Football Returns Home to Play Maine

NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware football will return home to play Maine on October 12, 2024. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on FloFootball.

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ABOUT THE HENS

Delaware is 5-0 for the second time in three seasons after defeating Bryant, North Carolina A&T, Penn, Sacred Heart, and Monmouth.
UD has gotten quarterback contributions from Ryan O'Connor and Zach Marker. O'Connor has thrown for 882 yards and eight touchdowns in three games, while Marker has thrown for six touchdowns and 481 yards in two games.
Four UD running backs have scored touchdowns this season, including three from Marcus Yarns, Jo'Nathan Silver, and Quincy Watson. Saeed. St. Fleur has rushed for two.
Phil Lutz has a touchdown catch in each of the first five games this season, tying a program record. He is the fourth Blue Hen to catch a touchdown in five-straight games and the first since Jamie Jarmon in 2017. Lutz is just one of two players in FCS to catch a touchdown in every game he's played this year. He also has 414 receiving yards.
The Blue Hens' prolific offense has scored 28 touchdowns through the first five games and has shown amazing balance with a near-even 15 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns. Delaware is one of just three teams in FCS to have at least 15 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing scores.
Gavin Moul's 30 tackles is tops on the team. KT Seay has two interceptions this season.
Delaware is 13-for-17 on fourth down conversions (76.5 percent - 12th in FCS).

ABOUT THE BLACK BEARS

Maine enters Saturday's contest with a 3-2 record and a 1-1 mark in CAA play, and is coming off a bye week after back-to-back road wins at Merrimack (26-15) and then-No. 21 UAlbany (34-20).
The Black Bears are averaging 24.6 ppg and 325.6 ypg on offense, while opponents are scoring 28.2 ppg and totaling 383.6 ypg.
Carter Peevy has completed 68-percent of his passes for 992 yards and six touchdowns, while throwing just one interception.
Jaharie Martin is averaging 51.2 rushing ypg and has scored three touchdowns.
Montigo Moss leads the receiving corps with 24 catches for 266 yards and a score, while Cooper Heisey has three touchdowns on six receptions.
Kesean Dyson is atop the defense with 31 tackles and is tied with Xavier Holmes for the team lead with 2.5 sacks. Alhaji Kamara has three interceptions, which is the most in the CAA.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 38th all-time meeting between Delaware and Maine. The Blue Hens hold a 26-11 advantage in the series that goes back to 1972 including a 17-6 record at Delaware Stadium. Six of UD's 26 victories have been via a shutout.
The two programs last met in the 2021 season opener when Delaware came away with a 34-24 road victory. UD jumped out to a 17-0 lead but trailed 24-17 at halftime before outscoring the Black Bears 17-0 in the second half. Nolan Henderson passed for 262 yards and had touchdown throws to Thyrick Pitts and Gene Coleman II who both surpassed 100 yards receiving.
In the last meeting in Newark, the first game of the spring 2021 season, the Blue Hens cruised to a 37-0 victory. Dejoun Lee started things quickly with an 87-yard kickoff return on the opening kickoff and added a rushing touchdown later in the game. Henderson threw for a touchdown and ran for another while Ryan Coe kicked three field goals.
Delaware quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator Sean Goldrich overlapped with Maine head coach Jordan Stevens on the coaching staff at Yale. Goldrich spent three seasons (2019-21) as an offensive quality control coach and wide receivers coach, while Stevens was the Bulldogs' co-defensive coordinator.

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Players Mentioned

Phil Lutz

Zach Marker

Gavin Moul

Ryan O'Connor

KT Seay

Jo Silver

Quincy Watson

Marcus Yarns

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