Kackert, New Hampshire defeat Northeastern 48-21
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New Hampshire running back Chad Kackert races past Northeastern linebacker Craig Kenney for a touchdown during the second quarter of Saturday's game at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H. AP PHOTO |
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The Associated Press - Published: November 1, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. — Chad Kackert ran for two touchdowns and 176 yards in New Hampshire's 48-21 win over Northeastern on Saturday.
Kackert scored on a 15-yard run with 7:07 left in the first quarter and again on a 22-yard run early in the second to help lead the Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 34-7 advantage in the fourth quarter.
New Hampshire finished with 461 yards of offense, including 281 yards on the ground.
Sean Jellison had 74 yards and a touchdown on five carries for the Wildcats and R.J. Toman was 11 of 22 with 131 yards and one touchdown. New Hampshire's Scott Sicko caught seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Northeastern (1-7, 1-4) was led by John Griffin with 132 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Matt Carroll finished with 110 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 12-of-17 passing for the Huskies.
Maine 19, Massachusetts 9
ORONO, Maine — Warren Smith passed for 226 yards, threw for a touchdown and ran for another score to lead Maine to a 19-9 win over Massachusetts on Saturday.
Smith, who was 19-for-35 passing, also had an interception for the Black Bears (4-4, 3-2 Colonial Athletic Association).
Maine trailed 7-3 with 3:40 left in the second quarter after UMass' Jon Hernandez scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. But the Black Bears answered with 16 straight points, highlighted by Smith's 7-yard passing score and his 5-yard touchdown run.
Landis Williams led Maine with 77 yards receiving on six catches.
Scott Woodward was 14-for-27 for 134 yards and threw three interceptions for the Minutemen (4-4, 2-3). Kyle Havens completed 7 of his 12 passes for 99 yards and one interception.
Rutgers 28, Connecticut 24
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — On a day Connecticut honored slain teammate Jasper Howard, one of his best friends won the game for Rutgers.
Tim Brown, who grew up with Howard in Miami, scored on an 81-yard touchdown pass from Tom Savage with 22 seconds left to give the Scarlet Knights a 28-24 victory over the Huskies in UConn's first home game since Howard was killed.
"I just went out there and played that game for my friend," Brown said. Connecticut (4-4, 1-3 Big East) scored to take a 24-21 lead with 38 seconds left and the crowd was roaring, when Brown got behind cornerback Robert McClain and outraced the entire UConn secondary to the end zone.
Boston College 31,
Central Michigan 10
BOSTON — Former walk-on kicker Steve Aponavicius became Boston College's all-time scoring leader in the Eagles' 31-10 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Montel Harris finished with 136 yards rushing on 27 carries and two 3-yard scoring runs for the Eagles (6-3), who improved to 6-0 at home. BC snapped the Chippewas' (7-2) seven-game winning streak — their best since consecutive seasons with eight-game streaks from 1979-1980.
Aponavicius had an 18-yard field goal and four extra points, giving him 267 total points to surpass place-kicker Brian Lowe's (1986-89) mark of 262. Dave Shinskie was 18-for-28 passing for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles.
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