University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
5-0 , 3-0
Towson
2-3 , 0-2
Defense, Explosive Plays Propel Blue Hens Over Towson, 24-10
10/1/2022 7:46:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – In front of a sold-out Parents and Family Weekend crowd of 18,905 fans at Delaware Stadium, the No. 6/6 University of Delaware Blue Hens continued its trend of strong defense and explosive plays in a 24-10 victory over Towson. With the win, the Blue Hens improve to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in CAA play.
Nolan Henderson completed 25 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns. He found 11 different receivers, including connecting with Chandler Harvin three times for 105 yards and a score. Jourdan Townsend had a team-high seven receptions for 82 yards. Kyron Cumby registered his first career 100-yard game on the ground, running for exactly 100 yards and a touchdown. The Blue & Gold finished with 534 yards of total offense, surpassing 500 yards for the second time this season.
Johnny Buchanan led another stout defensive effort, finishing with a game-high 11 tackles, including 0.5 TFL. Kedrick Whitehead recorded his second interception of the season and Anthony Toro and Chase McGowan each had a sack. For the second-straight game, the Blue Hens held an opponent under 200 yards of total offense as Towson was only able to manage 159 yards, including just 20 yards in the second half.
The game was a defensive battle at the start as neither team could muster much on offense. The Blue Hens twice drove into Towson territory but had the drives stall on fourth down.
Early in the second quarter, the Tigers put together a long drive to take a 3-0 lead on a 38-yard field goal. Towson went 58 yards on 14 plays while taking up nearly six minutes of the clock.
It did not take the Blue Hens long to respond, as just two plays later Cumby broke a tackle and raced 65 yards down the Delaware sideline for the touchdown to put UD ahead 7-3.
Following a quick three-and-out by the Delaware defense, Henderson found Harvin for an 11-yard gain, but Harvin broke free of his defender and scampered the remaining 63 yards untouched for a touchdown to give the Blue Hens a 14-3 lead with 3:56 left before halftime.
Delaware received the second-half kickoff and embarked on an 11-play, 75-yard drive that included an 18-yard completion to Townsend on third-and-10. Henderson eventually for Khory Spruill for a four-yard touchdown that brought the lead to 21-3.
A Garrett Bennion 24-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter made it a 24-3 game. The Blue Hens were driving again late, but Towson intercepted a pass at the 3-yard line and returned it 97 yards for the touchdown to provide the final score.
Notes
The Blue Hens are 5-0 for the first time since the 2010 season … Henderson's 74-yard touchdown pass to Harvin was the longest of his career … Henderson completed his first two passes of the game to extend his school-record stretch of 17-straight completions, dating back to last weekend's game.
Up Next
The Blue Hens will head out on the road for another tough CAA matchup when the team takes on William & Mary on Saturday, October 8. Kickoff in Williamsburg, Virginia is set for 3:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
TOW 3, DEL 0
TOW - Vaughan,Keegan 38 yd field goal 14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:43
TOW 3, DEL 7
DEL - Cumby,Kyron 65 yd run (Bennion,Garrett kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:40
TOW 3, DEL 14
DEL - Harvin,Chandler 74 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (Bennion,Garrett kick) 5 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:10
TOW 3, DEL 21
DEL - Spruill,Khory 4 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (Bennion,Garrett kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:51
TOW 3, DEL 24
DEL - Bennion,Garrett 24 yd field goal 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:07
TOW 10, DEL 24
TOW - Javier,Robert 97 yd interception (Vaughan,Keegan kick)
