Six Unanswered Touchdowns Push Football Past Saint Francis 42-14

Saturday, September 16

Newark, Del.

6 PM

University of Delaware

2-1 , 1-0

Saint Francis (Pa.)

0-3 , 0-0

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Saint Francis (PA)

Delaware

Six Unanswered Touchdowns Push Football Past Saint Francis 42-14

9/16/2023 11:31:00 PM | Football

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware football team pulled away for a convincing 42-14 victory over Saint Francis on Saturday evening. It was UD's home opener in front of 16,332 fans at Delaware Stadium. With the win, the Blue Hens improved to 2-1 overall while the Red Flash slipped to 0-3.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Ryan O'Connor finished 13-of-24 passing for 192 yards and three touchdowns.
Marcus Yarns broke the 100-yard mark for the second time, running for a career-high 139 yards. He scored both a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown.
Joshua Youngblood caught two passes for 63 yards and a score, while Kym Wimberly also had a scoring grab.
KT Seay had a team-high seven tackles and recorded his first career interception.
Dillon Trainer also had his first career interception, returning it 56 yards for a touchdown.
Alex Schmoke was a perfect 6-for-6 on PAT attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a scoreless first quarter, it was Saint Francis that drew first blood with a touchdown early in the second frame.
The Blue Hens answered right back as a 65-yard drive was capped by a 30-yard scoring run from Yarns.
After Christian Pierce recorded a strip sack on SFU's next play that Ty Davis recovered, Yarns received a shovel pass from O'Connor and scored from four yards out to make it 14-7 midway through the quarter.
Just before halftime, O'Connor hit Wimberly for a 9-yard gain on third-and-19, but Wimberly broke a tackle and scampered down the sideline for a 48-yard touchdown with just 12 seconds left before halftime.
In the third quarter, Youngblood made an acrobatic catch in the end zone around a defender for a 27-yard score to make it a 28-7 game.
Jo'Nathan Silver found the end zone for the first time in his career with a 1-yard plunge late in the third quarter before Trainer extended the lead to 42-7 in the fourth quarter with his pick-six.
Saint Francis capped the scoring with a late touchdown.

GAME NOTES

It was the second 100-yard game of the season and career for Yarns.
Trainer's interception return for a touchdown was Delaware's second of the season after Davis' pick-six at Stony Brook.

UP NEXT
Delaware will continue its four-game homestand next Saturday when it hosts New Hampshire for a CAA matchup at Delaware Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. and tickets are still available.

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