Football Falls at Montana

Saturday, December 2

Missoula, Mont.

9 p.m.

University of Delaware

9-4 , 6-2

#2 Montana

11-1 , 7-1

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Photo by: Mikey Reeves

12/3/2023 1:48:00 AM | Football

Box Score

MISSOULA, Mont. – The No. 11/12 University of Delaware football team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the FCS Championship, falling 49-19 to second-seeded Montana on Saturday night in front of 20,580 fans at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Blue Hens finish the season with a 9-4 record, while the Griz improve to 11-1.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Ryan O'Connor completed 17 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score.
Joshua Youngblood caught nine passes for 78 yards to lead the receiving corps.
Jourdan Townsend had seven catches for 65 yards, while Chandler Harvin had three grabs for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Marcus Yarns led the rushing attack with 68 yards on eight carries.
Jackson Taylor led the defense with 10 tackles, and Tyron Herring had six tackles and an interception.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montana drew first blood on its second possession, connecting on a 43-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead on its second. A quick touchdown after a blocked punt made it 10-0.
A 35-yard scoring run on the first play of the second quarter made it a 16-0 game.
The Blue Hens got the offense kickstarted as Yarns started the next drive with a 50-yard run and, two plays later, O'Connor found Harvin for a 44-yard strike that cut the deficit to 16-6.
The Griz extended their lead to 35-6 late in the second quarter.
Right before halftime, O'Connor completed two passes each to Youngblood and Townsend before finding Harvin through the snowflakes for a 13-yard touchdown to make it a 35-12 game at the break.
Montana scored two more touchdowns off of turnovers to make it 49-12 early in the third quarter.
O'Connor spearheaded a 14-play, 64-yard drive late in the third quarter, running it in himself from one yard out to cut it to 49-19, but that is as close as UD could get.

GAME NOTES

Youngblood set a career-high with his nine catches.
Harvin's two touchdown catches give him 18 for his career and five in four postseason games with the Blue Hens.

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