KINGSTON, R.I. (AP)—R.J. Toman threw five touchdown passes to lead New Hampshire to a 51-43 win over Rhode Island on Saturday.
Toman completed 29 of 40 passes for 309 yards for New Hampshire (2-0), which finished with 511 offensive yards. The teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense.
The Wildcats took a 10-0 lead on the opening play of the second quarter when Toman found tight end Scott Sicko alone in the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown pass.
They increased their lead to 17-0 after recovering a fumble inside their own 30-yard line. Toman completed a 20-yard pass to Travis Negron with 10:54 left in the second quarter.
The Rams (1-2) closed the gap to 17-7 midway in the second on a 1-yard burst by Anthony Ferrer.
Louis Feinstein’s 36-yard field goal with 5:32 remaining in the half cut the deficit to 17-10, but New Hampshire responded quickly as Toman struck for his third scoring pass, capping a six-play, 44-yard series with a 4-yard TD pass to Sean Jellison before halftime.
Ferrer caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Derek Cassidy with 2:46 left in the third to cut New Hampshire’s lead to 34-30, but the Wildcats followed with a 72-yard touchdown run from Chad Kackert. Kackert rushed for 164 yards on 11 carries.
Cassidy completed a career-best 34 passes on 60 attempts for 436 yards in the loss.
Head to Head - Week 3
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 509 | 309 | 200 | 22 | 46.2% | 9/105 | 2 | 43:34 |
| Rhode Island | 517 | 480 | 37 | 27 | 45.0% | 5/40 | 3 | 31:26 |
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