College Football · FCS · Week 5 · Recap

Yale Beat Merrimack 41-24 as Dante Reno Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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The Yale Bulldogs beat the Merrimack Warriors 41-24 at Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FCS college football Week 5 action.

Merrimack led 21-17 at halftime. Yale came back after the break to take the win. The fourth quarter swung it: Yale outscored its opponent 17-0.

Yale moves to 2-1, while Merrimack falls to 2-4.

Top performers

• AJ Hairston Jr (MRMK, QB): 11/26, 192 YDS, 2 TD
• AJ Hairston Jr (MRMK, QB): 10 CAR, 69 YDS
• Kenyon Massey (MRMK, WR): 2 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD
• Dante Reno (YALE, QB): 22/39, 298 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
• Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni (YALE, RB): 30 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD
• Lucius Anderson (YALE, WR): 7 REC, 116 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 11:37YALEJaxton Santiago 9 Yd pass from Dante Reno0-7
2. Q1 10:44MRMKKenyon Massey 79 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr7-7
3. Q1 2:21MRMKWill Claude 75 Yd Interception Return14-7
4. Q2 7:14MRMKDennis Morgan 40 Yd pass from AJ Hairston Jr21-7
5. Q2 4:15YALENoah Piper 37 Yd Field Goal21-10
6. Q2 1:56YALEJaxton Santiago 10 Yd pass from Dante Reno21-17
7. Q3 10:59YALEGraham Smith 2 Yd pass from Dante Reno21-24
8. Q3 5:16MRMKGuytano Bartolomeo 25 Yd Field Goal24-24
9. Q4 12:50YALEGaron Kemp 20 Yd pass from Dante Reno24-31
10. Q4 9:30YALENoah Piper 38 Yd Field Goal24-34
11. Q4 4:07YALEHugo Djeumeni Kemeni 9 Yd Run24-41

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