Pinnick’s 5 TD passes help UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in FCS playoffs

DAVIS Calif AP Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones Jordan Fisher had yards rushing which included a -yard touchdown run and UC Davis beat Rhode Island - on Saturday night in the second round of the FCS playoffs No seed UC Davis - hosts unseeded Illinois State which knocked off No seed North Dakota State - earlier Saturday in the quarterfinals Pinnick was -of- passing for yards and had yards rushing on carries Pinnick threw a -yard TD pass to Johnson with seconds left in the second quarter and after Rhode Island went three-and-out on the opening drive of the second half Fisher s touchdown run less minutes into the third quarter to give the Aggies a - lead Antwain Littleton Jr had yards rushing and two touchdowns on carries for No seed Rhode Island - UC Davis outgained the Rams - total yards in the first quarter but led just - after Hunter Ridley missed a -yard field-goal attempt on the first play of the second Rhode Island responded with a nine-play -yard drive that culminated when Littleton ran for a -yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal Littleton ripped off a -yard scoring run with left in the first half and Marquis Buchanan caught a -yard touchdown pass from Devin Farrell that gave URI a - lead about five minutes later Jackson Sievers forced a fumble by Connor Finer that was recovered by Nate Rutchena and two plays later Pinnick threw a -yard TD pass to Ian Simpson Samuel Gbatu Jr who finished with yards receiving caught a -yard scoring strike from Pinnick on the first play of the fourth quarter to make it - Farrell threw a -yard touchdown pass to Buchanan to cap the scoring with remaining Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source