Weaver, Monmouth Ground Game Power Past New Hampshire

DURHAM, N.H. (Interstat) — Frankie Weaver passed for 195 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 3 yards as Monmouth defeated New Hampshire 42-21 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. Kenny Smith Jr. ran 27 times for 175 yards and two scores and added a 14-yard catch, while Elijah Jennings carried 28 times for 126 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for 25 yards. Joquez Smith added a 3-yard touchdown run for New Hampshire, and Logan Perez caught three passes for 50 yards. New Hampshire got 178 passing yards and a touchdown from Tommy McLeish, a 70-yard rushing touchdown from Myles Thomason and a 41-yard scoring catch from Ty Carlson. Trevor Barry made 20 tackles and Jackson Stone had 16 for the Wildcats. Monmouth improved to 5-2. New Hampshire dropped to 2-6 before an attendance of 8,693 at Wildcat Stadium.