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Jo Silver ran for 116 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, and Delaware wrapped up its first year in the FBS with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Wednesday night. The Fightin' Blue Hens, who went 6-6 in their first year of FBS play, were granted a waiver to play in a bowl game after there were not enough six-win teams to fill all 42 of the FBS bowl games. In general, first-year FBS teams are not chosen for bowl games during their transition period. Wednesday's victory makes Delaware 7-6 overall. The Blue Hens had to defend two passes into their own end zone in the final seconds to preserve the win. The Ragin' Cajuns had the ball on their own 7-yard line with 1:41 remaining. Lunch Winfield led a drive that included a 32-yard completion to Charles Robertson and a pass interference penalty on Delaware.

After Louisiana (6-7) reached the 8-yard line, Winfield ran for 1 yard on first down and threw incomplete on second down. On third down with two seconds left, Blake Matthews broke up a pass in the end zone. Silver's long touchdown gave Delaware a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and the Blue Hens went on to lead 10-3 at halftime. Nick Minicucci's 35-yard touchdown pass to Sean Wilson made it 17-3 early in the third quarter and a field goal made it 20-3 midway through the third quarter. Louisiana kicked a field goal to make it 20-6 heading to the fourth and Winfield added an 8-yard touchdown pass to Shelton Sampson Jr. to make it 20-13 with eight minutes left. Minicucci passed for 176 yards and Winfield had 231 yards. - Delaware/AP College Football

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RB Jo Silver, Delaware
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11/29/25 - Nick Minicucci, Jr/2027, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#32 QB) + More +

Nick Minicucci threw three touchdown passes, the Delaware defense intercepted five passes, and the Blue Hens blew out UTEP 61-31 on Saturday. Delaware concluded its first season of FBS play with a 6-6 record, 4-4 in Conference USA. Minicucci completed 24 of 38 passes for 311 yards. His three passing touchdowns give him 22 for the season. UTEP quarterback Skylar Locklear threw five interceptions, two of which were hauled in by Mysonne Pollard. Locklear threw for 338 yards and had four TD passes.

Kyre Duplessis had 104 receiving yards for Delaware and Wondame Davis Jr. had 112 receiving yards for UTEP (2-10, 1-7). The score was 17-7 in the second quarter before Gavin Moul's 16-yard fumble return touchdown for Delaware made it 24-7. Moul had 13 tackles. UTEP was within 41-31 entering the fourth quarter before Minicucci threw a touchdown pass and Greg Spiller ran 55 yards for a touchdown for a 55-31 lead. Delaware added two field goals in the final two minutes. Delaware had 527 total yards to UTEP's 370. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
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11/19/25 - Nate Reed, rSr/2026, Delaware, 6-3, 179 (DS#26 K) + More +

WEEK 11 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nate Reed, Delaware - Gr. - K - Manheim, Pa.,...Reed tallied a career day for the Fightin' Blue Hens (5-4, 3-3 CUSA) in a 25-24 come-from-behind win over LA Tech. With 1:49 remaining, Reed converted an onside kick, which was followed up with the eventual game-winning field goal with 12 seconds remaining. The 51-yard game winner was a career long and gave Reed a career-best four field goals made in the game, which tied the most in a game in program history. He was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals and 1/1 on extra points. His current streak of eight-consecutive field goal places him in a tie for the fifth-longest streak in school history. - Conference USA Football

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K Nate Reed, Delaware
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11/08/25 - Nate Reed, rSr/2026, Delaware, 6-3, 179 (DS#26 K) + More +

Nate Reed converted an onside kick and followed that with a 51-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining as Delaware scored nine points in the final 34 seconds to beat Louisiana Tech 25-24 on Saturday. Reed's bounding onside effort cleared the Bulldogs players and Ja'Carree Kelly recovered on the Louisiana Tech 35. Four plays later, Reed booted the game-winner to spoil the Bulldogs' comeback from a 16-7 fourth-quarter deficit. Reed's onside kick came after Nick Minicucci threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sessions to complete an eight-play, 75-yard drive.

A two-point try failed. The Bulldogs (5-4, 3-3 Conference USA) took a 24-16 lead with 2:23 to go on Jacob Fields' 38-yard pick-6 to cap a run of 17 straight points. Minicucci was 26-of-52 passing for 304 yards and two touchdowns but also two interceptions for the Blue Hens (5-4, 3-3). He added 56 rushing yards. Sean Wilson had 107 yards receiving. Three Louisiana Tech quarterbacks combined for 202 yards passing with an interception. Clay Thevenin rushed for two touchdowns. - AP College Football

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K Nate Reed, Delaware
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10/22/25 - Nick Minicucci, Jr/2027, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#32 QB) + More +

Nick Minicucci threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns, with Sean Wilson and Kyre Duplessis each scoring twice, and Delaware held off Middle Tennessee 31-28 on Wednesday night. Minicucci left the game midway through the fourth quarter due to an injury and backup Braden Streeter threw an interception late. Middle Tennessee marched down the field and Nicholas Vattiato threw his third touchdown pass with 1:03 remaining to pull within three points. But Nick Laboy recovered the onside kick to secure the victory. Minicucci was 27 of 42 for Delaware (4-3, 2-2 Conference USA). Duplessis made seven catches for 65 yards and Wilson added 56 yards.

Vattiato threw for 281 yards with an interception for Middle Tennessee (1-6, 0-3). Jekail Middlebrook rushed for 68 yards and a score. Minicucci completed all eight of his passes on Delaware’s opening drive of the game, including a 22-yard touchdown to Wilson. Minicucci found Wilson again for a 10-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to tie it at 14-all. Duplessis’ 4-yard touchdown catch with 38 seconds left before halftime gave Delaware a 24-14 lead. Duplessis’ second touchdown grab came from 9-yards out with 1:39 left in the third for a 31-21 lead. Over the last three games, MTSU has allowed just 16 second-half points. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
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09/22/25 - Kyre Duplessis, rSr/2026, Delaware, 5-10, 205 (DS#114 WR) + More +

WEEK 4 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kyre Duplessis, Delaware - Gr. - WR/PR - Woodbridge, Va.,...On his first-career punt return, Duplessis took it to the house on a 68-yard touchdown return in the Fightin' Blue Hens' (3-1, 1-0 CUSA) 38-16 rout of FIU for the program's first-ever CUSA win. He eclipsed the 100 all-purpose yard plateau with 43 receiving yards on three catches, and 14 rushing yards on one carry. Duplessis' punt return score was the first by a Blue Hen since Jourdan Townsend did so at Hampton on October 21, 2023. - Conference USA Football

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WR Kyre Duplessis, Delaware
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09/20/25 - Nick Minicucci, Jr/2027, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#32 QB) + More +

Nick Minicucci threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns, Jo Silver had 66 rushing yards and one touchdown, and Delaware defeated Florida International, 38-16 on Saturday night. The Blue Hens (3-1) went 5-for-6 in the red zone, scoring all but seven of their points from inside the 20. They had 358 yards of total offense. Two early interceptions by FIU quarterback Keyone Jenkins allowed Delaware to minimize the damage early, and they capitalized by scoring on three straight possessions in the second quarter.

Kyre Duplessis' 68-yard punt return touchdown at 2:37 in the second quarter capped off the 21-point swing, as the score flipped from 7-3 FIU to 24-7 Delaware before halftime. A 7:31 Blue Hen drive ate up most of the fourth quarter and ended with Viron Ellison Jr.'s 9-yard receiving score that iced the game. Kejon Owens led the Panthers (2-2) with 74 rushing yards on 15 carries, and Anthony Carrie had 73 yards on six carries. Alex Perry had 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. - AP College Football

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QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
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09/15/25 - Steven Demboski, rJr/2027, Delaware, 6-3, 305 (DS#25 C) + More +

WEEK 3 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Steven Demboski, Delaware - Sr. - OL - Hillsdale, N.J.,...Demboski made his season debut in the Blue Hens' (2-1) 44-41 overtime win over UConn after missing the first two games due to injury. The senior captain stepped in right where he left off a season ago and was the starting center, not missing a snap on offense. Under his leadership, the Delaware rushing attack had its best game on the ground, accounting for five rushing touchdowns and 247 rushing yards for an average of 5.5 yards per attempt. - Conference USA Football

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C Steven Demboski, Delaware
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09/13/25 - Nick Minicucci, Jr/2027, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#32 QB) + More +

Nick Minicucci rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in overtime to give Delaware a 44-41 overtime victory over UConn on Saturday, the first FBS win over an FBS team for the Fightin' Blue Hens. Minicucci went up the middle on a keeper for the victory after the Huskies (1-2) had to settle for a field goal on its OT possession despite having a first down at the Delaware 2. Nate Reed kicked a 43-yard field goal for Delaware (2-1) as time ran out in regulation. The tying kick came after UConn failed to convert a fourth-and-2 and gave the Fightin' Blue Hens possession on the Delaware 22 with 2:10 remaining.

The teams combined for 1,033 yards, split almost evenly. Minicucci ran for three scores and was 23-of-34 passing for 265 yards and a TD toss to Kyre Duplessis, who had nine catches for career-best 161 yards. Jo Silver rushed for a career-high 179 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns. Joe Fagnano was 28 of 38 for 346 yards passing and two scores for UConn. Cam Edwards had 116 yards with two scores on 23 carries and Skyler Bell 92 yards on seven receptions. Delaware took a 24-21 lead with seven minutes left in the half and the lead went back-and-forth from there with UConn taking a 38-35 lead with 10 minutes left on Fagnano's 1-yard toss to Alex Honig. The Blue Hens, who are in their first season of FBS competition, hosted an FBS team in their stadium for the first time since 1989. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
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09/01/25 - Fintan Brose, rSr/2026, Delaware, 6-2, 312 (DS#60 OG) + More +

WEEK 1 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Fintan Brose, Delaware - Gr. - OL - Irwin, Pa.,...In the 35-17 win over Delaware State, the Blue Hens' first as an FBS member, Brose shifted positions along the offensive front to make his first-ever start at center in the absence of injured Steven Demboski. A first-time captain, Brose anchored a line that paved the way for 137 total rushing yards with an average of 5.3 yards per carry. - Conference USA Football

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OG Fintan Brose, Delaware
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08/28/25 - Nick Minicucci, Jr/2027, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#32 QB) + More +

Nick Minicucci threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth and Delaware made its debut at the FBS level with a 35-17 win over Delaware State and its new coach DeSean Jackson on Thursday night. The Blue Hens, now a Conference USA member, wrapped it up when Minicucci found a wide-open Jake Thaw for a 50-yard walk-in in front of Jackson, who set the NFL record with the most 60-yard receptions, with 6:15 to play. Minicucci was 28 of 36 for 251 yards in a steady rain and ran for 44 yards to lead the Blue Hens. Delaware coach Ryan Carty has never lost a home opener as a coach, dating back to 2007 and is 22-1 including his playing days with the Blue Hens.

Kahlil Ali had a 45-yard interception return to make it 28-10 early in the fourth quarter. The Hornets responded quickly with Marquis Gillis hauling in a 39-yard touchdown pass from Kaiden Bennett but two minutes later Minicucci and Thaw wrapped it up. Thaw finished with seven catches for 91 yards and Kyre Duplessis had eight for 89 with a touchdown. Bennett, a transfer from Sacramento State, opened the second half with a long drive and scored on a 23-yard run but again Minicucci answered with a 9-yard pass to Ja'Carree Kelly. Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis is the running backs coach for the Hornets, who got 130 yards on 17 carries from Gillis. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
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08/29/24 - Ryan OConnor, rSr/2026, Delaware, 6-2, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Ryan O'Connor threw four touchdowns passes and Delaware defeated new Coastal Athletic Association member Bryant 48-17 on Thursday night in a season opener. The matchup between the two CAA programs won't count in the standings as the game was scheduled before the Bulldogs announced their move to the conference. This will be Delaware's final FCS season with the Fightin' Blue Hens joining Conference USA next season.

O'Connor was 29-of-41 passing for 245 yards connecting for scores with four different receivers. Nine Blue Hens receivers were targeted. Three Delaware running backs also scored. The Blue Hens outgained the Bears 428-319. Three of O'Connor's TD throws came in the first half for a 34-10 halftime lead at which point the game was delayed because of weather. Coastal Carolina transfer Jarrett Guest was 16-of-29 passing for 146 yards including a touchdown and interception for Bryant. - AP College Football

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QB Ryan OConnor, Delaware
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11/26/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware, 6-0, 202 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Nolan Henderson threw for four touchdowns, three to Chandler Harvin, and Delaware beat Saint Francis (Pa.) 56-17 on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Blue Hens (8-4), who gained an at-large berth and home game after going 4-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association, will play at top-seeded South Dakota State next Saturday. Henderson was 16-of-23 passing for 266, throwing TD passes of 30, 7 and 58 yards to Harvin, a Sam Houston transfer, who had a season-high 128 yards on four catches. Henderson, who took a seat early in the fourth quarter, also had a rushing TD. Kyron Cumby rushed for 111 yards on 10 carries.

Henderson, who reached a program record with 32 passing TDs this season, led Delaware to a 28-3 halftime lead with the Blue Hens already having 331 yards offense and 17 first downs. They would outgain Saint Francis 586-259 with 303 in the air and 283 rushing. Saint Francis quarterback and Northeast Conference Offensive Player of Year Cole Doyle was only 7-of-20 passing for 82 yards and didn't play in the second half after an apparent leg injury. Pitt transfer Justin Sliwoski took over in the second half and led the Red Flash to their first touchdown on a 12-yard pass to Dawson Snyder in the third quarter after Kerry Galloway returned an interception 54 yards from the end zone. Sliwoski connected with Makai Jackson for a 45-yard score late in the fourth quarter and finished with 103 yards passing. The Red Flash (9-3), who went undefeated in the NEC, had a nine-game winning streak snapped. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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11/24/22 - Ryan Kost, rSr/2024, Delaware, 6-3, 211 (DS#14 P) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Ryan Kost, Monmouth, P, Gr.,...Monmouth University running back Jaden Shirden was named Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year while a total of seven Hawks earned all-conference honors the league announced. Kost's 48.1 yards per punt was tops in the NCAA with twelve 50+ yard punts this season. He booted a career-long 71-yard punt against Rhode Island. - Monmouth Football

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P Ryan Kost, Delaware
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11/23/22 - Johnny Buchanan, rSr/2023, Delaware, 5-11, 228 (DS#25 ILB) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Johnny Buchanan, Delaware, LB, Gr.,...Now a three-time All-CAA selection, Buchanan earns his second selection to the first team. The Brick, N.J. native leads the CAA and currently ranks second in the country with 121 tackles and 11.0 tackles per game. He is also third on the defense with 5.5 TFL while also adding 1.0 sacks, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He was also named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award earlier on Tuesday. - Delaware Football

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ILB Johnny Buchanan, Delaware
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