Monmouth fell to Rhode Island 27-24 on Saturday in a very competitive game that saw MU fall behind 17-3 at the half but battle all the way back to cut it to three with 1:19 left before an illegal procedure penalty negated John Nalbone’s recovered onside kick.
The Hawks were balanced offensively, gaining 180 yards through the air and 140 on the ground, 138 of which came from Dave Sinisi. The MU defense held Rhode Island to 93 yards rushing, but the Rams passed for 257 yards in their new spread offense under new head coach Darren Rizzi.
Monmouth played very well after halftime, outscoring URI 21-10. Quarterback Brett Burke bounced back from a rough first half to throw a pair of touchdowns after halftime and 10 different receivers (!!!) caught passes. The Hawks played a very good game, and along with Albany, who fell 28-16 at UMASS, did the NEC proud on the opening weekend.
This week, MU hosts Maine, who lost at Iowa 46-3 this past Saturday. I will preview the match-up later this week, and this is the first of two consecutive home games that the Hawks will play against schools that opened up with Football Bowl Subdivision schools (next week they play Coastal Carolina, who lost 66-10 at Penn State).
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