Scores

Final

Rhode Island 24

(0-7, 0-4 CAA)

Delaware 47

(5-2, 2-2 CAA)

3:30 PM ET, October 20, 2012

Delaware Stadium, NEWARK, DE

1 2 3 4 T
URI 7 0 3 1424
DEL 12 14 7 1447

Top Performers

Passing: B. Bentsen (URI) - 167 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: A. Pierce (DEL) - 18 CAR, 141 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: B. Johnson-Farrell (URI) - 8 REC, 91 YDS, 2 TD

Delaware 47, Rhode Island 24

Associated Press

NEWARK, Del. -- Andrew Pierce rushed for two touchdowns and caught another as Delaware defeated Rhode Island 47-24 Saturday, handing the Rams their 7th straight loss.

After Jeff Williams' sack of Rhode Island's Bob Bentsen in the end zone gave the Blue Hens (5-2, 2-2 Colonial Athletic Association) a 12-7 lead, Pierce ran one in from 6 yards out to push the lead to 19-7. Williams finished with four tackles for loss.

Pierce then caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tim Donnelly to put Delaware ahead for good, 26-7.

Donnelly completed 19-of-27 passes for 191 yards while Pierce finished with 141 yards on 18 carries.

Bentsen paced Rhode Island (0-7, 0-4) with 167 passing yards but was sacked three times.

The Rams posted 271 yards of offense, compared to 471 for Delaware, and only converted 3-of-12 third-down attempts.

Delaware snapped a two-game losing streak after starting the season with four straight wins.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
URI
DEL
1st Downs1824
Total Yards271471
Passing228203
Rushing43268
Penalties5-507-82
3rd Down Conversions3-127-13
4th Down Conversions2-20-0
Turnovers11
Possession29:4130:19

Passing Leaders

Rhode IslandC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Bentsen19/271676.220
DelawareC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Donnelly19/271917.110

Rushing Leaders

Rhode IslandCARYDSAVGTDLG
Sebastian7284.0012
Mudimbi4184.507
DelawareCARYDSAVGTDLG
Pierce181417.8240
Laing10626.2115

Receiving Leaders

Rhode IslandRECYDSAVGTDLG
Johnson-Farrell89111.4217
Migliarese66010.0021
DelawareRECYDSAVGTDLG
Milburn36923.0038
White7689.7021

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERURIDEL
TD12:25Robbie Jackson 6 Yd Pass From Bob Bentsen (Dylan Smith Kick) 70
FG04:43Sean Baner 27 Yd 73
TD00:49Tim Donnelly 5 Yd Run (Sean Baner Kick) 710
SF00:39Bob Bentsen Tackled By Jeff Williams In End Zone 712
SECOND QUARTERURIDEL
TD10:51Andrew Pierce 6 Yd Run (Sean Baner Kick) 719
TD00:39Andrew Pierce 5 Yd Pass From Tim Donnelly (Sean Baner Kick) 726
THIRD QUARTERURIDEL
TD10:33Trevor Sasek 2 Yd Run (Sean Baner Kick) 733
FG05:17Dylan Smith 38 Yd 1033
FOURTH QUARTERURIDEL
TD14:30Brandon Johnson-Farrell 7 Yd Pass From Bob Bentsen (Dylan Smith Kick) 1733
TD09:54Andrew Pierce 14 Yd Run (Sean Baner Kick) 1740
TD03:57Julian Laing 13 Yd Run (Sean Baner Kick) 1747
TD00:37Brandon Johnson-Farrell 11 Yd Pass From Danny Fenyak (Dylan Smith Kick) 2447