Monmouth at New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. (Interstat) — Monmouth will visit New Hampshire on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Wildcat Stadium (NH) in Durham, N.H.
Monmouth (4-2) is the visiting team, and the Hawks most recently defeated Towson 41-40. Quarterback Frankie Weaver completed 18 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns in that game. Running back Elijah Jennings rushed 16 times for 92 yards and returned one punt for no gain. Running back Kenny Smith Jr. ran 17 times for 82 yards and caught two passes for 9 yards and one touchdown. Weaver is a player to watch for Monmouth.
Weaver’s recent passing totals include 313 yards and two touchdowns against Dartmouth and 200 yards and two scores at Albany. Monmouth’s other results this season include a 31-24 win over Sacred Heart, a 28-20 win at Albany, a 31-28 win at Dartmouth, a 49-14 loss at Western Michigan and a 38-14 loss at Tennessee Tech. The Hawks have scored at least 28 points in four of their six games. The Hawks’ 41-40 win over Towson followed a 31-28 win at Dartmouth and a 28-20 win at Albany.
New Hampshire (2-5) is the home team, and the Wildcats most recently fell 30-27 in overtime at North Carolina A&T. Quarterback Brooks Bentley passed for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Joquez Smith rushed 20 times for 76 yards and caught three passes for 18 yards and one touchdown. Running back Myles Thomason ran 10 times for 32 yards and returned one punt for no gain. Bentley is a player to watch for New Hampshire.
Bentley’s recent passing totals include 301 yards and two touchdowns against Elon, 81 yards against Sacred Heart and 186 yards and one touchdown against Harvard. New Hampshire beat Elon 30-23 and Stonehill 42-35. The Wildcats lost at Sacred Heart 20-13, to Harvard 31-7, at Syracuse 66-3 and at Albany 28-14. The Wildcats’ 30-27 overtime loss at North Carolina A&T followed a 30-23 win over Elon and a 20-13 loss at Sacred Heart.
Monmouth’s recent stretch includes wins over Albany, Dartmouth and Towson and a loss at Western Michigan. New Hampshire’s recent stretch includes a win over Elon and losses to Sacred Heart and North Carolina A&T. Monmouth will visit Hampton next, and New Hampshire will visit Merrimack next.
Monmouth will host Bryant, North Carolina A&T and Merrimack and visit Campbell. New Hampshire will host Rhode Island and Stony Brook and visit Maine. Both teams will remain in conference play after the Saturday matchup at Wildcat Stadium.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Monmouth to defeat New Hampshire 43-38.