Ayden Pereira leads fourth-quarter rally and Merrimack edges Fordham 27-26

— Ayden Pereira threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead Merrimack's 27-26 come-from-behind victory over Fordham on Saturday.
Nov 22, 2026, 04:25 pm - AP
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
Fordham Rams
Safety
13:15 - 1st
2
FOR
0
MRMK
Team Safety
3 plays, -2 yards, 1:45
Fordham Rams
Field Goal
8:44 - 1st
5
FOR
0
MRMK
Bennett Henderson 26 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 50 yards, 4:24
Merrimack Warriors
Field Goal
2:12 - 1st
5
FOR
3
MRMK
Carlton Thai 27 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 2 yards, 0:53
2nd Quarter
Fordham Rams
Touchdown
6:12 - 2nd
12
FOR
3
MRMK
Gunnar Smith 1 Yd Run (Bennett Henderson Kick)
13 plays, 93 yards, 7:14
Merrimack Warriors
Touchdown
3:14 - 2nd
12
FOR
10
MRMK
Garry Rosemond Jr. 11 Yd Punt Return (Carlton Thai Kick)
3 plays, 9 yards, 1:21
Fordham Rams
Touchdown
1:48 - 2nd
19
FOR
10
MRMK
Gunnar Smith 26 Yd Run (Bennett Henderson Kick)
4 plays, 26 yards, 1:18
Merrimack Warriors
Field Goal
0:25 - 2nd
19
FOR
13
MRMK
Carlton Thai 27 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 60 yards, 1:16
3rd Quarter
Fordham Rams
Touchdown
5:36 - 3rd
26
FOR
13
MRMK
Troy Worrell 73 Yd pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson Kick)
2 plays, 79 yards, 0:39
4th Quarter
Merrimack Warriors
Touchdown
7:53 - 4th
26
FOR
20
MRMK
Austin Palmer 66 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Carlton Thai Kick)
3 plays, 76 yards, 1:28
Merrimack Warriors
Touchdown
2:56 - 4th
26
FOR
27
MRMK
Cade Callahan 5 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Carlton Thai Kick)
8 plays, 29 yards, 4:52
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