New Hampshire Wildcats @ Maine Black Bears
Crossan runs wild lifting New Hampshire over Maine 24-21
ORONO, Maine -- Dalton Crossan had 25 carries for 169 yards and a score, and Morgan Ellman's 22-yard field goal with seven second left lifted New Hampshire to a 24-21 win over Maine on Saturday.
New Hampshire (7-4, 6-2 Colonial Athletic Association) retains the Brice-Cowell Musket and will wait to see if it's selected to the FCS tournament for a 13th straight season.
Adam Riese threw a 10-yard TD pass to Neil O'Connor for the Wildcats to end a 16-play, 74-yard drive with 12:22 left in the game. Seven minutes later, Maine's Dan Collins threw a 29-yard score to Micah Wright to tie it at 21.
In the third, Crossan ran for a 35-yard score with 5:31 left in the quarter to tie the game at 14.
Riese threw for 218 yards and Collins for 202 but was picked twice.
Maine (6-5, 5-3) and New Hampshire met for the 105th time. The Wildcats own the all-time series lead 54-43-8, have won six straight and 13 of the last 14 against Maine.
Game Information
Orono, ME
2025 Standings
| Coastal Athletic Association | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 12-3 |
| New Hampshire | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Monmouth | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| William & Mary | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| Maine | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Elon | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Stony Brook | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| North Carolina A&T | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Campbell | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Bryant | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| UAlbany | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Hampton | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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