UNH Rewind: 'Cats have reason to celebrate
'CAT TALE: The University of New Hampshire opened up a 24-point halftime lead and evened its record at 1-1 by beating Marshall, 48-35, Saturday before 27,255 fans at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Even without starting tailback Chad Kackert (hamstring) UNH rushed for 213 yards on 49 carries.
It was Marshall's first loss to a Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) opponent since it joined Division I-A in 1997. Marshall (0-3) had won its previous six games against I-A opponents in that span.
WORD PLAY: "I just think they had a good offensive game plan, period. We couldn't stop them. We couldn't slow them down. We couldn't get them off the field."
-- Marshall coach Mark Snyder
"Our offensive line made a statement today. We ran the football the best we have since I've been here."
-- UNH quarterback Ricky Santos
NUMBERS GAME: After Marshall made it a 41-35 game with 6:39 to play, UNH put together a clock-killing 13-play drive that didn't include a pass. Running back Chris Ward capped the drive with a 2-yard TD run. Ward gained 99 yards on 19 carries.
LOOKING AHEAD: UNH will play in-state rival Dartmouth on Saturday at Cowell Stadium (noon). The game can be seen on Ch. 9. Dartmouth opened its season with a 31-28 overtime loss to Colgate last Satuday. Dartmouth had a 28-0 lead in the third quarter of that contest, but Colgate scored 28 points in 21 minutes to force overtime. Dartmouth running back Milan Williams, a junior, rushed for a career-high 178 yards and one touchdown in the loss. Dartmouth leads the series against UNH 17-15-2, but hasn't beaten the Wildcats since 1976
NOTEWORTHY: Plymouth's Mike Boyle caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Santos late in the first half against Marshall. Boyle made six receptions for 75 yards. ... Santos completed 23 of 33 pass attempts for 289 yards. He tossed three TD passes and was not intercepted. ... UNH linebacker Husain Karim made a team-high 13 tackles against Marshall. ... UNH will play another Football Bowl Subdivision team next season when it travels to Army.
MORE COVERAGE: UNH Notebook
