No. 8/8 Football Set for First Matchup with Campbell

NEWARK, Del. – The No. 8/8 University of Delaware football team heads south for its final road contest of the regular season when it travels to CAA-newcomer Campbell on Saturday. Kickoff at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FloSports.

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ABOUT THE HENS

Delaware is 7-2 on the season and in a five-way tie atop the CAA standings with a 5-1 record in league play.
Following last week's loss to Elon, Delaware slipped in both national polls, but remained in the top 10. The Blue Hens sit at No. 8 in both the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll and AFCA Coaches Poll.
In the setback to Elon, Ryan O'Connor passed for 315 yards and a touchdown, while also running for his first-career score.
Joshua Youngblood, Marcus Yarns and JoJo Bermudez all found the end zone as well, while Youngblood and Bermudez accounted for 161 and 155 all-purpose yards, respectively.
Jackson Taylor led the defense with 13 tackles, and Melkart Abou-Jaoude had 3.0 TFLs. Delaware's defense finished with a season-high 13.0 TFLs, the program's most in a game since 2008.
Yarns' rushing touchdown was his 14th of the season, which is tied for 10th in a single season in program history. He is second in the country with 17 total touchdowns this season.
The Blue Hens have four different receivers who have at least 20 catches on the season and are averaging at least 30 receiving yards per game.

ABOUT THE CAMELS

Campbell enters Saturday with a 4-5 overall record and a 3-3 mark in CAA play. The Camels have lost its last two games on the road at Richmond and North Carolina, but boast conference wins over Maine, Hampton and Monmouth.
The offense is averaging 31.2 ppg and 400.3 ypg of total offense, while the defense is allowing 34.1 ppg and 429.9 total yards to opponents.
Hajj-Malik Williams has completed 73 percent of his passes for 2,270 and 17 touchdowns while throwing just six interceptions. He has also rushed for 232 yards and four scores.
NaQuari Rogers leads the ground attack with 58.7 rushing yards per game and has scored six touchdowns. Lamagea McDowell and Chris McKay Jr. have combined for nine rushing touchdowns.
Campbell has four receivers who are averaging at least 40 receiving yards per game and have combined for 14 touchdown grabs.
CJ Tillman leads the Camels' defense with 82 tackles and has 5.0 TFLs. George Wilson has a team-high 3.0 sacks and Ed Dennis has two interceptions in the secondary.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Campbell is in its first year in the CAA.

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Players Mentioned

Melkart Abou-Jaoude

JoJo Bermudez

Ryan O'Connor

Jackson Taylor

Marcus Yarns

Joshua Youngblood

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