Delaware Blue Hens

5thin Conference USA · 1-1

Ugh, no.

Delaware Blue Hens lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores

1-1 26 – 35

2-0

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

FirstBank Stadium (Nashville) · 35,000 fans · SEC Network

Highlights

Jared Curtis scores 3 touchdowns as freshman QB helps Vanderbilt beat Delaware 35-26

Jared Curtis ran for two touchdowns and threw his first career touchdown pass as Vanderbilt needed a 21-point third quarter to beat Delaware 35-26 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:18 Delaware Blue Hens vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: Full Highlights

0:28 Sedrick Alexander scores 9-yard rushing TD

0:09 Tucker Smack makes 37-yard field goal

0:25 Picked! Martel Hight hauls in the interception

Clips play on ESPN

FirstBank Stadium · Nashville

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEL	0	17	0	9	26
VAN	14	0	21	0	35

Win Probability · Delaware Blue Hens

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Game Leaders

Delaware Blue Hens

Nick Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Jo Silver · 16 CAR, 109 YDSRushing Yards
Da'Wain Lofton · 4 REC, 142 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Colin Gallagher · 1.5Sacks
Gavin Moul · 10Tackles

Vanderbilt Commodores

Jared Curtis · 14/22, 210 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Sedrick Alexander · 9 CAR, 39 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Junior Sherrill · 5 REC, 94 YDSReceiving Yards
CJ Heard · 2Sacks
CJ Heard · 8Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

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

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 6:37

TD Da'Wain Lofton 43 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)26–35

Q4 11:55

FG Tucker Smack 40 Yd Field Goal 20–35

Q3 0:00

TD Walter Taylor 19 Yd pass from Jared Curtis (Brock Taylor Kick)17–35

Q3 9:30

TD Austin Howard 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Brock Taylor Kick)17–28

Q3 11:05

TD Jared Curtis 1 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)17–21

Q2 0:17

TD Bryson Graves 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Tucker Smack Kick)17–14

Q2 1:56

TD Viron Ellison Jr. 1 Yd Run (Tucker Smack Kick)10–14

Q2 12:51

FG Tucker Smack 37 Yd Field Goal 3–14

Q1 0:00

TD Sedrick Alexander 9 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)0–14

Q1 1:19

TD Jared Curtis 1 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Delaware Blue HensVanderbilt Commodores

Offense

338 Total Yards 339

240 Passing Yards 239

98 Rushing Yards 100

18 First Downs 17

Efficiency

3-15 3rd Down 5-15

2-2 4th Down 2-4

15/32 Completions 17/31

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

3-18 Penalties 6-36

31:20 Possession 28:40

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nick Minicucci	11/27	182	6.7	1	2	12.5
Braden Streeter	4/5	58	11.6	0	0	69.4
Team	15/32	240	7.5	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jo Silver	16	109	6.8	0	37
Kaderris Roberts	3	14	4.7	0	7
Viron Ellison Jr.	5	2	0.4	1	2
Nick Minicucci	9	-5	-0.6	0	10
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Braden Streeter	2	-17	-8.5	0	1
Team	36	98	2.7	1	37

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Da'Wain Lofton	4	142	35.5	1	57
Kaderris Roberts	2	42	21.0	0	31
Sean Wilson	3	30	10.0	0	20
Scott Moore	1	14	14.0	0	14
Viron Ellison Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8
Donovan Lewis	1	6	6.0	0	6
Bryson Graves	3	-2	-0.7	0	4
Team	15	240	16.0	1	57

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Bryson Graves	2	0
Team	1	0
Braden Streeter	1	0
AJ Graham	0	1
Team	4	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Gavin Moul	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Gallagher	9	3	1.5	2.5	1	0	0
Jamarion Kolagbodi	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
George Mullins	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
KT Seay	5	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jaquise Alexander	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Trace Scott III	3	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
Jawarren Corbin	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dominick Brogna	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Brandon Gorham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kshawn Cox Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kahlil Ali	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Viron Ellison Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Graham	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Matthews	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	3	0
Matthew McKinley-Daniels	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Bell	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Noah Jefferson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Da'Wain Lofton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Sessoms	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nasir Eatmon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Demarco Daniels	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Siafa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Ray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaeden Singleton	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Trent Gummer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryson Graves	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	75	27	3	5	4	7	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryson Graves	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryson Graves	3	23	7.7	17	1
Team	3	23	7.7	17	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tucker Smack	2/2	100.0	40	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	40	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Josh Cupitt	6	247	41.2	1	47
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	7	247	35.3	1	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Jared Curtis	14/22	210	9.5	1	65.8
Blaze Berlowitz	3/9	29	3.2	0	0.4
Team	17/31	239	7.7	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Sedrick Alexander	9	39	4.3	1	14
Makhilyn Young	8	38	4.8	0	20
Jamezell Lassiter	5	18	3.6	0	7
Blaze Berlowitz	2	6	3.0	0	5
Kayleb Barnett	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jared Curtis	8	1	0.1	2	9
Evan Hampton	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	4	-5	-1.3	0	0
Team	38	100	2.6	3	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Junior Sherrill	5	94	18.8	0	35
Jayvontay Conner	6	87	14.5	0	31
Walter Taylor	1	19	19.0	1	19
Sedrick Alexander	2	15	7.5	0	8
Makhilyn Young	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tristen Brown	1	9	9.0	0	9
Brycen Coleman	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	17	239	14.1	1	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Blaze Berlowitz	1	1
Jared Curtis	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
CJ Heard	8	5	2	2	1	0	0
Miles Capers	7	4	1	4	1	1	0
Nick Rinaldi	7	3	2	3	2	2	0
Bryan Longwell	6	2	0	0.5	0	1	0
Martel Hight	4	2	0	0	1	1	0
Jordan Matthews	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cayden Daniels	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Seabrooks III	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Lawrence	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Stone	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Lewis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Edwin Kolenge	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Bradley Mann	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ricardo Jones	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
Brian Allen Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Issa Ouattara	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Josiah Broxton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davin Chandler	2	0	0	0.5	1	0	0
Talan Carter	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryce Cowan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vanzale Hinton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Carter	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Austin Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	68	28	6	11	7	11	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Cayden Daniels	1	8
Martel Hight	1	2
Team	2	10

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Junior Sherrill	2	51	25.5	27	0
Team	2	51	25.5	27	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Martel Hight	3	47	15.7	25	0
Austin Howard	1	25	25.0	25	1
Cole Adams	1	11	11.0	11	0
Team	5	83	16.6	25	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brock Taylor	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Tyler Ebel	4	191	47.8	1	52
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	5	191	38.2	1	52

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