Ford Rushes for 3 TDs as Football Defeats Plymouth State 24-14

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Ford, who averaged 7.4 yards per carry, paced the Rams ground attack which rushed for 251 yards in the game. Ford amassed 208 yards rushing on 28 carries with three touchdowns. 

• EJ Nichols completed 13-of-24 passes for 142 yards in the game, while also rushing for 23 yards on six carries. 

• Jaden Lewis was the Rams leading receiver with six catches for 86 yards. 

• The Rams offense accumulated 393 yards in the game, while the Ram defense held the Panthers to just 217 yards of offense including just 28 yards on the ground. 

• Jared Martino led the way with seven solo stops and a pair of sacks for a loss of 23 yards. MoMo Nazier added six tackles in the game, while Shawn Ashe added two solo stops and a sack. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Rams got on the board first with a one-yard touchdown run from Ford midway through the first quarter. 

• Plymouth State answered with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Braden Lynn to Willie Lombard tying the game at 7-7 with 4:49 to go in the first. 

• The Rams closed the quarter with Ford's second one-yard touchdown run of the game and took the lead for good. 

• The Rams extended the lead to 21-7 early in the second quarter on another one-yard touchdown run by Ford. 

• The Rams added a 25-yard field goal from Matthew Farley in the third quarter pushing the lead to 24-7. 

• Plymouth added a fourth quarter score on another touchdown pass from Lynn to Lombard to reach the final margin.  

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