UNH 42, Bryant 14

• The Wildcats’ return to action at home in the regular-season finale against the University of Maine on Saturay (1 p.m.). The winning team is awarded the Brice-Cowell Musket.

• Jordan Mcallister, the reigning CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, picked up where he left off, making a 3-yard tackle for loss on Bryant’s opening drive to force a Bulldogs’ three-and-out.
• UNH got on the scoreboard following a five-play, 61-yard opening drive. Vezza went 2-for-2 for 47 yards on the drive, capped by a 35-yard touchdown pass to McKinney at 10:09. The PAT kick by Nick Reed gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.
• The UNH defense forced another three-and-out, setting up the offense on the Bryant 40 following a punt. The UNH offense scored six plays later at 6:12, when Vezza connected with Strickland on a 5-yard pass as the tight end extended the ball to touch the right pylon before hitting the ground. Reed’s PAT made it 14-0.

• Bryant opened the quarter with a 3-yard rushing touchdown from Elliott at 14:55 to close within 14-7.
• UNH responded two plays later with the team’s longest play of the season, a 72-yard touchdown pass play from Vezza to Burke on a short completion and long run after catch that gave the Wildcats a 21-7 lead at 13:55.
• At 7:18, Vezza connected with Strickland with a 19-yard pass down the middle for his career-high second touchdown reception, which capped off an 8-play, 71-yard drive and extended the lead to 28-7.
• Vezza opened the game with completions on 12 of 13 passes for 212 yards and four touchdowns on the first four UNH drives.
• Tighe closed out the half, making his team-leading fifth career interception  on a Hail Mary pass at the UNH 1 as time expired.

• The Wildcat offense came out of the halftime break with a 15-play, 84-yard drive, capped off with Chase Wilson catching Vezza’s fifth touchdown pass of the game on a 5-yard out route to the right side to push the margin to 35-7 at 6:39.
• UNH dominated the time of possession battle in the quarter, possessing the ball for 11:21.

• Barry ended Bryant’s opening drive of the quarter with an open-field tackle on Doe to force a turnover on downs at the UNH 43.
• Bryant capitalized on a UNH turnover with an Elijah Elliott 1-yard rushing touchdown at 6:04.
• On the third play of the ensuing New Hampshire drive at 4:17, Gibson burst through the middle for a 45-yard touchdown for a 42-14 lead.
• UNH forced a Bryant punt at 1:35, allowing the ‘Cats to kneel out the clock.

• The 28-point victory was the Wildcats’ largest of the season and marked a season high of 42 points for UNH.
• The UNH offense had its longest pass (72 yards: Vezza to Burke) and rush (45 yards: Gibson) of the season.
• UNH possessed the ball for 35:03, punted only once, and threw for 192 more yards than Bryant.
• Vezza is the first Wildcat to throw for at least five TD passes in a game since Seth Morgan did so with six on September 14, 2024.
• Burke amassed a milestone of 2,000 career all-purpose yards. He is 20 yards shy of 2,000 career receiving yards and caught a career-high nine passes.
• McKinney had a UNH career-high of 78 yards and caught his first TD at UNH.
• Strickland had a career-high two TDs and tied a career-high of two receptions.
• Akinmoladun tallied a career-high two tackles for loss and added to his team-leading 16 career tackles for loss (eight with UNH).
• Redshirt freshman wide receiver DaMontre Patterson (Wynnewood, Okla.) had a career-high two catches and 24 yards.

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