Elon, Thomas run through Rhode Island in 43-28 win | |
ELON, N.C. (AP) Jaylan Thomas ran for 135 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns and Elon beat FCS No. 25-ranked Rhode Island 43-28 on Saturday. Thomas' 15-yard scoring run with 2:15 left in the first quarter made it 14-7 and Elon peeled away from there. Elon (6-5, 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association) finishes with its first winning record since the 2018 team went 6-5. It's also the first five-win conference effort since 2017. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | K. Hill | 2169 | |||
| Passing TDs: | K. Hill | 18 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Antrum | 591 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Antrum | 6 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | I. Frimpong | 496 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | M. Pires | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | vs. Bryant | W 45 - 21 | ||
| 9/11 | at Albany | W 16 - 14 | ||
| 9/18 | at Brown | W 45 - 24 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Stony Brook | W 27 - 20 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. Delaware | W 22 - 15 | ||
| 10/16 | at Towson | L 7 - 28 | ||
| 10/23 | at Villanova | L 0 - 44 | ||
| 10/30 | vs. Maine | L 24 - 45 | ||
| 11/6 | at Massachusetts | W 35 - 22 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. New Hampshire | W 28 - 3 | ||
| 11/20 | at Elon | L 28 - 43 | ||
| Colonial Athletic Association | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 8 Villanova | 7-1 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| 3 James Madison | 7-1 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| Elon | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Maine | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4-4 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Richmond | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Towson | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Albany | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3773 (69) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2294 (61) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1479 (70) | ||||
| Points per game: | 25.2 (59) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 343.0 (74) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 32 (69) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 11 (45) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3993 (46) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2270 (37) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1723 (61) | ||||
| Points per game: | 25.4 (45) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 363.0 (50) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (46) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (86) | ||||
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