2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
68 Ventures Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–6 (4–4 CUSA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerence Archer (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (6th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
2025 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Kennesaw State y$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Jacksonville State y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Missouri State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
FIU   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4     7 – 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 23, 2025

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

The 2025 season was 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 participated in the 68 Ventures Bowl 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

[3][4][5][6][7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 p.m.Delaware State*
ESPN+W 35–1717,895
September 63:30 p.m.at Colorado*
FOXL 7–3150,341
September 133:00 p.m.UConn*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
ESPN+W 44–41 OT17,862
September 206:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+W 38–1611,705
October 37:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CBSSNL 24–2719,176
October 157:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State
ESPNL 25–3816,884
October 227:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
ESPN2W 31–2814,102
November 13:30 p.m.at Liberty
CBSSNL 30–5918,455
November 83:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
ESPN+W 25–2417,912
November 157:00 p.m.at Sam Houston
ESPN+L 23–263,713
November 2212:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*
ACCNL 14–5226,950
November 291:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
ESPN+W 61–3113,560
December 178:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana*
ESPNW 20–1317,234

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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 34Total
Hornets (FCS) 0 3 7717
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 71435

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 007
Buffaloes 7 10 7731

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

  • 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 34OTTotal
Huskies 10 14 77341
Fightin' Blue Hens 14 14 73644

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 3 21 7738
Panthers 7 0 3616

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL

  • 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 34Total
Hilltoppers 0 10 17027
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 10 0724

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 6 61325
Gamecocks 7 14 14338

at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • 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 34Total
Blue Raiders 14 0 7728
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 17 7031

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 3 6 15630
Flames 7 21 211059

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA

  • 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 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 01724
Fightin' Blue Hens 3 6 7925

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 01323
Bearkats 0 10 13326

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • 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 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 0714
Demon Deacons 15 20 14352

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC

  • 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 34Total
Miners 7 13 11031
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 24 102061

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • 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+): Scott Klatzkin (play-by_play) and Pat Devlin (analyst)
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

vs. Louisiana (68 Ventures Bowl)

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2025 68 Ventures Bowl
2025 68 Ventures Bowl
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 3713
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 10020

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: December 17, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: ESE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,234
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
Statistics UL DEL
First downs 20 16
Total yards 335 334
Rushing yards 104 158
Passing yards 231 176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–38–1 19–30–0
Time of possession 33:55 26:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Delaware Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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