Referee Joel Goldman took the other officials aside in the end zone after the play and talked it over with them, asking if anyone had blown a whistle or anything. After about three minutes, he let the touchdown stand.

"We were kinda down and we knew it would take a miracle to run it back," Cromwell said.

It happened.

Rhode Island 17, Brown 10

KINGSTON, R.I.--Running back Mike Rogers scored first-quarter touchdowns on runs of 27 and 8 yards to lead Rhode Island to a 17-10 victory over Brown Saturday.

After a scoreless second period, Chris Cassara kicked a 39-yard field goal in the third quarter to give Rhode Island, now 2-2, a 17-0 lead.

Brown, now 0-1-1, scored on a 3-yard run by Lane Wood and a 47-yard field goal by Stephan Lins.

Rogers finished with 189 yards on 21 carries and also caught four passes for 62 yards.

Rhode Island linebacker Bill Brown had 18 tackles and an interception.

UConn 41, Yale 0

NEW HAVEN--Playing without starting quarterback Bob Verduzco (torn knee ligaments), Yale suffered its worst beating at Yale Bowl since 1954 Saturday when it was defeated by UConn, 41-0.

Verduzco's replacement, Mark Brubaker, completed just eight of 24 passes for 111 yards with four interceptions.

UConn tailbacks Jeff Gallaher and George Boothe combined for 215 yards and four touchdowns. Gallaher toted the ball 19 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns. Boothe gained 114 yards on 13 carries, including a 56-yard touchdown to close out the scoring.

UConn took a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter when Gallaher tallied his first touchdown, a 7-yard gallop to cap off a 12-play, 66-yard drive.

The score was set up by a fake punt on fourth-and-one from the UConn 43. The ball was snapped to the up back, junior fullback Mark Landolfi, who scampered 15 yards for a first down.