenny Doak Kick)

10:13
13-24
Field Goal Good

Kenny Doak 19 Yd Field Goal

6:22
13-27
Passing Touchdown

Cole Taylor 32 Yd pass from Daniel Thompson (Skyler Davis Kick)

1:51
20-27
Q4
Field Goal Good

Skyler Davis 32 Yd Field Goal

10:23
23-27
Field Goal Good

Skyler Davis 46 Yd Field Goal

4:33
26-27

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Maine beats Elon 27-26 for outright win of CAA title

ORONO, Maine -- Earnest Edwards returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, Drew Belcher scored on a 1-yard run and Maine cashed in on a turnover to win the Colonial Athletic Association championship outright by beating Elon 27-26 on Saturday. It's Maine's first outright conference championship since 2013 and 13th overall conference title dating back to 1949. Elon had a chance to win after forcing a punt with 3:05 left to play, but, after getting intercepted then recovering a fumble on the same play, was stopped on downs at the Maine 42. Jamehl Wiley 's fumble recovery set up Belcher's score before Edwards returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and a 14-7 second-quarter lead. Kenny Doak added a 44-yard field goal, then Edwards returned another kickoff 93 yards for a score and a 24-13 Black Bears lead. Connor Christiansen grabbed two interceptions and Greg Liggs Jr .

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Top performers

ELON
PASSINGDaniel Thompson18/43, 250 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGBrelynd Cyphers10 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGCole Taylor6 REC, 115 YDS, 1 TD
MAINE
PASSINGChris Ferguson4/10, 51 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGRamon Jefferson25 CAR, 130 YDS
RECEIVINGDrew Belcher4 REC, 46 YDS

Team stats

ELON · MAINE
432
TOTAL YARDS
234
279
PASSING
86
153
RUSHING
148
23
1ST DOWNS
13
7-19
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
2-11
3
TURNOVERS
4
2-10
PENALTIES
7-68
33:28
POSSESSION
26:32

HAROLD ALFOND SPORTS STADIUM, ORONO · ATTENDANCE 6,584

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