Week 6 Stats: 10 points, 3-3 FG (32, 38, 42 yards), 1-1 PAT, 6 kickoffs, 343 kickoff yards, 57.0 yards per kickoff, 3 touchbacks
Barnum’s right foot kept Central Connecticut in the game in the Blue Devils’ first-ever meeting with the in-state foe Yale. The senior drilled each of his three field goals and converted on his lone PAT to finish with a season-best 10-point outing on Saturday. Tying up the game with an early 32-yarder, Barnum sparked a 12-0 run that put the Blue Devils up, 22-17, with field goals on consecutive Central Connecticut possessions from 38 and 42 yards inside the final four minutes of the third quarter. In addition, he handled his team’s kickoff duties and averaged 57.0 yards per kick with touchbacks on three of his six attempts. This season, Barnum has drained 8-of-10 field goals to rank 24th in the nation with a .800 conversion rate. He also leads the conference in points by a wide margin, averaging 3.4 more than the next closest competitor with 7.4 per game. The Blue Devils have had a stranglehold on the NEC Special Teams Player of the Week award, and that is due largely in part to Barnum. The Southington, CT product has nabbed the honor three times (Sept. 2, Sept. 23, Oct. 7) while Aidan Clark earned the distinction on Sept. 16 to push Central Connecticut’s award count to four this season.