University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look to Make it Two Straight, Head to Albany Saturday for CAA Battle
11/3/2016 9:56:00 AM | Football
DELAWARE “Blue Hens” (3-5, 1-4 CAA) vs.
#rv/rv ALBANY “Great Danes” (5-3, 2-3 CAA)
Saturday, November 5, 2016 • 1 p.m.
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium (8,500) • Albany, N.Y.
GAME PREVIEW:
Blue Hens Looking to Ride the Momentum; Head to New York Capital for Saturday Battle with Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Looking to ride the momentum from Saturday's 20-6 Homecoming victory over Towson that gave Delaware its first Colonial Athletic Association victory of the season, the Blue Hens return to action this Saturday as they head to Albany to take on the Great Danes at Bob Ford Field at Casey Stadium at 1 p.m.
Delaware (3-5, 1-4 CAA) snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday as the Blue Hens held Towson to just 208 total yards and forced five turnovers - four by interception - to give interim head coach Dennis Dottin-Carter his first career victory. Thomas Jefferson led the offense with 141 yards rushing and a touchdown, Ryan Torzsa intercepted two passes, and Frank Raggo booted two field goals to lead the effort.
Albany (5-3, 2-3 CAA) remains in the hunt for a postseason playoff berth and will face the Hens this week coming off a big defensive effort of their own in a 27-3 dismantling of Elon this past Saturday. The Great Danes snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory as they allowed just 229 yards vs. the Phoenix.
Running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, the CAA's leading rusher with 981 yards, ran 35 times for 210 yards and a touchdown to aid the Albany victory. Albany, which started the year off 4-0 and was ranked in the Top 25 as recently as Oct. 17, has lost its three games by a mere 21 combined points.
Delaware and Albany will matchup for just the sixth time. Albany won 17-6 last year but the Hens claimed a 31-28 win in their last visit to the New York state capital in 2014.
DELAWARE HEAD COACH
Dennis Dottin-Carter (Maine '03)...1-1 (.500)...1-1 in CAA (.500)...third game as interim head coach, taking over for Dave Brock, who was relieved of his duties on Oct. 16...first road game...fourth-year on Blue Hen staff, serving as defensive tackles coach each season and adding title of Co-Defensive Coordinator prior to the 2014 season...native of Cambridge, Mass...earned his degree in kinesiology and physical education from the University of Maine following an outstanding playing career that saw him lead the Black Bears to Atlantic 10 titles in 2001 and 2002....first team All-Atlantic 10 selection as a linebacker in 2002 when he also was named All-New England...began his coaching career with former head coach Jack Cosgrove at Maine in 2008 as tights ends coach and also led the fullbacks, running backs, defensive line, and special teams during his five-year tenure.
DELAWARE-ALBANY SERIES
• Delaware leads the series by a 3-2 margin with three victories in the last four meetings
• This will be the second game played at Albany, N.Y. with Delaware leading 1-0
• Delaware captured the first three meetings, winning 38-7 in 2008; coming on top in the closing seconds with a 33-30 victory in 2014 at Delaware Stadium; and winning 31-28 in 2014 in Albany, N.Y.
• Albany's lone wins in the series were a 17-10 upset in 2006 at Delaware Stadium and a 17-6 victory last season in Newark
• Delaware has outscored the Great Danes 118-99 in the series.
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