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Football Hosts Campbell for Final Home Game as FCS Member
11/13/2024 3:10:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware football will play Campbell on November 16, 2024, the Blue Hens' final home game as a member of FCS. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Delaware Stadium and will be broadcast on FloFootball. The Blue Hens will also celebrate Senior Day.Â
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ABOUT THE HENS
- Delaware enters the week at 7-1, 5-1 in the CAA, and 6-0 at home. UD has wins over Bryant, North Carolina A&T, Penn, Sacred Heart, Monmouth, Maine, UAlbany, and Rhode Island.Â
- The win over the Rams was the 25th head coaching victory for Ryan Carty in his 35th game at the helm of the Blue Hens. He is tied with David Nelson for the third-fastest Delaware coach to reach 25 wins behind only William Murray (29 games) and K.C. Keeler (33).
- Nick Minicucci led Delaware to its second-straight win as the starting quarterback, as he threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.5 percent of his passes against Rhode Island.Â
- Zack Marker has thrown 10 touchdowns with zero interceptions and 1,011 yards in four games. Ryan O'Connor has thrown for 882 yards and eight touchdowns in three games.
- Four UD running backs have scored touchdowns this season, with Marcus Yarns leading the way with five. Jo'Nathan Silver and Quincy Watson each have four. Saeed. St. Fleur has scored two. Yarns also has four receiving touchdowns.
- Yarns became the 18th player in UD history to rush for 2,000 career yards, surpassing the mark on his 27-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against Rhode Island. It was his second-straight 100-yard rushing game, and seventh of his career.
- Phil Lutz has a team-best 741 receiving yards on 27 catches with nine touchdowns.Â
- Lutz is sixth in FCS in touchdown receptions and ranks in the top six in the CAA in receiving touchdowns, receiving yards, and receiving yards per game.
- KT Seay is tied for the CAA lead and is tied for fifth in the country with four interceptions this season. The four picks are the most in a season by a Blue Hen since Nasir Adderley had four in 2018. The last time a UD defender recorded five interceptions in a season was Adderley in 2017.
- Gavin Moul's 56 tackles is tops on the team.Â
- Nate Reed set a Delaware record against UAlbany as he recorded his 38th touchback of the season on the second-half kickoff. That set the program's single-season record, passing Jake Roth who had 37 touchbacks in 2018.
ABOUT THE CAMELS
- Campbell enters Saturday with a 3-7 overall record and a 1-5 mark in CAA play. Three of its five conferences losses have been by one score to the top teams in the league.
- The offense is averaging 23.2 ppg and 383.5 yards of total offense. The defense allows 30.7 ppg and 397.6 ypg to opponents.
- Chad Mascoe Jr. has taken most of the snaps at quarterback, completing 68-percent of his passes for 1,611 yards and 12 touchdowns with five interceptions. Mike Chandler II has appeared in 10 games and started each of the last two, going 34-for-63 for 483 yards and five touchdowns against Elon and Richmond.
- Chandler II leads the Camels with 471 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground, while JJ Cowan and Mark Biggins are averaging 49.0 and 43.1 rushing ypg, respectively.
- Sincere Brown leads the CAA with 951 receiving yards and 95.1 receiving ypg, and is second with 56 receptions and 11 receiving touchdowns.
- Jalen Brooks leads the Campbell defense and is second in the conference with 93 total tackles. He and George Wilson are tops on the team with 4.0 sacks. Three different players have each recorded two interceptions.
SERIES HISTORY
- Delaware and Campbell have played just once before with the first meeting taking place last season in Campbells first season in the CAA.
- In last year's meeting in Buies Creek, the Blue Hens scored the first 38 points and cruised to a 45-7 victory. Ryan O'Connor passed for 246 yards and four touchdown passes, connecting twice with Joshua Youngblood and once each with Jourdan Townsend and Braden Brose. Delaware outgained Campbell 408-288, including holding a 316-151 advantage in yards through the air.
- Khalil Dawsey had two interceptions, returning one 100 yards for a touchdown. It was the fourth 100-yard pick-six in Delaware's history and the first since 2000. Jackson Taylor and Keeno Arrington led the defense with eight tackles apiece, while Dillon Trainer finished with seven.
- Delaware assistant head coach Art Link was the first defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Campbell when the program was started in 2008. He held that position through the 2011 season, when he helped lead the Camels to their first winning season and the defense ranked 13th nationally in total takeaways.
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