University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Look to Continue Momentum, Head to Rhode Island for CAA Clash Saturday
10/8/2015 5:44:00 PM | Football
#rv/- DELAWARE “Blue Hens” (2-3, 1-1 CAA) vs. RHODE ISLAND “Rams” (0-5, 0-2 CAA)
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 • 12 noon • Meade Stadium • Kingston, R.I.
The Blue Hens (2-3, 1-1 CAA) evened their league record Saturday thanks to a thrilling 24-23 come-from-behind win over No. 25 William & Mary at Delaware Stadium. Delaware rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final quarter to score the final 10 points of the game, including a 29-yard field goal by Frank Raggo on the final play of the game that clinched the win.
Delaware piled up a season-high 347 rushing yards against one of the CAA's stingiest run defenses as part of a 418-yard outing. Thomas Jefferson (174 yards) and Kareem Williams (106) each surpassed the 100-yard mark for the Blue Hens.
Rhode Island (0-5, 0-2 CAA), which finished last season with a 1-11 mark (1-7 CAA), will be looking to pick up its first win of the season as the Rams return home for the first time since Sept. 19. URI, coming off a 41-31 loss in its annual Governor's Cup battle with Brown Saturday, was outscored 123-17 in their first three games but is coming off a pair of 10-point setbacks.
Delaware leads the series 22-8 with three straight wins and seven victories in the last eight meetings, including a 28-13 victory last year at Delaware Stadium.
DELAWARE HEAD COACH
DAVE BROCK (Salisbury State '94) - 15-14 (.517) all-time at Delaware and overall (3rd season)...9-9 (.500) in Colonial Athletic Association play...11-6 (.647) at Delaware Stadium...4-8 (.333) on the road...2-0 vs. Rhode Island...22nd head coach in Delaware football history...native of Moorestown, N.J. and a veteran of 24 collegiate seasons as an assistant coach...came to Delaware after serving one season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under coach Kyle Flood at Rutgers where team posted a 9-4 record, won a share of the Big East title, and advanced to the Russell Athletic Bowl in 2012...also coached at Boston College, Kansas State, North Carolina, Temple, Hofstra, Salisbury State, and Western Connecticut State...played linebacker at Ferrum (Va.) College before earning degree from Salisbury (Md.) State University in 1994...he and wife, Karen, have five children - Henry, William, Richard, Kate, and Maggie.
Brock's Head Coaching Record at Delaware
2013 7-5 4-4 CAA (5th Place)
2014 6-6 4-4 CAA (5th Place)
2015 2-3 1-1 CAA
RHODE ISLAND HEAD COACH
Jim Fleming (University of the South '82)...2nd season at Rhode Island (1-16, .041); 4th season overall (22-17, .564)...1-10 (.091) in CAA play...0-1 vs. Delaware and Dave Brock...went 20-1 at Sacred Heart in 2000-01 and was a two-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in his only other head coaching stint...native of New York who played football at the University of the South in 1979-82...20th head coach in URI history...veteran of 28 seasons of college football...has coached for teams in the AAC, the ACC, Conference USA, the MAC, the former Atlantic 10 (now CAA Football), the NEC, the Ivy League and the Big Sky Conference...most recently coached at Central Florida where he served as defensive coordinator and led the team to the 2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
DELAWARE-RHODE ISLAND SERIES
• This week's game marks the 31st meeting between the two schools with Delaware leading 22-8
• Delaware has won three straight and seven of the last eight meetings
• Delaware is 8-5 all-time in Kingston, R.I. with a 35-13 victory during its last visit in 2013
• Rhode Island's last win in the series was a 38-34 victory Oct. 22, 2011 in Kingston, R.I.
• Delaware's last win in the series was a 28-13 victory last Nov. 1 in Newark, Del.
• Delaware is 14-3 all-time at Delaware Stadium with five straight wins since 2001
• Delaware won 10 straight meetings between 1989-2000
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