Rhode Island Rams @ Merrimack Warriors — Aug 28, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 August 28, 2026
Rams Rhode Island URI 1-0, 1-0 Away
34
Final
7
Merrimack Warriors MER 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
URI 7 14 6 7 34
MER 7 0 0 0 7
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T.
T. Budge QB URI
128 PASS
A.
A. Hairston QB MER
81 PASS
Rushing Yards
B.
B. Barrow RB URI
56 RUSH
D.
D. McElroy RB MER
7 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Buchanan WR URI
72 REC
A.
A. Palmer WR MER
28 REC
Passing
Rhode Island
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Budge 13/29 128 1 0 0 69.3
A. McClelland 0/2 0 0 0 0 39.6
Merrimack Warriors
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Hairston 8/12 81 0 0 0 85.8
Rushing
Rhode Island
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Campbell 7 30 4.3 0 13
T. Budge 5 51 10.2 0 24
A. McClelland 3 10 3.3 2 5
B. Barrow 13 56 4.3 0 16
A. Baker 2 22 11.0 0 13
Merrimack Warriors
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. McElroy 3 7 2.3 0 5
Receiving
Rhode Island
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Buchanan 6 2 72 12.0 1 17 0
A. Baker 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
A. Kwarteng 2 2 34 17.0 0 21 0
J. Mensah 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Merrimack Warriors
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Palmer 2 2 28 14.0 0 18 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Rhode Island
Merrimack Warriors
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
128 Passing Yards 81
169 Rushing Yards 7
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 28, 2026
Time
10:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m