Sept 20, 2003
Final Stats
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Jayson Davis rushed for 122 yards and a
touchdown as Rhode Island defeated New Hampshire 55-40 Saturday in an Atlantic
10 game at Meade Stadium.
Rhode Island (1-2, 1-1) took the lead for good on a Luther Green 11-yard
touchdown run with 4:08 remaining in the first quarter and led by as many as 28
in the third quarter.
New Hampshire (1-3, 0-2) cut the lead to 55-40 with two touchdowns late in
the fourth quarter.
New Hampshire quarterback Mike Granieri rushed for 130 yards and three
touchdowns on 18 carries and completed 24 of 37 passes for 336 yards and three
touchdowns.
The Rams, who came into the game with the third-best rushing team in
Division I-AA, gained 416 yards on the ground. Davis completed 4-of-6 passes
for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Rhode Island's Wendall Williams caught two touchdown passes for 24 and 49
yards. Jason Ham rushed for 112 yards on 22 carries.
The Rams' Shane Laisle accounted for 13 points with two field goals and
seven extra points, bringing his school-record streak to 84 straight PATs. New
Hampshire's Jon Williams caught seven passes for 69 yards and a touchdown.
