FINAL SCORE
Merrimack Warriors at Yale Bulldogs game details
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Yale Bowl · Attendance 4,022
Put the final score in perspective.
Yale finished 17 points ahead. The teams combined for 65 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Merrimack 21, Yale 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Yale outscored its opponent in 3 and Merrimack in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-12 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 322 | 476 |
| Passing | 188 | 298 |
| Comp/Att | 12/28 | 22/39 |
| Yards per pass | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 134 | 178 |
| Rushing Attempts | 23 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 9-79 | 7-64 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Merrimack Warriors
passing
| AJ Hairston Jr | 11/26 | 192 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Meehan | 1/2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| AJ Hairston Jr | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | 29 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Matthias Latham | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenyon Massey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Austin Palmer | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Kenyon Massey | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 79 |
| Dennis Morgan | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 40 |
| Andrew Korkosz | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Matthias Latham | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Austin Palmer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ethan Crite | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
defensive
| Micah Green | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Simms | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajahn Cooper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamden Wyatt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Ricks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Claude | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Graham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertin Placide | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Ricks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Green Jr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Maple | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Gentry-Warrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrium Berry Jr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Rufo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Martinovich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wallace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasir Hicks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Frazier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaheed Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilie Dore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markeith Hogan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corday Bethel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Will Claude | 1 | 75 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Galamama Mulbah | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Tafari Corson-James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Bryce Goulet | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Guytano Bartolomeo | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Mike Ryan | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Yale Bulldogs
passing
| Dante Reno | 22/39 | 298 | 7.6 | 4 | 1 |
rushing
| Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni | 30 | 132 | 4.4 | 1 | 27 |
| Dante Reno | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Cuttler Adams | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Vann Hopping | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Lucius Anderson | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 0 | 50 |
| Jaxton Santiago | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 2 | 28 |
| Reid Jones | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Garon Kemp | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Cuttler Adams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Graham Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Vann Hopping | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Phoenix Grant | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Tate | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Schutzman | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abu Kamara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Webster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Eastep | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Osize Daniyan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Schmidt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Barkley-Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Partin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Cave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babawale Fadeyibi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lota Ugokwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Banks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rivers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevidi Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Vann Hopping | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lucius Anderson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jaxton Santiago | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Piper | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 5/5 | 11 |
punting
| Reese Keeney | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:37 | Jaxton Santiago 9 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 10:44 | Kenyon Massey 79 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr (Guytano Bartolomeo Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:21 | Will Claude 75 Yd Interception Return (Guytano Bartolomeo Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:14 | Dennis Morgan 40 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr (Guytano Bartolomeo Kick) | 21 – 7 |
| 2 | 4:15 | Noah Piper 37 Yd Field Goal | 21 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:56 | Jaxton Santiago 10 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 21 – 17 |
| 3 | 10:59 | Graham Smith 2 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 21 – 24 |
| 3 | 5:16 | Guytano Bartolomeo 25 Yd Field Goal | 24 – 24 |
| 4 | 12:50 | Garon Kemp 20 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 24 – 31 |
| 4 | 9:30 | Noah Piper 38 Yd Field Goal | 24 – 34 |
| 4 | 4:07 | Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni 9 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick) | 24 – 41 |
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