Gambit Stallions 38, Citadel Rams 13

Week 2 · Regular season · round 16 · Thursday 8 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
GMB Gambit Stallions	3	14	7	14	38
CTD Citadel Rams	3	10	0	0	13

Game recap

The Gambit Stallions overwhelmed the Citadel Rams 38-13 in round 16 of Week 2. The Stallions led by as many as 25 points.

The Stallions opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal by Soren Yardley with 1:40 left in the first quarter. The Stallions led 17-13 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 14-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Amos Ridley for the Stallions (0:58 left, 31-13); a 10-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Nils Draven for the Stallions (0:14 left, 38-13).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:42 left in the third quarter: a missed 56-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow. It moved the Stallions' chance of winning from 51% to 66%.

The standout was Cruz Delaney (QB, Stallions), with 28 of 42 passing for 337 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Elsewhere, Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 24 of 39 passing for 250 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 2 carries for 29 yards; Desmond Ashcroft (Rams) had 10 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD; Amos Ridley (Stallions) had 15 carries for 64 yards; 6 catches for 73 yards and 1 TD; Tristan Faye (Stallions) had 9 catches for 106 yards and 2 TD.

Before kickoff, the Rams' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Nils Draven (Orson Ashford finished with 4 catches for 41 yards). Meanwhile, the Stallions' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Nils Draven; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Nils Draven finished with 5 catches for 50 yards and 2 TD).

The Rams move to 11-4-1 and the Stallions to 7-9 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	GMB-CTD
Q1 1:40	Stallions	A 33-yard field goal by Soren Yardley	3-0
Q1 0:29	Rams	A 32-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	3-3
Q2 2:48	Stallions	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Tristan Faye	10-3
Q2 1:25	Rams	A 16-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft	10-10
Q2 0:50	Stallions	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Nils Draven	17-10
Q2 0:04	Rams	A 36-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	17-13
Q3 0:04	Stallions	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Tristan Faye	24-13
Q4 0:58	Stallions	A 14-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Amos Ridley	31-13
Q4 0:14	Stallions	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Nils Draven	38-13

Team stats

	GMB	CTD
Total yards	421	342
Passing yards	337	250
Rushing yards	84	92
Completions	28 of 42	24 of 39
Offensive plays	62	56
Third downs	5 of 9	1 of 7
Fourth downs	—	—
Turnovers	1	2
Sacks allowed	1	5
Time of possession	5:56	6:04

Gambit Stallions box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cruz Delaney	28/42	337	5	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Amos Ridley	15	64	18
Cyrus Esposito	3	14	11
Valen Delacroix	1	6	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Tristan Faye	9	106	2	14
Bastien Thorne	6	75	0	7
Amos Ridley	6	73	1	9
Nils Draven	5	50	2	8

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Pavel Falkner	10	0	1	1
Kasimir Norcross	0	3	0	0
Adrien Kincaid	6	0	1	0
Bram Eriksen	6	0	0	0
Emeric Draven	6	0	0	0
Quentin Kincaid	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Soren Yardley	1/1	33	0/0

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	24/39	250	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Calvin Booker	5	34	13
Augustin Mercer-Hale	2	29	24
Ulric Draven	4	16	11
Zane Delacroix	1	13	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Desmond Ashcroft	10	127	1	12
Orson Ashford	4	41	0	6
Ivo Yardley	5	38	0	8
Zane Delacroix	3	35	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Cyrus Ingram	6	1	1
Pavel Falkner	8	0	0
Bram Brennan	8	0	0
Valen Oyelaran	7	0	0
Bastien Yardley	5	0	1
Orson Sandoval	5	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	2/4	36	0/0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Gambit Stallions 38, Citadel Rams 13 on Snapline. More about the teams: Citadel Rams · Gambit Stallions.