University of Delaware Athletics
Henderson Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week
9/19/2022 9:32:00 AM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware quarterback Nolan Henderson has been named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. The award, which is Henderson's second of his career, recognizes his efforts during Saturday's 42-21 road CAA victory at Rhode Island in a top-25 matchup.
Henderson had a career day, setting career highs with 29 completions for 379 yards and four touchdowns. He spread the ball around with 11 different receivers, including finding Jourdan Townsend seven times for 109 yards and a pair of scores. Henderson was on fire from the beginning, hitting 22-of-25 passes in the first half as the Blue Hens opened a 35-7 lead at the midway point.
He finished 29-of-34 passing on the day for an 85.3 completion percentage which ranks fifth all-time in the UD record books for a single game. The 379 passing yards also rank seventh and the 29 completions are tied for 12th. Henderson's 315 passing yards and four touchdowns through the first two quarters not only blew past his previous career highs, but he threw for the second-most passing yards in a single half since Matt Nagy's 358 yards in the first half against UConn in 1998.
This is Henderson's second career player of the week nod as he was also named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week in 2019. The Blue Hens have won two weekly awards in 2022 as Johnny Buchanan was named the defensive player of the week following Week One's
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