Football Hosts UAlbany for Homecoming Weekend

NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware football will play UAlbany for Homecoming Weekend on October 26, 2024. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on FloFootball.

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ABOUT THE HENS

Delaware enters the week sitting at 6-1, with wins over Bryant, North Carolina A&T, Penn, Sacred Heart, and Monmouth.
UD has gotten quarterback contributions from Zach Marker and Ryan O'Connor. In four games, Marker has thrown 10 touchdowns with zero interceptions and 1,011 yards. O'Connor has thrown for 882 yards and eight touchdowns in three game.
Four UD running backs have scored touchdowns this season, led by four from Jo'Nathan Silver and Quincy Watson. Marcus Yarns has three rushing touchdowns and Saeed. St. Fleur has two.
Phil Lutz has a touchdown catch in seven-consecutive games, extending his program record. He also has a team-best 640 receiving yards on 30 catches.
Lutz is second in FCS and tied for first in the CAA in receiving touchdowns and eighth in FCS and second in the CAA in receiving yards this season. He is the only player in all of FCS, and one of three in Division I football - Nick Nash (San Jose State) and Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) to have played a minimum of four games and caught a touchdown pass in each one.
Gavin Moul's 42 tackles is tops on the team. KT Seay has three interceptions this season, which is tied for the CAA lead.
Nate Reed has recorded 36 touchbacks on 49 kickoffs this season. He is already second all-time in Delaware single-season history and is just one away from tying Jake Roth who had 37 touchbacks in 2018.
Through four home games in 2024, Delaware is fifth in the country in total attendance (69,710). UD's average of 17428 is 10th nationally and would rank fourth in Conference USA.

ABOUT THE GREAT DANES

UAlbany comes to Delaware Stadium with a 4-3 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the CAA. The Great Danes advanced to the FCS semifinals a season ago.The offense is averaging 20.4 ppg and 330.3 yards of total offense. The defense allows 28.9 ppg and 365.4 ypg to opponents.
Myles Burkett has started all seven games at quarterback, throwing for 1,585 yards and nine touchdowns with five interceptions and a .554 completion percentage.
Jojo Uga has rushed for four touchdowns, while Seven McGee leads the receiving corps with 36 catches for 472 yards and five scores.
Dontae Lunan leads the CAA with 71 total tackles, averaging 10.1 per game. He is tied with Chiebuka Aduaka for the team lead with 2.0 sacks

SERIES HISTORY

Delaware and UAlbany are meeting for the 11th time overall, with all of the meetings coming since the 2006 season. The Blue Hens hold a 7-3 series advantage, including a 4-3 mark at Delaware Stadium.
Six of the 10 meetings, including each of the past three matchups, have been decided by just one score.
The two teams last met during the 2021 season when UD rushed for 179 yards in the second half and held on for a 20-15 victory in front of a sold-out Parents and Family Weekend crowd at Delaware Stadium.
Dejoun Lee ran for 116 yards and a touchdown in the win, and Anthony Paoletti also scored on the ground. Ryan Coe kicked a pair of field goals. Colby Reeder led the defense with six tackles and a sack, while Nijuel Hill had an interception.

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Players Mentioned

Phil Lutz

Zach Marker

Gavin Moul

Ryan O'Connor

Nate Reed

KT Seay

Jo Silver

Quincy Watson

Marcus Yarns

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