No. 8/8 Football Battles Past NC A&T 21-6

Saturday, October 14

Newark, Del.

3 PM

University of Delaware

5-1 , 3-0

North Carolina A&T

1-5 , 0-3

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

N.C. A&T

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

10/14/2023 8:01:00 PM | Football

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NEWARK, Del. – The No. 8/8 University of Delaware football team rushed for 322 yards in rainy conditions to win its fourth-consecutive game with a 21-6 Homecoming victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday afternoon at Delaware Stadium. With the win, the Blue Hens move to 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in the CAA, while the Aggies slip to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in league play.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Kyron Cumby rushed 20 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns to lead the offense.
Marcus Yarns also cracked the 100-yard plateau, going for 126 yards on the ground on 15 carries.
Jackson Taylor led the defense with a game-high 15 tackles and also had 4.0 TFLs.
Chase McGowan finished with seven tackles, a sack and 3.0 TFLs.
The UD defense recovered three fumbles and held NC A&T to just 196 total yards of offense.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Hens received the opening kickoff and went 67 yards down the field on eight rushing plays. Cumby zig-zagged through several tacklers on a 25-yard scoring run to give UD the early 7-0 lead.
NC A&T connected on a 43-yard field goal to open the second quarter, but Delaware answered right back with a 75-yard drive, capped by another Cumby touchdown as he scored from three yards out.
With less than 20 seconds left in the first half, Kaelin Costello scooped up a loose ball after a Yarns' punt block and returned it to the 3-yard line. However, UD could not punch it in and took a 14-3 lead into halftime.
Keyshawn Hunter forced and recovered a fumble on NC A&T's first drive of the second half. Eight plays later, O'Connor found Townsend for a two-yard touchdown pass to give the Blue Hens a 21-3 lead.
The Aggies connected on a 23-yard field goal late in the third quarter, but Delaware's defense held them to just eight total yards in the fourth quarter to stifle any comeback.

GAME NOTES

The 322 rushing yards were the most by a Delaware team since the 2020-21 Spring season when the Blue Hens had 361 rushing yards against Rhode Island.
Yarns and Cumby became the first UD duo to rush for 100 yards each since Dejoun Lee and Will Knight did it in 2019 against New Hampshire.
Yarns surpassed 100 yards for the fourth time in six games this season and Cumby reached the mark for the first time this season and the third time in his Delaware career.
Delaware's defense has not allowed a touchdown in more than six quarters and 97:08 of game time going back to the second quarter against Duquesne.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens head out on the road for each of the next two weekends for a pair of CAA contests. Delaware will travel to Hampton on Saturday, October 21 for a 2 p.m. contest.

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