Lafayette 7, UConn 56 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Lafayette

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Lafayette	0	0	0	7	7
CONN	21	14	14	7	56

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Team stats

LafayetteFCS		CONN
19	First downs	29
209	Total yards	671
145	Passing yards	370
21-42	Comp-Att	25-33
3.5	Yards per pass	11.2
64	Rushing yards	301
30	Rushes	40
2.1	Yards per rush	7.5
6-18	3rd down	6-12
0-1	4th down	2-3
4-30	Penalties-yards	11-134
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	2
28:18	Time of possession	31:42
0	Sacks	2
4	Tackles for loss	4
2	QB hurries	6
1	Passes defended	7
0	Defensive TDs	0
35	Kick return yards	35
—	Punt return yards	46
0	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	5
1	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

LafayetteFCS		CONN
-0.29	EPA per play	+0.47
14%	Success rate	49%
1.00	Explosiveness	1.46
-0.18	Rushing EPA per play	+0.42
13%	Rushing success rate	48%
-0.33	Passing EPA per play	+0.56
14%	Passing success rate	55%
25%	Standard downs success	56%
6%	Passing downs success	33%
1.10	Line yards per rush	3.58
1.00	Second-level yards	1.44
0.00	Open-field yards	1.92
50%	Stuff rate	16%
0%	Power success	50%
14%	Havoc caused	38%
3	Scoring chances	10
2.33	Points per chance	5.60
Own 22	Avg. starting field position	Own 32
2	Explosive plays	9
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q112:50
UConnTD
(12:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short middle to #19 J.Brown caught at LF09, for 24 yards to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:50, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q17:15
UConnTD
(07:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short right to #3 K.Christian caught at LF16, for 18 yards to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 9 plays, 71 yds
0-14
Q11:43
UConnTD
(01:49) Shotgun #7 K.Osborne rush right for 9 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:43 #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 8 plays, 45 yds
0-21
Q29:14
UConnTD
(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 16 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 7 plays, 52 yds
0-28
Q22:36
UConnTD
(02:42) Shotgun #3 K.Christian rush left for 25 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:36, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 2 plays, 16 yds
0-35
Q310:37
UConnTD
(10:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne rush middle for 11 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:37, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds
0-42
Q32:36
UConnTD
(02:38) No Huddle #6 T.Cornist rush right for 55 yards gain to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:36, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 5 plays, 85 yds
0-49
Q43:07
UConnTD
(03:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.McDonald pass complete short left to #21 R.Liggins III caught at UC44, for 60 yards to the LF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:07, 1ST DOWN #9 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #24 T.Crofut)
Drive: 4 plays, 80 yds
0-56
Q40:44
FCS
LafayetteTD
(00:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 P.Greer rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:44 #17 J.Simonetta kick attempt good (H: #38 C.Bush, LS: #59 G.Zeiman)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
7-56

Score shown Lafayette-CONN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	Avg	TD	Int	C/Att	Yds
Daniel Lipovski	3.1	0	0	16/33	102
Jason Penza	4.8	0	0	5/9	43

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Malachi Gamble	6	28	4.7	0	7
Koven Smith	7	19	2.7	0	7
Kameron Vance	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jakyre Henley	7	8	1.1	0	10
Cam Azodeh	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jason Penza	3	5	1.7	0	3
Payton Greer	2	4	2.0	1	2
Daniel Lipovski	3	-13	-4.3	0	1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Nick Bierman	4	30	7.5	13
Matthew Scerbo	3	29	9.7	16
Carson Persing	5	25	5.0	7
Drew Watson	2	23	11.5	19
Benjamin Bussiere	2	14	7.0	9
Mason Kuehner	2	12	6.0	8
Shaun Purvy	1	6	6.0	6
Ethan Hosak	1	5	5.0	5
Hunter Ditrano	1	1	1.0	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Dhonte Jackson	8	5	0.5	0	0
Beckham Dee	8	5	0	0	0
Christian Watson	5	5	0	0	0
Cairo Moore	5	3	0	0	0
Darrick LeBeouf	4	4	0	0	0
Xavier Johnson	4	3	0	0	0
Ian Langan	3	3	1	0	1
Daniel Adefolarin	3	3	1	0	0
Drew Wilson	3	2	0	0	0
Paul Widerman	3	2	0	0	0
Callahan Blair	2	2	1	0	0
Darien Riley	2	1	0.5	0	1
Jeremiah Polk	2	1	0	1	0
Kingston Evans	2	1	0	0	0
Sean Curtis	2	1	0	0	0
Luke Dale	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Edwards	1	1	0	0	0
Christian Bush	1	1	0	0	0
Will Handley	1	1	0	0	0
George Mancini	1	1	0	0	0
Ahmir Crawley	1	0	0	0	0
Donnie Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Kabengele	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Burrell	1	0	0	0	0
Tylan Smith	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Beckham Dee	1	3	0
Darrick LeBeouf	1	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Jack Simonetta	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Christian Bush	11	427	38.8	1	2	51

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Nick Bierman	1	18	18.0	18	0
Kameron Vance	2	17	8.5	16	0