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Henderson’s Six Total Touchdowns Lead Blue Hens Past Monmouth 49-17
11/5/2022 5:29:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – Nolan Henderson accounted for six total touchdowns and the defense held the highest-scoring team in the league to just 17 points as the No. 18/16 University of Delaware football team came away with a convincing 49-17 victory over Monmouth on Saturday afternoon in front of 16,385 fans at Delaware Stadium. With the victory, the Blue Hens improve to 7-2 overall, including 5-0 at home, and 4-2 in CAA play.
Henderson finished 22-of-28 passing for 323 yards and five touchdowns while also rushing for a score. Kyron Cumby rushed four times for 50 yards and a touchdown. Thyrick Pitts saw two of his five catches go for scores, while Jourdan Townsend caught three passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. Chandler Harvin and Marcus Yarns also hauled in scoring grabs.
Johnny Buchanan led the Delaware defense with 10 tackles for his sixth double-digit performance of the season. He also added 0.5 sacks, 1.0 TFL and a fumble recovery. Chase McGowan had 1.5 of UD's six sacks on the afternoon and finished with five tackles and 2.5 TFL. The Blue Hens held Monmouth, which came in averaging a CAA-leading 39.8 ppg, to its lowest point total on the season and its lowest output of total yardage (332).
The Hawks opened the scoring quickly, as the second play from scrimmage resulted in a 69-yard scoring run.
Delaware wasted no time in responding, taking their first possession 65 yards on nine plays. Henderson found Townsend to convert a fourth-and-9 before connecting with Pitts for a 13-yard back-shoulder pass in the end zone to tie the game just four minutes into the game.
Following a three-and-out from the UD defense, Henderson launched a deep ball to a wide-open Townsend for a quick 49-yard score that gave the Blue Hens a 14-7 lead.
Monmouth looked to answer right back as the Hawks drove down the field. But Delaware's defense put a halt to the drive in the red zone, holding Monmouth to just a field goal to cut the lead to 14-10.
The UD offense went three-and-out on its ensuing possession. Ben Dinkel boomed a 56-yard punt that was muffed by the Monmouth returner and Buchanan recovered on the 8-yard line. Three plays later, Henderson completed his third scoring pass of the opening quarter to Harvin to extend the lead to 21-10.
The Blue Hens scored on each of their three drives in the second quarter as Henderson dove over the goal line from two yards out before Cumby went untouched up the middle for a 34-yard touchdown rush. After the defense forced a turnover on downs, UD drove 66 yards in just 61 seconds as Henderson found Pitts again for a touchdown right before halftime to give the Blue Hens a 42-10 lead at the midway point.
Right out of the break, Delaware went 75 yards in just six plays, as Henderson completed first-down passes to Braden Brose, Brett Buckman and Cumby before finding Yarns for a 23-yard score to put UD up 49-10.
Monmouth closed out the scoring with a rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Notes
Delaware's 42 first-half points were the most in an opening half since the Blue Hens also scored 42 against Wagner in 2013 … UD's 506 total yards marks the third time this season the Blue Hens have surpassed 500 yards of total offense … Henderson tied the Delaware record with five touchdown passes and becomes the first player in program history to do it twice in their career … Henderson's five touchdown passes give him 25 on the season, which is tied for the second most in a single season in program history (Andy Hall, 2003) … Henderson now has 49 career touchdown passes, which moves him past Bill Vergantino for second all-time at Delaware.
Up Next
The Blue Hens will remain at home for their final home game of the regular season when they host Richmond on Saturday, November 12. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Single-game tickets and individual game parking are currently on sale.
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Team Stats
MON 7, DEL 0
MON - Shirden,Jaden 69 yd run (Bernstein,Eric kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:44
MON 7, DEL 7
DEL - Pitts,Thyrick 13 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (MacMillan,Andrew kick) 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:12
MON 7, DEL 14
DEL - Townsend,Jourdan 49 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (MacMillan,Andrew kick) 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:12
MON 10, DEL 14
MON - Bernstein,Eric 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:34
MON 10, DEL 21
DEL - Harvin,Chandler 8 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (MacMillan,Andrew kick) 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:17
MON 10, DEL 28
DEL - Henderson,Nolan 2 yd run (MacMillan,Andrew kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:34
MON 10, DEL 35
DEL - Cumby,Kyron 34 yd run (MacMillan,Andrew kick), 4 plays, 81 yards, TOP 01:11
MON 10, DEL 42
DEL - Pitts,Thyrick 18 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (MacMillan,Andrew kick) 7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:01
MON 10, DEL 49
DEL - Yarns,Marcus 23 yd pass from Henderson,Nolan (MacMillan,Andrew kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:21
MON 17, DEL 49
MON - Farri,Juwon 20 yd run (Bernstein,Eric kick), 12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:45
