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Blue Hens #7 in FCS Committee Rankings
4/1/2021 10:06:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – The FCS Committee unveiled its top-10 rankings Thursday night with the University of Delaware football program checking in at No. 7.
The Blue Hens have an open weekend after coming off a 35-21 victory at No. 18 Rhode Island behind redshirt senior Dejoun Lee's huge afternoon, rushing for 221 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns. He became the eighth player in program history to rush for over 200 yards in a single game.Â
Defensively, sophomore Chase McGowan was a force, living in the Rams' backfield. He had four tackles, all for loss, including three sacks in the win. Both McGowan and Lee earned CAA Weekly honors, with McGowan claiming Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Lee awarded Offensive Player of the Week.Â
The Delaware defense ranks second in all of the FCS in scoring defense, surrendering just 8.0 points per game and the offense has now scored in 13 straight quarters, dating back to the 2019 season.Â
The Blue Hens will be on national display April 10 when they travel to Dover for the first time to take on Delaware State in the Route 1 Rivalry presented by DE529 - Education Savings Plan on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m.
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For the latest on the Delaware football program, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter @DelawareFB and Instagram @DelawareFootball, and like "Delaware Football" on Facebook.
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The Blue Hens have an open weekend after coming off a 35-21 victory at No. 18 Rhode Island behind redshirt senior Dejoun Lee's huge afternoon, rushing for 221 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns. He became the eighth player in program history to rush for over 200 yards in a single game.Â
Defensively, sophomore Chase McGowan was a force, living in the Rams' backfield. He had four tackles, all for loss, including three sacks in the win. Both McGowan and Lee earned CAA Weekly honors, with McGowan claiming Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Lee awarded Offensive Player of the Week.Â
The Delaware defense ranks second in all of the FCS in scoring defense, surrendering just 8.0 points per game and the offense has now scored in 13 straight quarters, dating back to the 2019 season.Â
The Blue Hens will be on national display April 10 when they travel to Dover for the first time to take on Delaware State in the Route 1 Rivalry presented by DE529 - Education Savings Plan on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m.
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For the latest on the Delaware football program, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter @DelawareFB and Instagram @DelawareFootball, and like "Delaware Football" on Facebook.
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