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CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 43, MERCYHURST 40
An instant thriller that produced 83 combined points, the most in an NEC game that didn’t go into overtime since 2018, Central Connecticut rolled out of Erie with a 43-40 win over Mercyhurst. Sophomore running back Davon Smith Jr., who stole the show with a game-high 162 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns, delivered the eventual game-winning score with a one-yard scamper with 3:47 left to play before fifth-year cornerback Keith Moko saved the game with an interception at the Blue Devils’ one-yard line with four seconds remaining.
 
NEW HAVEN 26, ROBERT MORRIS 15
New Haven’s special teams and defense took centerstage in the program’s first-ever NEC victory, which came by way of a 26-15 final at Robert Morris. The Chargers’ back line forced a trio of three-and-outs and four turnovers on two picks and a pair of fumbles while senior kicker Liam Quigley racked up 14 points, highlighted by an NEC season-long 53-yard field goal, and the special teams unit added a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown.
 
LIU 15, WAGNER 9
Graduate running back Sam Slade executed the halfback option with a perfect lob to sophomore tight end Gianni Marino in the end zone to propel LIU past Wagner in an Empire State battle on Staten Island. With the 14-9 win, the Sharks, who outrushed the Seahawks by a 229-30 margin, moved to 3-0 in NEC play for the first time in program history.
 
DUQUESNE 14, STONEHILL 7
Duquesne leveled its NEC record to 1-1 on Saturday after grinding out a 14-7 win at Stonehill inside W.B. Mason Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Carson Camp, who capitalized on the Dukes’ first drive of the game with a 20-yard touchdown strike to graduate wide receiver Myles Walker with 11:36 left in the first quarter, delivered the decisive score with 11:19 to go in the third when he split the Skyhawks’ defense with a five-yard touchdown run.
 
North Carolina A&T 27, CHICAGO STATE 12
Freshman Ashton Pannell threw for a pair of touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough for Chicago State as the Cougars dropped a 27-12 decision at North Carolina A&T. The starting signal caller has 13 touchdown strikes this season with four multi-score outings.