Delaware Blue Hens

3-2

Ugh, no.

Delaware Blue Hens lost to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

5-1 27 – 24

3-2

Final · Fri, Oct 3

Game Details

Delaware Stadium (Newark) · 19,176 fans · CBSSN

Highlights

Hayward's pick-6 highlights key defensive plays that lift Western Kentucky past Delaware 27-24

Koron Hayward and Dylan Flowers made game-changing defensive plays in the third quarter and Jaylen Lewis made a stop on fourth-and-1 in the closing minutes as Western Kentucky...

Recap via ESPN

0:18 Koron Hayward gets a pick-six for Western Kentucky

0:16 George Hart III extends Western Kentucky's lead with short TD

0:11 Nick Minicucci runs in short TD for Delaware

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	0	10	17	0	27
DEL	7	10	0	7	24

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Game Leaders

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Maverick McIvor · 23/31, 230 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Maverick McIvor · 6 CAR, 36 YDSRushing Yards
Matthew Henry · 4 REC, 99 YDSReceiving Yards
Jaylen Wester · 9Tackles

Delaware Blue Hens

Nick Minicucci · 28/45, 314 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Nick Minicucci · 12 CAR, 55 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Jake Thaw · 4 REC, 55 YDSReceiving Yards
Gavin Moul · 1Sacks
Gavin Moul · 12Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 9:54

TD Nick Minicucci 2 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick)27–24

Q3 0:38

TD George Hart III 5 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon Kick)27–17

Q3 7:20

TD Koron Hayward 25 Yd Interception Return (John Cannon Kick)20–17

Q3 8:01

FG John Cannon 43 Yd Field Goal 13–17

Q2 0:00

TD Nick Minicucci 1 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick)10–17

Q2 1:55

TD K.D. Hutchinson 5 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)10–10

Q2 7:55

FG Nate Reed 23 Yd Field Goal 3–10

Q2 14:55

FG John Cannon 41 Yd Field Goal 3–7

Q1 8:36

TD Nick Minicucci 2 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Western Kentucky HilltoppersDelaware Blue Hens

Offense

338 Total Yards 435

230 Passing Yards 314

108 Rushing Yards 121

16 First Downs 27

Efficiency

9-14 3rd Down 9-16

0-0 4th Down 2-3

23/31 Completions 28/46

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 2

8-90 Penalties 1-15

27:31 Possession 32:29

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Maverick McIvor	23/31	230	7.4	1	0	72.6
Team	23/31	230	7.4	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maverick McIvor	6	36	6.0	0	22
Marvis Parrish	5	27	5.4	0	11
La'Vell Wright	9	26	2.9	0	5
Cameron Flowers	1	7	7.0	0	7
George Hart III	4	7	1.8	0	5
K.D. Hutchinson	1	5	5.0	1	5
Team	26	108	4.2	1	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Matthew Henry	4	99	24.8	0	48
K.D. Hutchinson	9	58	6.4	0	15
Cameron Flowers	5	37	7.4	0	23
La'Vell Wright	1	22	22.0	0	22
Moussa Barry	1	12	12.0	0	12
George Hart III	1	5	5.0	1	5
Marvis Parrish	1	0	0.0	0	0
Noah Meyers	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3
Team	23	230	10.0	1	48

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Moussa Barry	1	1	0
Elin Jones	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Jaylen Wester	9	5	0	0	0	0
Miller Malone	9	2	0.5	0	0	0
Dylan Flowers	7	6	0	0	0	0
Demarko Williams	6	5	0	1	0	0
Nazir Ward	6	2	0.5	1	0	0
Jaylen Lewis	5	5	2	0	0	0
Dave Herard	5	2	0.5	0	0	0
Rylen Su'a-Filo	5	1	1.5	0	0	0
Al-Ma'hi Ali	4	1	0	0	1	0
Harper Holloman	4	1	0.5	0	4	0
Anthony Brackenridge	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jakeem Fletcher	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Emery	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hardy	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaavan Mack	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mackavelli Malotumau	2	1	1.5	0	0	0
Jordan Donald	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jai Eugene Jr.	2	0	0	1	0	0
Elin Jones	2	0	0	0	1	0
Venson Sneed	1	1	0	1	0	0
Braxton Myers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quincy Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quincy Burroughs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josaiah Knight	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Koron Hayward	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	86	40	7	4	7	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Koron Hayward	1	25	1
Team	1	25	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cameron Flowers	1	40	40.0	40
Demarko Williams	1	15	15.0	15
Team	2	55	27.5	40

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
John Cannon	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cole Maynard	3	138	46.0	0	2	52
Team	3	138	46.0	0	2	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Nick Minicucci	28/45	314	7.0	1	63.0
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	28/46	314	6.8	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nick Minicucci	12	55	4.6	3	29
Jo Silver	17	47	2.8	0	11
Viron Ellison Jr.	4	11	2.8	0	9
Nick Tyree	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	34	121	3.6	3	29

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jake Thaw	4	55	13.8	33
Jo Silver	5	55	11.0	28
Elijah Sessoms	5	43	8.6	14
Sean Wilson	4	40	10.0	23
Kyre Duplessis	2	34	17.0	23
Donovan Lewis	1	30	30.0	30
Ja'Carree Kelly	2	29	14.5	18
Nick Laboy	1	11	11.0	11
Connor Witthoft	1	8	8.0	8
Max Patterson	1	8	8.0	8
Viron Ellison Jr.	2	1	0.5	2
Team	28	314	11.2	33

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Nick Minicucci	1	1	0
KT Seay	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Gavin Moul	12	3	1	1	0	0
Blake Matthews	9	3	0	1.5	0	1
Marje Mulumba	9	2	0	1.5	0	0
KT Seay	6	3	0	0	0	0
Mysonne Pollard	6	3	0	0	0	0
Jason Scott	4	1	0	0	0	0
Hasson Manning Jr	3	2	0	0	1	0
Noah Matthews	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Kshawn Cox Jr.	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Dominick Brogna	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nate Evans	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Hall	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kahlil Ali	2	0	0	0	0	0
James Yelbert Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Karika	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nate Reed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Colin Gallagher	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Jefferson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keyshawn Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Saunders	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaeden Singleton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trace Scott III	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	72	24	1	5	1	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mysonne Pollard	2	55	27.5	35
Ja'Carree Kelly	1	25	25.0	25
Team	3	80	26.7	35

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kyre Duplessis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nate Reed	1/2	50.0	23	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	23	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brenden Lach	2	84	42.0	0	0	43
Team	2	84	42.0	0	0	43

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