New England college round up – Week 4

September 21, 2025

If you missed any of the games we covered this weekend, check out stories from UConn, Yale-Holy Cross, Dartmouth-UNH and Merrimack-CCSU on the home page. Here’s a recap of the rest of the action from around the region on Saturday: URI 28, LIU 7 The No. 6 Rams moved to 4-0 on the season with an impressive homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. Devin Farrell was 19-32 for 193 yards, two……

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Merrimack 16, CCSU 14 – Last-second Thai field goal gives Warriors big home win

September 20, 2025

Image courtesy of Merrimack Athletics By Zack Bellino NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ANDOVER – The Merrimack Warriors defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 16-14 on the strength of a Carlton Thai field goal with just one second remaining in the game on Saturday night. In a matchup of former NEC rivals, this game was a defensive slugfest before the final moments, when CCSU recovered a blocked field goal on the…

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UConn 31, Ball State 25 – Huskies survive scare & get back to .500

September 20, 2025

Image courtesy of UConn Athletics By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – When the UConn offense needs a big play, they don’t have to look very far. Cam Edwards and Skyler Bell showed how special they are once again in Saturday’s 31-25 win over Ball State. Edwards scored on touchdown runs of 32 and 67 yards in the fourth quarter, and Bell had 14 receptions for 103 yards and…

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Penn 24, Stonehill 21 – Late field goal pushes Quakers past Skyhawks

September 20, 2025

By Chris Vogel NEFJ Correspondent EASTON –  Despite a back-breaking last second field goal to give Penn a 24-21 win over Stonehill on Saturday, the contest continued a string of promising non-conference matchups to prepare the Skyhawks for NEC play. “We knew going into the season we had a tough out of conference schedule, Penn is a really good football team, ” Stonehill head coach Eli Gardner stated postgame. “I…

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Dartmouth 27, UNH 20 – Big Green beat Wildcats for Granite Bowl win

September 20, 2025

Image courtesy of Dom Gallo By Allen Lessels NEFJ Contributor HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College head coach Sammy McCorkle thought senior running back D.J. Crowther had a game like Saturday’s in him. A 5-foot-11 bruiser, Crowther carried 20 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Big Green to a back-and-forth, season-opening 27-20 win over No. 23/25 New Hampshire in Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field in the…

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Yale 28, Holy Cross 10 – Bulldogs open season with impressive win over Crusaders

September 20, 2025

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — Yale waited, but patience paid off on Saturday. The Bulldogs opened the 2025 season with a 28-10 win over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders inside the Yale Bowl. After leading just 7-0 at halftime and allowing a Holy Cross field goal in the second half’s opening drive, The Bulldogs exploded for 21 second-half points to earn a dominant home victory. Yale running…

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New England college preview – Week 4

September 19, 2025

Week 4. We’ve got some of our first bye weeks (and well-timed ones too) along with the start of Ivy League play. There’s some great ‘double local’ matchups around the region and some interesting road tests for some other teams. Here’s a breakdown of the 15-team, 12-game slate: 9/20 Harvard @ Stetson (1:00) The two-time defending Ivy League co (tri?) champs kick off their season on Saturday with a road…

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Holy Cross could be on cusp of great season despite an 0-3 start

Photo: Holy Cross Twitter
September 16, 2025

The headline sounds weird with an 0-3 team, I get it. But, Holy Cross has lost its first three games this season by a combined total of seven points. After nearly upsetting a good MAC team in NIU, the Crusaders went up to Wildcat Stadium and narrowly missed taking down the UNH. Last week, the Crusaders took No. 5 Rhode Island to the final minute at Fitton Field before falling…

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Bryant looks to keep momentum rolling in 1st CAA test vs. Campbell

September 16, 2025

In 2024, Bryant didn’t get a single conference win in its inaugural season with the CAA. This year, the Bulldogs have gone toe-to-toe in a loss to FBS New Mexico State, beaten UMass for the first win over an FBS team in program history and then blew out Bentley. Something is different about this year’s Bulldogs. Now another year older and looking to show last year was simply an adjustment…

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