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Rhode Island Beat Yale 41-23 as Alex McClelland Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 17, 2026

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The Rhode Island Rams beat the Yale Bulldogs 41-23 at Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in FCS college football Week 7 action.

Rhode Island led 20-7 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Rhode Island outscored its opponent 14-0.

Rhode Island moves to 4-3, while Yale falls to 3-2.

Top performers

• Alex McClelland (URI, QB): 11/16, 285 YDS, 4 TD
• Alex McClelland (URI, QB): 13 CAR, 92 YDS
• Marquis Buchanan (URI, WR): 7 REC, 193 YDS, 2 TD
• Dante Reno (YALE, QB): 15/38, 105 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni (YALE, RB): 36 CAR, 243 YDS, 1 TD
• Jaxton Santiago (YALE, WR): 3 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:55URIJamall Mensah 58 Yd pass from Alex McClelland7-0
2. Q1 7:20URIMarquis Buchanan 79 Yd pass from Alex McClelland14-0
3. Q2 9:47URIJosh Hamel 48 Yd Field Goal17-0
4. Q2 5:06YALEHugo Djeumeni Kemeni 36 Yd Run17-7
5. Q2 1:50URITy Groff 19 Yd Field Goal20-7
6. Q3 7:38YALENoah Piper 33 Yd Field Goal20-10
7. Q3 4:28URIMarquis Buchanan 37 Yd pass from Alex McClelland27-10
8. Q4 11:39YALEGraham Smith 8 Yd pass from Dante Reno27-17
9. Q4 7:44URISean Byrd 35 Yd pass from Alex McClelland34-17
10. Q4 4:26YALEJaxton Santiago 4 Yd pass from Dante Reno34-23
11. Q4 3:19URIGabe Winowich 9 Yd Run41-23

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