2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	6–6 (4–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Ryan Carty (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Terence Archer (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (6th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Kennesaw State y$		7	–	1					10	–	3
Jacksonville State y		7	–	1					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	4
Missouri State		5	–	3					7	–	5
FIU		5	–	3					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	6
Liberty		3	–	5					4	–	8
Middle Tennessee		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6					4	–	8
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Sam Houston		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Kennesaw State 19, Jacksonville State 15
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2025

The 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware as a member of the Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Carty and play their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 2025 season will be Delaware's first year in Conference USA since transitioning from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). ^[1] Although initially declared ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules, they will be participating in a bowl game because there were not enough six-win teams eligible for the 42 FBS bowl games. ^[2]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Jalyn Witcher	WR	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Daniel Lipovski	QB	Lafayette
Melkart Abou Jaoude	DL	North Carolina
Tyler Davis	S	Temple
JoJo Bermudez	WR	Temple
Pete Melle	DE	New Haven

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Kahlil Ali	S	Boston College
Keontae Jenkins	DB	Coastal Carolina
Kyre Duplessis	WR	Coastal Carolina
Jawarren Corbin	LB	Iowa Central CC
Noah Matthews	DE	Kentucky
Brenden Lach	P	Michigan Tech
Thomas Amankwaa	WR	Rutgers
Noah Rosahac	OL	Syracuse
Viron Ellison Jr.	RB	Tulsa
Riley Trujillo	QB	UCF
Patrick Methlie	OL	West Chester
Brandon Rehmann	WR	West Virginia

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Delaware State *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 35–17	17,895
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Colorado *	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FOX	L 7–31	50,341
September 13	3:00 p.m.	UConn *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	ESPN+	W 44–41 OT	17,862
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at FIU	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 38–16	11,705
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CBSSN	L 24–27	19,176
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN	L 25–38	16,884
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	ESPN2	W 31–28	14,102
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN	L 30–59	18,455
November 8	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	ESPN+	W 25–24	17,912
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 23–26	3,713
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest *	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 14–52	26,950
November 29	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	ESPN+	W 61–31	13,560
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Delaware State (FCS, Route 1 Rivalry)

See also: 2025 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry

Game One – Delaware State Hornets (FCS) (0–0) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets (FCS)	0	3	7	7	17
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	7	14	35

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,895
• Referee: Rory Bernard
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Klatzkin (play-by-play) and Fritz Stueber (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter DSU – Patrick Fisher-Butler 40-yard field goal, 6:46. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:12. DEL – Nick Minicucci 8-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 3:44. Blue Hens 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02. DEL – Kyre Duplessis 4-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 0:33. Blue Hens 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:07. Third quarter DSU – Kaiden Bennett 23-yard run (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 10:29. Blue Hens 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31. DEL – Ja'Carree Kelly 9-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 7:15. Blue Hens 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:01. Fourth quarter DEL – Kahlil Ali 45-yard interception return (Nate Reed kick), 10:44. Blue Hens 28–10. DSU – Marquis Gillis 39-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 8:10. Blue Hens 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:25. DEL – Jake Thaw 50-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 6:15. Blue Hens 35–17. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:55.

Statistics	DSU	DEL
First downs	21	26
Total yards	349	409
Rushing yards	200	137
Passing yards	149	272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–26–2	31–44–0
Time of possession	31:53	28:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing	Kaiden Bennett	11/23, 135 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Marquis Gillis	17 carries, 123 yards
	Receiving	Marquis Gillis	3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	28/36, 251 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nick Minicucci	9 carries, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jake Thaw	7 receptions, 92 yards, TD

at Colorado

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Game Two – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (1–0) at Colorado Buffaloes (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	0	0	7
Buffaloes	7	10	7	7	31

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,341
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Alexa Landestoy (reporter)

Game information

First quarter COL – Kaidon Salter 9-yard run (Alejandro Mata kick), 5:33. Buffaloes 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:06. Second quarter COL – Alejandro Mata 28-yard field goal, 13:03. Buffaloes 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 3:59. DEL – Jo Silver 4-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick) 0:45. Buffaloes 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:54. COL – DeKalon Taylor 21-yard pass from Ryan Staub (Alejandro Mata kick) 0:09. Buffaloes 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:36. Third quarter COL – Sincere Brown 71-yard pass from Ryan Staub (Alejandro Mata kick) 13:46. Buffaloes 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14. Fourth quarter COL – Micah Welch 10-yard run (Alejandro Mata kick), 14:13. Buffaloes 31–7. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:23.

Statistics	DEL	COL
First downs	19	21
Total yards	396	398
Rushing yards	84	131
Passing yards	312	267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–36–1	22–31–0
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	18/36, 312 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jo Silver	11 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jake Thaw	4 receptions, 85 yards
Colorado	Passing	Ryan Staub	7/10, 157 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Simeon Price	9 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Sincere Brown	4 receptions, 120 yards, TD

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

Game Three – UConn Huskies (1–1) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Huskies	10	14	7	7	3	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	7	3	6	44

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,862
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Klatzkin (play-by-play) and Fritz Stueber (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter DEL - Minicucci, Nick 3 yd run (Reed, Nate kick), 11:13. Fightin' Blue Hens 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:34 CONN - Edwards, Cam 51 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 8:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:25 DEL - Silver, Jo 70 yd run (Reed, Nate kick), 8:06. Fightin' Blue Hens 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:42 CONN - Freeman, Chris 28 yd field goal, 4:48. Fightin' Blue Hens 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:18 Second Quarter DEL - Minicucci, Nick 5 yd run (Reed, Nate kick), 12:54. Fightin' Blue Hens 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:47 CONN - Rosa, Victor 31 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 10:08. Fightin' Blue Hens 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:37 CONN - Edwards, Cam 2 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 7:17. Huskies 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, TOP 01:23 DEL - Duplessis, Kyre 68 yd pass from Minicucci, Nick (Reed, Nate kick), 5:55. Fightin' Blue Hens 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:22 Third Quarter CONN - Murphy, Reymello 10 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 5:05. Huskies 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:47 DEL - Silver, Jo 18 yd run (Reed, Nate kick), 0:00. Fightin' Blue Hens 35–31. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:05 Fourth Quarter CONN - Honig, Alex 1 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 9:54. Huskies 38–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:06 DEL - Reed, Nate 43 yd field goal, 0:00. Tied 38–38. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, TOP 02:10 Overtime CONN - Freeman, Chris 24 yd field goal, 0:00. Huskies 41–38. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards DEL - Minicucci, Nick 13 yd run, 0:00. Fightin' Blue Hens 44–41. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards

Statistics	CONN	DEL
First downs	29	29
Total yards	521	512
Rushing yards	175	247
Passing yards	346	265
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28-39-0	23-34-0
Time of possession	27:35	32:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Joe Fagnano	28/38, 346 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	7 receptions, 92 yards
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	23/34, 265 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jo Silver	15 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kyre Duplessis	9 receptions, 161 yards, TD

at FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team

Game Four – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (2–1) at FIU Panthers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	21	7	7	38
Panthers	7	0	3	6	16

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, Florida

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 pm EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,705
• Referee: Rory Bernard
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Steve Goldstein (play-by-play), and Kim Bokamper (analyst)

Game information

First quarter DEL – Nate Reed 24-yard field goal, 9:31. Fightin' Blue Hens 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:29. FIU – Keyone Jenkins 2-yard run (Robert Czeremcha kick), 3:32. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:45. Second quarter DEL – Jo Silver 14-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 11:55. Fightin' Blue Hens 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:13. DEL – Nick Laboy 2-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 4:26. Fightin' Blue Hens 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:01. DEL – Kyre Duplessis 68-yard punt return (Nate Reed kick), 2:37. Fightin' Blue Hens 24–7. Third quarter FIU – Robert Czeremcha 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Fightin' Blue Hens 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:27. DEL – Nick Laboy 14-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 2:53. Fightin' Blue Hens 31–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:33. Fourth quarter FIU – Alex Perry 5-yard pass from Keyone Jenkins (run failed), 12:22. Fightin' Blue Hens 31–16. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:31. DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 9-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 4:45. Fightin' Blue Hens 38–16. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:31.

Statistics	DEL	FIU
First downs	24	14
Total yards	358	363
Rushing yards	140	160
Passing yards	218	203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–35–1	22–35–2
Time of possession	30:31	29:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	23/35, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jo Silver	13 rushes, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Wilson	7 receptions, 78 yards
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	22/34, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kejon Owens	15 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Alex Perry	5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Western Kentucky

See also: 2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Game Five – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4–1) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	17	0	27
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	10	0	7	24

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Deleware

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 19,179
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Kyle Long (analyst), and Patrick Peterson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:36) DEL – Nick Minicucci 2-yd run (Nate Reed kick). Fightin' Blue Hens 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. Second quarter (14:55) WKU – John Cannon 41-yard field goal. Fightin' Blue Hens 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:36. (7:55) DEL – Nate Reed 23-yard field goal. Fightin' Blue Hens 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:52. (1:55) WKU – K.D. Hutchinson 5-yard run (John Cannon kick). Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:00. (0:00) DEL – Nick Minicucci 1-yd run (Nate Reed kick). Fightin' Blue Hens 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:47. Third quarter (8:01) WKU – John Cannon 43-yard field goal. Fightin' Blue Hens 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:57. (7:20) WKU – Koron Hayward 25-yard interception return (John Cannon kick). Hilltoppers 20–17. (0:38) WKU – George Hart III 5-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick). Hilltoppers 27-17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:09. Fourth quarter (9:54) DEL – Nick Minicucci 2-yard run (Nate Reed kick). Hilltoppers 27-24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44.

Statistics	WKU	DEL
First downs	16	27
Total yards	338	435
Rushing yards	108	121
Passing yards	230	314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–31–0	28–46–1
Time of possession	27:26	32:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing	Maverick McIvor	23/31, 230 yds, TD
	Rushing	Maverick McIvor	6 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Matthew Henry	4 receptions, 99 yards
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	28/45, 314 yds, INT
	Rushing	Nick Minicucci	12 rushes, 55 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	2 Tied	55 yards

at Jacksonville State

See also: 2025 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Game Six – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3–2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	6	6	13	25
Gamecocks	7	14	14	3	38

at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, Alabama

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear • Wind: SW 5 mph
• Game attendance: 16,884
• Referee: Reed Brotherton
• TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Chase Daniel (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (9:27) JVST – Cam Cook 6-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:40; Jacksonville State 7–0) Second quarter (10:37) JVST – Caleb Nix 45-yard fumble recovery, Garrison Rippa kick (Jacksonville State 14–0) (8:16) JVST – Brock Rechsteiner 23-yard pass from Caden Creel, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:21; Jacksonville State 21–0) (2:23) DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 1-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:16; Jacksonville State 21–6) Third quarter (8:44) JVST – Cam Cook 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:19; Jacksonville State 28–6) (3:20) JVST – Cam Cook 2-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:56; Jacksonville State 35–6) (1:41) DEL – Max Patterson 21-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Jacksonville State 35–12) Fourth quarter (11:57) JVST – Garrison Rippa 52-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:44; Jacksonville State 38–12) (9:25) DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 2-yard run, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:32; Jacksonville State 38–19) (2:52) DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 4-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:57; Jacksonville State 38–25)

Statistics	DEL	JVST
First downs	22	24
Total yards	456	388
Rushing yards	34	255
Passing yards	422	133
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–50–0	16–24–0
Time of possession	26:38	33:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	32/50, 422 yards, TD
	Rushing	Viron Ellison Jr.	8 carries, 15 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Kyre Duplessis	6 receptions, 90 yards
Jacksonville State	Passing	Caden Creel	14/21, 116 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cam Cook	18 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Brock Rechsteiner	3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–5) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	14	0	7	7	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	17	7	0	31

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,102
• Referee: Garrett Dickerson
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (8:28) DEL – Sean Wilson 22-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:08; Delaware 7–0) (2:59) MTSU – Nahzae Cox 5-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:24; Tied 7–7) (1:58) MTSU – Jekail Middlebrook 4-yard run, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:51; Middle Tennessee 14–7) Second quarter (11:39) DEL – Sean Wilson 10-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; Tied 14–14) (6:25) DEL – Nate Reed 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:26; Delaware 17–14) (0:38) DEL – Kyre Duplessis 4-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 1:35; Delaware 24–14) Third quarter (5:11) MTSU – Hunter Tipton 11-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:41; Delaware 24–21) (1:39) DEL – Kyre Duplessis 9-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Delaware 31–21) Fourth quarter (1:03) MTSU – AJ Jones 6-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Jacob Hathaway kick (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 1:35; Delaware 31–28)

Statistics	MTSU	DEL
First downs	24	27
Total yards	384	360
Rushing yards	103	79
Passing yards	281	281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–50–1	28–44–1
Time of possession	27:05	32:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Nicholas Vattiato	31/48, 281 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jekail Middlebrook	11 carries, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hunter Tipton	5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	27/42, 276 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jo Silver	14 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Kyre Duplessis	7 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD

at Liberty

See also: 2025 Liberty Flames football team

Game Eight – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (4–3) at Liberty Flames (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	6	15	6	30
Flames	7	21	21	10	59

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 18,455
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) and Patrick Peterson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:29) DEL – Nate Reed 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:31; Delaware 3–0) (6:02) LIB – Ethan Vasko 15-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27; Liberty 7–3) Second quarter (14:05) DEL – Nate Reed 28-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 6:57; Liberty 7–6) (11:18) LIB – Evan Dickens 5-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:16; Liberty 14–6) (2:57) LIB – Evan Dickens 1-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:53; Liberty 21–6) (1:39) LIB – Evan Dickens 30-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:13; Liberty 28–6) (0:00) DEL – Nate Reed 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 1:39; Liberty 28–9) Third quarter (14:30) LIB – Evan Dickens 72-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30; Liberty 35–9) (12:58) DEL – Elijah Sessoms 8-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:24; Liberty 35–16) (5:49) DEL – Donovan Lewis 3-yard pass from Nick Minicucci, Nate Reed kick (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:14; Liberty 35–24) (3:07) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 15-yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Liberty 42–24) (0:28) LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 31-yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:39; Liberty 49–24) Fourth quarter (12:57) DEL – Nick Minicucci 12-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:22; Liberty 49–30) (9:05) LIB – Vaughn Blue 12-yard run, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Liberty 56–30) (4:49) LIB – Brayden Beck 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:24; Liberty 59–30)

Statistics	DEL	LIB
First downs	18	25
Total yards	420	561
Rushing yards	76	282
Passing yards	344	279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–49–1	16–23–0
Time of possession	28:30	31:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	29/49, 344 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Nick Minicucci	8 carries, 37 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Wilson	5 receptions, 109 yards
Liberty	Passing	Ethan Vasko	14/20, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Evan Dickens	22 carries, 217 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Donte Lee Jr.	5 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Game Nine – Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5–3) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	17	24
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	6	7	9	25

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,912
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Klatzkin (play-by-play) and Pat Devlin (analyst)

Game information

First quarter DEL – Nate Reed 28-yard field goal, 2:59. Fightin' Blue Hens 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48. LT – Clay Thevenin 37-yard run (Drew Henderson kick), 0:06. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. Second quarter DEL – Nate Reed 41-yard field goal, 11:05. Bulldogs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:01. DEL – Nate Reed 27-yard field goal, 0:07. Fightin' Blue Hens 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:48. Third quarter DEL – Kyre Duplessis 14-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 2:44. Fightin' Blue Hens 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:19. Fourth quarter LT – Drew Henderson 22-yard field goal, 9:09. Fightin' Blue Hens 16–10. Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 8:35. LT – Clay Thevenin 13-yard run (Drew Henderson kick), 3:09. Bulldogs 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:32. LT – Jacob Fields 38-yard interception return (Drew Henderson kick), 2:23. Bulldogs 24–16. DEL – Elijah Sessoms 3-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (pass failed), 0:34. Bulldogs 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:49. DEL – Nate Reed 51-yard field goal, 0:12. Fightin' Blue Hens 25–24. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:21.

Statistics	LT	DEL
First downs	22	21
Total yards	333	399
Rushing yards	131	95
Passing yards	202	304
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–25–1	26–52–2
Time of possession	30:03	29:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Evan Bullock	11/15, 95 yards, INT
	Rushing	Clay Thevenin	10 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jalem Mickens	4 receptions, 42 yards
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	26/52, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nick Minicucci	9 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Sean Wilson	5 receptions, 107 yards

at Sam Houston

See also: 2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Game Ten – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	3	0	13	23
Bearkats	0	10	13	3	26

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,713
• Referee: Douglas Mercer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA

Game information

First quarter DEL – Nick Minicucci 7-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 2:14. Fightin' Blue Hens 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:29. Second quarter DEL – Nate Reed 37-yard field goal, 9:20. Fightin' Blue Hens 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:30. SHSU – Landan Brown 2-yard run (Christian Pavon kick), 2:35. Fightin' Blue Hens 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:35. SHSU – Christian Pavon 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 1:43. Third quarter SHSU – Christian Pavon 48-yard field goal, 11:22. Bearkats 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:33. SHSU – Landan Brown 62-yard run (Christian Pavon kick), 8:34. Bearkats 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:38. SHSU – Christian Pavon 23-yard field goal, 3:52. Bearkats 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:24. Fourth quarter SHSU – Christian Pavon 48-yard field goal, 11:58. Bearkats 26–10. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:37. DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 3-yard run (pass failed), 8:47. Bearkats 26–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11. DEL – Max Patterson 26-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 2:36. Bearkats 26–23. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:37.

Statistics	DEL	SHSU
First downs	25	20
Total yards	433	352
Rushing yards	95	139
Passing yards	338	213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–36–1	16–39–0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	24/36, 338 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Viron Ellison Jr.	19 rushes, 97 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Wilson	9 receptions, 162 yards
Sam Houston	Passing	Landyn Locke	16/38, 213 yards
	Rushing	Landan Brown	10 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Reed	2 receptions, 66 yards

at Wake Forest

See also: 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Game Eleven – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	0	7	14
Demon Deacons	15	20	14	3	52

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 26,950
• Referee: Jon Noli
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano and Rodney McLeod

Game information

First quarter WF – Demond Claiborne 1-yard run (Connor Calvert kick), 7:08. Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 5:58. WF – Ty Clark III 13-yard run (Sawyer Racanelli run), 2:13. Demon Deacons 15–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:29. Second quarter DEL – Viron Ellison Jr. 43-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 12:47. Demon Deacons 15–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26. WF – Connor Calvert 44-yard field goal, 9:40. Demon Deacons 18–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:07. WF – Robby Ashford 4-yard run (Connor Calvert kick), 4:39. Demon Deacons 25–7. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:25. WF – Connor Calvert 44-yard field goal, 2:15. Demon Deacons 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, -8 yards, 2:19. WF – Carlos Hernandez 79-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Matthew Dennis kick), 0:19. Demon Deacons 35–7. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:10. Third quarter WF – Sterling Berkhalter 19-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Matthew Dennis kick), 10:08. Demon Deacons 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:49. WF – Carlos Hernandez 93-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Matthew Dennis kick), 3:37. Demon Deacons 49–7. Drive: 2 plays, 92 yards, 0:44. Fourth quarter WF – Connor Calvert 47-yard field goal, 8:44. Demon Deacons 52–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:10. DEL – Max Patterson 25-yard pass from Braden Streeter (Nate Reed kick), 1:59. Demon Deacons 52–14. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:41.

Statistics	DEL	WAKE
First downs	19	21
Total yards	300	577
Rushing yards	67	263
Passing yards	233	314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–47–0	16–26–2
Time of possession	33:03	26:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	21/30, 140 yards, TD
	Rushing	Viron Ellison Jr.	9 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Viron Ellison Jr.	7 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Wake Forest	Passing	Robby Ashford	15/22, 292 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Chris Barnes	1 carry, 78 yards
	Receiving	Carlos Hernandez	5 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD

UTEP

See also: 2025 UTEP Miners football team

Game Twelve – UTEP Miners (0–0) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	13	11	0	31
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	24	10	20	61

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 13,560
• Referee: Rory Bernard
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA

Game information

First quarter DEL – Nick Minicucci 17-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 11:11. Fightin' Blue Hens 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:40. UTEP – Kenny Odom 49-yard pass from Skyler Locklear (Carlos Arreola kick), 11:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:20. Second quarter DEL – Scott Moore 4-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 15:00. Fightin' Blue Hens 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:04. DEL – Nate Reed 37-yard field goal, 10:24. Fightin' Blue Hens 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:30. DEL – Gavin Moul 16-yard fumble return (Nate Reed kick), 9:09. Fightin' Blue Hens 24–7. UTEP – Josh Schuchts 64-yard pass from Skyler Locklear (Carlos Arreola kick), 5:05. Fightin' Blue Hens 24–14. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:36. DEL – Jo Silver 2-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 2:01. Fightin' Blue Hens 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:58. UTEP – Eric Willis III 2-yard pass from Skyler Locklear (pass failed), 0:41. Fightin' Blue Hens 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 0:59. Third quarter UTEP – Tanner Cragun 28-yard field goal, 5:25. Fightin' Blue Hens 31–23. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:34. DEL – Jake Thaw 51-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 4:38. Fightin' Blue Hens 38–23. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:42. DEL – Nate Reed 20-yard field goal, 2:04. Fightin' Blue Hens 41–23. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:14. UTEP – Wondame Davis Jr. 68-yard pass from Skyler Locklear (Skyler Locklear pass to Jaylan Brown), 1:09. Fightin' Blue Hens 41–31. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55. Fourth quarter DEL – Jake Thaw 7-yard pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed kick), 8:02. Fightin' Blue Hens 48–31. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29. DEL – Greg Spiller 55-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 4:25. Fightin' Blue Hens 55–31. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55. DEL – Nate Reed 32-yard field goal, 2:09. Fightin' Blue Hens 58–31. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:17. DEL – Nate Reed 43-yard field goal, 0:43. Fightin' Blue Hens 61–31. Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:28.

Statistics	UTEP	DEL
First downs	18	22
Total yards	370	527
Rushing yards	26	216
Passing yards	344	311
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–41–5	24–37–0
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Skyler Locklear	22/39, 338 yards, 4 TD, 5 INT
	Rushing	Ashten Emory	12 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Wondame Davis Jr.	3 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Delaware	Passing	Nick Minicucci	24/37, 311 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jo Silver	7 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kyre Duplessis	4 receptions, 104 yards

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