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41–23
Final
3-2

Yale

 Yale Bowl, New HavenYALE -12.5
FINALRhode Island 41, Yale 23UPSETURI covered +12.5CLOSED YALE -12.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Alex McClelland tosses 58-yard touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
YALE WINNING
URI WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: YALE 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 16 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Jamall Mensah 58 Yd pass from Alex McClelland (Ty Groff Kick)

12:55
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Marquis Buchanan 79 Yd pass from Alex McClelland (Ty Groff Kick)

7:20
14-0
Q2
Field Goal Good

Josh Hamel 48 Yd Field Goal

9:47
17-0
Rushing Touchdown

Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni 36 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick)

5:06
17-7
Field Goal Good

Ty Groff 19 Yd Field Goal

1:50
20-7
Q3
Field Goal Good

Noah Piper 33 Yd Field Goal

7:38
20-10
Passing Touchdown

Marquis Buchanan 37 Yd pass from Alex McClelland (Ty Groff Kick)

4:28
27-10
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Graham Smith 8 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick)

11:39
27-17
Passing Touchdown

Sean Byrd 35 Yd pass from Alex McClelland (Ty Groff Kick)

7:44
34-17
Passing Touchdown

Jaxton Santiago 4 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper PAT blocked)

4:26
34-23
Rushing Touchdown

Gabe Winowich 9 Yd Run (Ty Groff Kick)

3:19
41-23

What happened

ESPN RECAP

McClelland and Buchanan with career highs, lead Rhode Island over Yale 41-23

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- , Alex McClelland threw for a career-high 285 yards and four touchdown passes to lead Rhode Island to a 41-23 victory over Yale on Saturday. McClelland completed 11 of 16 passes and added a career-best 92 yards rushing on 13 carries. Marquis Buchanan had two touchdown catches and finished with a career-high 193 yards on seven receptions for Rhode Island (4-3). The pair connected for a 79-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. Jamall Mensah and Sean Byrd each made a touchdown catch for the Rams. Yale (3-2) entered ranked No. 25 in the Stats Perform poll and averaging 33 points a game, trailed by 17 points midway through the second quarter and 20-7 at the break. The Bulldogs scored 13 points in the fourth quarter that included Dante Reno 's short touchdown pass to Jaxton Santiago to pull to 34-23 with 4:30 left.

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Top performers

URI
PASSINGAlex McClelland11/16, 285 YDS, 4 TD
RUSHINGAlex McClelland13 CAR, 92 YDS
RECEIVINGMarquis Buchanan7 REC, 193 YDS, 2 TD
YALE
PASSINGDante Reno15/38, 105 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGHugo Djeumeni Kemeni36 CAR, 243 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJaxton Santiago3 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

URI · YALE
395
TOTAL YARDS
391
285
PASSING
105
110
RUSHING
286
12
1ST DOWNS
23
5-12
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-19
0
TURNOVERS
1
6-38
PENALTIES
5-36
25:57
POSSESSION
34:03

YALE BOWL, NEW HAVEN · ATTENDANCE 4,315

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