Yarns’ Five Touchdowns Lead No. 5/6 Football Past Towson 51-13

Saturday, October 28

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Yarns’ Five Touchdowns Lead No. 5/6 Football Past Towson 51-13

10/28/2023 4:36:00 PM | Football

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TOWSON, Md. – For the second-straight game, the No. 5/6 University of Delaware football team scored 38 first-half points on its way to a 51-13 victory over Towson on Saturday afternoon in a CAA contest at the Tigers' Johnny Unitas Stadium. With the win, the Blue Hens improve to 7-1 on the year and 5-0 in CAA play, while Towson slips to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in league action.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Zach Marker connected in his first 16 pass attempts, finishing 16-of-18 for 307 yards and two touchdowns in just one half of play. He also ran for 44 yards.
Marcus Yarns finished with 168 all-purpose yards on a career-high 105 receiving yards and 63 rushing yards. He scored five total touchdowns with four of them coming on the ground.
Jourdan Townsend finished with 89 yards receiving on four catches.
Nick Minicucci played the second half and passed for 79 yards and rushed for 59 more.
The Blue Hens finished with 619 total yards of offense with 386 passing yards and 233 rushing yards.
Keeno Arrington led a balanced UD defense with five tackles and Tyron Herring had an interception.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Hens could not have gotten off to a better start as the first play from scrimmage was a screen pass to Yarns who went untouched for a 75-yard score.
The defense forced a quick three-and-out before the offense embarked on a seven-play, 93-yard drive. Marker found Townsend for completions of 54 and 22 yards before Yarns found the end zone from eight yards out to make it 14-0.
Herring picked off Towson's next play and Delaware turned it into points 10 plays later as Yarns rammed it home from three yards out.
The Blue Hens recovered a loose ball on the kickoff and Yarns again scored from a wildcat formation, running it in from the 5-yard line. A trick play on the 2-point conversion made it 28-0.
A fourth-down sack by the defense gave UD the ball at midfield. After a 39-yard completion to Joshua Youngblood, Marker connected with Braden Brose for a 12-yard scoring pass.
Nate Reed capped the first-half scoring with a 29-yard field goal with under a minute left on the clock.
Yarns picked up right where he left off as he rushed for 25 yards on UD's first drive of the second half, capping the possession with a five-yard scoring run to push the lead to 45-0.
The two teams traded field goals to make it a 48-3 lead after three quarters.
Towson scored 10 points to open the fourth quarter before Reed concluded the scoring with a 29-yard field goal with five minutes remaining.

GAME NOTES

Yarns' five total touchdowns are tied for the second-most in a single game in program history. His four rushing touchdowns are the most since Omar Cuff had four against Delaware State in 2007.
Marker's 307 passing yards is the fourth-most in a first half in program history.
Towson's fourth-quarter touchdown snapped a streak of 13-straight quarters and more than 210 minutes of game action that Delaware had not allowed a touchdown.
Reed's three field goals were the most in a game since Ryan Coe had three in the 2020-21 spring season opener.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens will return home to take on Elon in a CAA matchup at Delaware Stadium on Saturday, November 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast simultaneously on FloSports and Delmarva Sports Network.

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