DeNobile's 2 TD passes in final minute rallies Lafayette to 40-35 win over Monmouth
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- — Dean DeNobile threw a pair of touchdown passes in the final minute, including the winner to Elijah Steward, to lead Lafayette to a 40-35 win over Monmouth on Saturday.
Sone Ntoh scored on a 17-yard run to give Monmouth a 35-28 lead with 1:54 remaining. The Leopards took only a minute to respond on DeNobile's 12-yard pass to Chris Carasia but a two-point conversion pass failed leaving them a point short. Lafayette recovered an onside kick and DeNobile found Steward deep down the left side for the 42-yard score with 36 seconds remaining.
Monmouth got it to Lafayette's 35-yard line with 22 seconds left before Gabe DuBois intercepted a pass over the middle to seal it.
DeNobile was 31-of-45 passing for a career-high 394 yards and the two touchdowns for the Leopards (1-1), ranked 19th in the FCS coaches' poll and the Patriot League preseason favorites. Steward had 15 catches for 244 yards, second-most in school history behind Joe Ort's 274 in 2006. Jamar Curtis scored three touchdowns and finished with 87 yards on 21 carries.
Derek Robertson was 24-of-36 passing for 355 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for the Hawks (0-2). TJ Speight had 97 yards receiving, 89 coming on an end-around that had given Monmouth its first lead, 28-21, early in the fourth quarter.
The teams combined for 955 yards offense.
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2024 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Bucknell | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Georgetown | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Lafayette | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Colgate | 0-0 | 1-4 |
Holy Cross | 0-0 | 1-4 |
Fordham | 0-0 | 0-5 |
Lehigh | 0-1 | 3-2 |
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Delaware | 1-0 | 4-0 |
Stony Brook | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Villanova | 1-0 | 4-1 |
William & Mary | 1-0 | 4-1 |
New Hampshire | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Rhode Island | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Monmouth | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Richmond | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Maine | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Hampton | 0-1 | 3-2 |
Bryant | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Towson | 0-1 | 1-3 |
UAlbany | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Elon | 0-1 | 1-4 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Campbell | 0-2 | 2-3 |