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11/05/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson tied a career high with five touchdown passes and Delaware defeated Monmouth 49-17 on Saturday. Henderson was 22-of-28 passing for 323 yards, averaging 11.5 yards per pass. Two of his TD passes went to Thyrick Pitts. Jourdan Townsend, Marcus Yarns and Chandler Harvin added TD receptions for Delaware (7-2, 4-2 Colonial Athletic Association). Henderson and Kyron Cumby added rushing scores. Jaden Shirden, the FCS rushing yards leader, ran for 202 yards on 26 carries with a 69-yard score for the Hawks, who only had 90 yards in the air against the nation's second-best pass defense (120.2 yards coming in). Delaware scored 21 points in each of the first two quarters to lead 42-10 at the half. Monmouth (4-6, 2-5) lost its fourth straight. - AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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10/22/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson's 72-yard scoring strike to Marcus Yarns capped a 14-point first quarter and Delaware led start to finish in a 38-7 victory over Morgan State on Saturday. Jourdan Townsend gave Delaware (6-1) a 7-0 lead on the Blue Hens' first possession with a 17-yard touchdown run on his only carry of the game. Henderson needed just four plays on the Blue Hens' next drive to connect with Yarns for a 14-0 lead in the nonconference matchup. Morgan State (2-5) closed to within 14-7 at halftime on Alfonzo Graham's 2-yard touchdown run with 1:23 left in the second quarter. Henderson's 7-yard touchdown run was the only score of the third quarter, pushing Delaware's advantage to 21-7. The Blue Hens added three scores in the final period - Khory Spruill's 2-yard touchdown run, a 39-yard field goal by Andrew MacMillan and backup quarterback Ryan O'Connor's 7-yard TD toss to Brett Buckman. Henderson completed 13 of 29 passes for 206 yards with one interception for Delaware. Graham carried 20 times for 83 of the Bears' 99 yards on the ground. Carson Baker completed 4 of 8 passes for 35 yards, while Duce Taylor threw three interceptions - completing 6 of 11 passes for 24 yards. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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10/11/22 - Johnny Buchanan, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

OCT 3 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Johnny Buchanan, Gr., LB, Delaware (Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney),...Buchanan recorded a game-high 11 tackles to lead a dominant defensive effort in Delaware's 24-10 triumph over Towson. The linebacker helped the Blue Hens limit Towson to nine first downs and 159 total yards, including just 20 in the second half. UD's defense didn't allow a touchdown for the second straight game and has held four of its five opponents to 10 points or less. - CAA Football

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ILB Johnny Buchanan, Delaware
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10/11/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

SEPT 19 CAA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nolan Henderson, Gr., QB, Delaware (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna),...Henderson completed 29-of-34 passes for a career-high 379 yards and a career-best four touchdowns to lead 9th-ranked Delaware to a 42-21 victory at #17 Rhode Island. The Blue Hens' quarterback threw for 315 yards and 4 TD's in the first half, which was the 2nd-most yards in a half in school history. He also ran for 27 yards as UD piled up 610 yards of total offense, which was its highest total since 2013. - CAA Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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10/11/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

SEPT 19 STATS FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nolan Henderson, Delaware, QB, Grad, 6-1, 195, Smyrna, Delaware,...In a CAA matchup of Top 25 teams, Delaware (3-0) won at Rhode Island 42-21 as Henderson completed 29 of 34 passes and set career highs for completions, passing yards (379), total offensive yards (406) and touchdowns passes (four). The Blue Hens' 611 offensive yards marked their highest total in a game since 2013 and highest in conference play since 2000. As they built a 35-7 halftime lead, Henderson passed for 315 yards, the second-most ever in a UD half. Honorable Mention: Zack Bair, RB, Dartmouth; Tim DeMorat, QB, Fordham; Hunter Luepke, FB, North Dakota State; Ty MacPherson, WR, Weber State; Davius Richard, QB, North Carolina Central; Shedeur Sanders, QB, Jackson State; Todd Sibley, RB, Albany; Reece Udinski, QB, Richmond. - Stats FCS Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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10/01/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson threw for 368 yards, the Delaware defense allowed just 159 total yards and the Blue Hens defeated Towson 24-10 on Saturday. Henderson completed 25 of 41 passes with touchdown throws of 74 yards to Chandler Harvin and 4 yards to Khory Spruill. Harvin finished with three receptions for 105 yards. Kyron Cumby had a 65-yard touchdown run among his 100 yards rushing and the No. 7 FCS Blue Hens (5-0, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) churned out 166 yards on the ground. Towson's only touchdown came on a 97-yard interception return by Robert Javier with about three minutes left in the game. Tyrrell Pigrome completed just 9 of 23 passes for 62 yards and the Tigers (2-3, 0-2) had 99 yards rushing, led by Joachim Bangda with 53 yards on 12 carries. - AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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09/24/22 - Thyrick Pitts, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson completed 30 of 43 passes for 296 yards and five touchdowns - three to Thyrick Pitts - to help Delaware beat Hampton 35-3 Saturday night. Henderson connected with Pitts on touchdowns of 15 and 8 yards to give Delaware (4-0, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Jourdan Townsend scored on a 36-yard reception early in the third quarter and Pitts added a 7-yard TD grab with 1:46 left in the third to give the Blue Hens, ranked No. 8 in the FCS coaches poll, a 28-0 lead. Axel Perez kicked a 20-yard field goal to get Hampton (3-1, 0-1) on the board with 12 minutes to play before Henderson connected with Marcus Yarns on a 7-yard TD that capped the scoring with 7:54 to play. Hampton went 0 for 12 on third-down conversions and finished with just 156 total yards. - Delaware/AP College Football

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WR Thyrick Pitts, Delaware
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09/17/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson threw for career highs of 379 yards and four touchdowns as Delaware beat Rhode Island 42-21 in Saturday's only matchup of ranked FCS teams. Joudon Townsend had a pair of TD catches and a career-high 109 yards receiving for the Fightin' Blue Hens (3-0, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association). Delaware, ranked 10th in the coaches poll, broke the game open with a 28-point second quarter to lead 35-7 at halftime, scoring touchdowns on five straight possessions on drives of at least 75 yards to end the half. All four of Henderson's TD passes came in the first half including a 65-yarder to Townsend, a career long for the receiver. Gabe Sloat had a 65-yard TD run on his lone carry for 14th-ranked Rams (2-1, 1-1). Delaware outgained the Rams 610-303 and had two takeaways. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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09/10/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson threw for three touchdowns, two to Braden Brose, and Delaware beat Delaware State 35-9 on Saturday for coach Ryan Carty's first win at Delaware Stadium. Last week, Carty had a memorable head coaching debut as Delaware picked up its first win over an FBS program since 2007 by topping Navy. Delaware took a 7-3 lead against Delaware State after Trey Austin blocked a punt and Quincy Watson recovered it in the end zone. The Delaware defense nearly scored in the third quarter when Kedrick Whitehead Jr. picked up a fumble and raced the other way before being tackled on the 11. Brose capped the 11-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown for a 21-3 lead. Marcus Yarns had four carries for 99 yards and a score for Delaware (2-0). Thyrick Pitts caught seven passes for 94 yards and a score, and Brose made three catches for 37 yards. Jared Lewis was 10-of-24 passing for 153 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown to Rahkeem Smith for Delaware State (1-1). Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas made a 54-yard field goal. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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09/06/22 - Johnny Buchanan, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

SEPT 5 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEk: Johnny Buchanan, Gr., LB, Delaware (Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney),...Buchanan tallied a career-high 23 tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble to lead a dominant defensive effort in Delaware's 14-7 triumph at Navy for its first FBS win since 2007. The 23 stops tied a UD record and were the most by any FCS or FBS player in Week 1. Buchanan made two key redzone stops on Navy's final drive as the Hens allowed the fewest points to a FBS foe by any CAA team since 2006. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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ILB Johnny Buchanan, Delaware
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09/05/22 - Johnny Buchanan, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

STATS FCS FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Johnny Buchanan, Delaware, ILB, Grad, 6-0, 230, Brick, New Jersey,...Buchanan matched Delaware's single-game record with 23 tackles as his CAA Football squad beat Navy 14-7 for its first victory over an FBS opponent since 2007. Nine of the stops were solos, and he also forced a fumble, in helping Ryan Carty win his head coaching debut. Honorable Mention: Sebastian Benjamin, LB, Saint Francis; Ryan Cole, S, Indiana State; Jalyx Hunt, LB, Houston Baptist; Braxton Hill, LB, Montana; Jordan Jones, DB, Rhode Island; Rassie Littlejohn, DB, Stetson; Lewis Matthews, DE, Grambling State; John Pius, LB, William & Mary; Tyreese Shakir, DB, Portland State; CJ Tillman, LB, Campbell; David Walker, DE, Central Arkansas; Saiku White, DB, Lafayette - STATS FCS Football

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ILB Johnny Buchanan, Delaware
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09/03/22 - Nolan Henderson, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

Nolan Henderson threw a pair of touchdown passes and FCS-member Delaware beat Navy 14-7 on Saturday to give Ryan Carty a win in his debut as the Fightin' Blue Hens' coach. Carty, a Delaware graduate and a member of the Blue Hens' 2003 national championship team, came over from Sam Houston State where he was offensive coordinator. It was Delaware's first win over an FBS team and Navy's first loss to an FCS team since the Blue Hens beat the Midshipmen in 2007.

Navy, which lost five fumbles all of last season, had three in the first half against Delaware. On Navy's first play from scrimmage. Tai Lavatai fumbled and Delaware converted with Henderson's 6-yard score to Bryce De Maille. Coming at 14:38, it was the quickest Delaware touchdown versus an FBS opponent since 2015. Henderson found Chandler Harvin deep for a 51-yard score in the third quarter. Navy responded with its only points with Lavatai scoring from 2 yards out with under a minute left in the period. A final Navy drive ended at the Delaware 9 on a fourth-down incomplete pass into the end zone. Henderson was 20-of-32 passing with 189 yards. Navy didn't have a player with 100 yards offense though it outgained Delaware 329-292. The Blue Hens had just 13 yards rushing. - Delaware/AP College Football

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QB Nolan Henderson, Delaware
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08/29/22 - Thyrick Pitts, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Thyrick Pitts, University of Delaware,...Pitts, who is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Delaware, has been an exemplary member of the UD community. He has been a member of the Delaware SAAC Committee and was a part of the University's COVID Project Working Group. Pitts is also involved in several service organizations that give back to the community like UDance and the B+ Foundation, Reps 4 Kids and Be the Match. In the classroom, Pitts is a two-time member of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and a four-time selection to the Dean's List. He was named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. - Delaware Football

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WR Thyrick Pitts, Delaware
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08/22/22 - Ryan Kost, rSr/2024, Delaware + More +

2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Ryan Kost, Monmouth,...A grad student heading into 2022, last year Kost Punted in all 11 games, made first Team All-Big South selection, first Team All-ECAC. He averaged 44.3 yards per punt which led the Big South and ranked eighth in the nation with 12 punts more than 50 yards and 17 of his 40 punts landed inside opponent's 20-yard line. Averaged 51.3 yards per punt and had a career-long 62-yard vs. North Alabama (11/6). Served as the holder on extra points and field goals for Nick Null. - Monmouth Football

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P Ryan Kost, Delaware
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08/11/22 - Kedrick Whitehead, rSr/2023, Delaware + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB - Kedrick Whitehead, 5-11, 195, senior, Delaware (2020),...Whitehead is coming off a 2021 season in which he earned an All-CAA First Team selection as well as Stats Perform FCS Third Team All-America honors. Whitehead ranked second on the defense last fall with 76 total tackles and was a force in the UD secondary, breaking up eight passes and creating a turnover at Rhode Island. Whitehead finished with 1.5 TFL and had three games with at least 10 tackles, including a career-high 15 against James Madison. He earned All-America honors for the third-straight season after being named a Stats Perform, Associated Press and Athlon Sports First Team All-American following the 2020-21 spring campaign and a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American in 2019. - Delaware Football

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