Matthew Downing passes for 352 yards, 3 touchdowns to lead Elon past Delaware 33-27 | |
Matthew Downing threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns, Chandler Brayboy and Johncarlos Miller II each had 100-plus yards receiving, and Elon beat Delaware 33-27 on Saturday. Elon took a 27-13 lead early in the second half when Downing connected with Jordan Bonner from 29-yards. Jack Berkowitz added field goals of 37 and a career-long 44 yards in the fourth quarter to make it 33-20. Ryan O’Connor's 4-yard sneak pulled Delaware within six with 3:27 left. The Fightin’ Blue Hens forced a three-and-out, but O’Connor fumbled it on their next offensive possession. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Downing | 1915 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Downing | 19 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Hampton | 880 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Hampton | 6 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Brayboy | 589 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Bonner | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at Wake Forest | L 17 - 37 | ||
| 9/9 | at Gardner-Webb | L 27 - 34 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 27 - 3 | ||
| 9/23 | at Campbell | W 28 - 24 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. William & Mary | W 14 - 6 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. North Carolina Central | L 23 - 34 | ||
| 10/14 | at Villanova | L 0 - 21 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. Monmouth | W 28 - 26 | ||
| 11/4 | at Delaware | W 33 - 27 | ||
| 11/11 | at Richmond | L 24 - 38 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. Hampton | W 51 - 14 | ||
| Coastal Athletic Association | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 9 Albany | 7-1 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| 22 Richmond | 7-1 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| 6 Villanova | 7-1 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| Elon | 6-2 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| 11 Delaware | 6-2 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| Towson | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Campbell | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Monmouth | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Hampton | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Maine | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0-8 | 0-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3666 (74) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2246 (55) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1420 (74) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.7 (63) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 333.3 (78) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 31 (70) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (30) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4064 (64) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2188 (47) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1876 (81) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.0 (39) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 369.5 (66) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (55) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (72) | ||||
