University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
7-1
#1 South Dakota State
8-1
Blue Hens’ Historic Season Ends in FCS Semifinal
5/8/2021 3:28:00 PM | Football
Redshirt junior Nolan Henderson completed his first 11 pass attempts before finally having an incompletion on a ball he was forced to throw away and finished the game 18-of-21 for 142 yards.
Senior Gene Coleman II made six catches for 43 yards, going over 1,000 receiving yards in his Delaware career to become the 31st player in program history to achieve the feat.
The Blue Hens were able to strike first when sophomore Ryan Coe connected on a 29-yard field goal before South Dakota State was able to score on its next three possessions to take control of the game.
Delaware controlled the ball for the majority of the contest, holding possession for 37:05. The Jackrabbits were able to create 12 tackles for loss to limit the production.
Defensively, redshirt sophomore Noah Plack led the way with six tackles for the Blue Hens while classmate Liam Trainer followed with four, including a tackle for loss.
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Team Stats
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 0
DELAWARE - Ryan Coe 29 yd field goal 15 plays, 54 yards, TOP 7:41
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 7
SDSU - Jaxon Janke 30 yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Cole Frahm kick) 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:22
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 14
SDSU - Mark Gronowski 24 yd pass from Pierre Strong (Cole Frahm kick) 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:06
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 20
SDSU - Pierre Strong 3 yd run (Cole Frahm kickfailed), 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:40
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 27
SDSU - Blake Kunz 14 yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Cole Frahm kick) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:18
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 30
SDSU - Cole Frahm 41 yd field goal 7 plays, 49 yards, TOP 3:45
DELAWARE 3, SDSU 33
SDSU - Cole Frahm 22 yd field goal 13 plays, 91 yards, TOP 6:49
