Week 1 · 2025

Delaware State at Delaware

Thu 08/28/2025 07:00 PMDelaware StadiumDelaware pregame98%Pregame win probability: 98% for Delaware. Delaware favored, and won.

75°Cloudy7 mph SSW · 38% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Delaware State

17

8–4

Delaware

35

7–6

Attendance

17,895

reported

DEL13 plays, 24 yd · Punt

14:551st & 10own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 59 yds , Kyre Duplessis return for 17 yds to the DEL 23+17
14:551st & 10own 23Zach Marker pass incomplete to Sean Wilson0
14:552nd & 10own 23Zach Marker pass complete to Sean Wilson for 5 yds to the DEL 28+5
14:553rd & 5own 28Zach Marker pass complete to Jake Thaw for 8 yds to the DEL 36 for a 1ST down+8
14:551st & 10own 36Jo Silver run for 1 yd to the DEL 37+1
14:552nd & 9own 37Zach Marker pass incomplete to Sean Wilson0
14:553rd & 9own 37Zach Marker pass complete to Nick Laboy for 8 yds to the DEL 45+8
14:554th & 1own 45Zach Marker run for 2 yds to the DEL 47 for a 1ST down+2
14:551st & 10own 47Zach Marker pass incomplete to Ja'Carree Kelly0
14:552nd & 10own 47Zach Marker pass incomplete to Nick Laboy0
14:553rd & 10own 47Zach Marker pass incomplete to Kyre Duplessis0
12:114th & 10own 47Timeout Delaware, clock 12:110
11:594th & 10own 47Brenden Lach punt for 47 yds0

DSU4 plays, 2 yd · Punt

11:591st & 10own 1Marquis Gillis run for 2 yds to the DSU 3+2
11:592nd & 8own 3Marquis Gillis run for no gain to the DSU 30
11:593rd & 8own 3Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to NyGhee Lolley0
10:304th & 8own 3Dyson Roberts punt for 41 yds0

DEL9 plays, 22 yd · Turnover

10:301st & 10opp 44Zach Marker run for 10 yds to the DSU 34 for a 1ST down+10
10:301st & 10opp 34Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Jake Thaw0
10:302nd & 10opp 34Nick Minicucci pass complete to Sean Wilson for 6 yds to the DSU 28+6
10:303rd & 4opp 28Nick Minicucci pass complete to Sean Wilson for no gain to the DSU 280
10:304th & 4opp 28Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DSU 21 for a 1ST down+7
10:301st & 10opp 21Jo Silver run for 7 yds to the DSU 14+7
10:302nd & 3opp 14Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Kyre Duplessis0
10:303rd & 3opp 14Nick Minicucci run for 9 yds to the DSU 5 for a 1ST down+9
7:351st & goalopp 5Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jo Silver for 17 yds Jo Silver fumbled, recovered by DSU Dasheen Jackson+17

DSU14 plays, 30 yd · Punt

7:351st & 10own 22Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the DSU 21−1
7:352nd & 11own 21Delaware Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (2 Yards) to the DSU 23+2
7:353rd & 9own 23Kaiden Bennett pass complete to James Jones for 9 yds to the DSU 32 for a 1ST down+9
7:351st & 10own 32James Jones run for 5 yds to the DSU 37+5
7:352nd & 5own 37James Jones run for 7 yds to the DSU 44 for a 1ST down+7
7:351st & 10own 44Marquis Gillis run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line+6
7:352nd & 4midfieldKaiden Bennett pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 4 yds to the DEL 46 for a 1ST down+4
7:351st & 10opp 46Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Terrence Rone for 17 yds to the DEL 29 for a 1ST down+17
7:351st & 10opp 29Jayden Jenkins run for no gain to the DEL 290
2:572nd & 10opp 29Timeout Delaware, clock 02:570
2:572nd & 10opp 29Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Dasheen Jackson for 3 yds to the DEL 32+3
2:573rd & 13opp 32Kaiden Bennett sacked by Dillon Trainer for a loss of 11 yards to the DEL 43−11
2:574th & 24opp 43PENALTY DSU Delay Of Game (Roberts,Dyson) 5 yards from DEL43 to DEL48. NO PLAY.−5
1:184th & 29opp 48Dyson Roberts punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jake Thaw at the DEL 100

DEL10 plays, 23 yd · Punt

1:181st & 10own 10Viron Ellison Jr. run for 2 yds to the DEL 12+2
1:182nd & 8own 12Nick Minicucci pass complete to Nick Laboy for 6 yds to the DEL 18+6
0:003rd & 2own 18Nick Minicucci pass complete to Brandon Rehmann for 7 yds to the DEL 25 for a 1ST down+7
0:00own 18End of 1st Quarter+7
15:001st & 10own 25Viron Ellison Jr. run for 1 yd to the DEL 26+1
15:002nd & 9own 26No Huddle-Shotgun Minicucci,Nick pass complete deep right to Kelly,Ja'Carree caught at DEL50, for 24 yards to the DEL50 QB hurried by Robinson,Quincy (Scaife IV,Samuel) PENALTY DEL Holding (Snyder,Cole) 10 yards from DEL26 to DEL16. NO PLAY.−10
15:002nd & 19own 16No Huddle-Shotgun Minicucci,Nick pass complete short middle to Sessoms,Elijah caught at DEL20, for 5 yards to the DEL21 (Bennett,Kaiden) PENALTY DSU Offside (Cossignani,Alexander) 5 yards from DEL16 to DEL21. NO PLAY.+5
15:002nd & 14own 21Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Nick Laboy0
15:003rd & 14own 21Nick Minicucci run for 12 yds to the DEL 33+12
12:584th & 2own 33Brenden Lach punt for 40 yds0

DSU16 plays, 50 yd · Field goal

12:581st & 10own 27Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to NyGhee Lolley0
12:582nd & 10own 27Marquis Gillis run for 31 yds to the DEL 42 for a 1ST down+31
12:581st & 10opp 42James Jones run for 2 yds to the DEL 40+2
11:332nd & 8opp 40Timeout Delaware, clock 11:330
11:332nd & 8opp 40Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Ryan Pellum Taylor0
11:333rd & 8opp 40Kaiden Bennett run for 7 yds to the DEL 33+7
11:334th & 1opp 33Marquis Gillis run for 12 yds for a 1ST down Delaware State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Antoine De Lau) to the DEL 31 for a 1ST down+2
11:331st & 10opp 31Jayden Sauray run for 5 yds to the DEL 26+5
11:332nd & 5opp 26James Jones run for 3 yds to the DEL 23+3
11:333rd & 2opp 23Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 3 yds to the DEL 20 for a 1ST down+3
11:331st & 10opp 20James Jones run for 1 yd to the DEL 19+1
11:332nd & 9opp 19PENALTY DSU False Start (Jones,James) 5 yards from DEL19 to DEL24. NO PLAY.−5
11:332nd & 14opp 24Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Julius Dominguez0
11:333rd & 14opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun Bennett,Kaiden rush right for 10 yards gain to the DEL14 (Trainer,Dillon; Matthews,Blake) PENALTY DSU Holding (Dau,Diu) 10 yards from DEL24 to DEL34. NO PLAY.−10
11:333rd & 24opp 34Kaiden Bennett run for 11 yds to the DEL 23+11
6:464th & 13opp 23Patrick Fisher-Butler 40 yd FG GOOD+40

DEL9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

6:461st & 10own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
6:461st & 10own 25Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 18 yds to the DEL 43 for a 1ST down+18
6:461st & 10own 43Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 6 yds to the DEL 49+6
6:462nd & 4own 49Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 29 yds to the DSU 22 for a 1ST down+29
6:461st & 10opp 22Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jo Silver for 12 yds to the DSU 10 for a 1ST down+12
6:461st & goalopp 10No Huddle-Shotgun Silver,Jo rush left for 7 yards gain to the DSU03 (Smith,Allen) PENALTY DEL Illegal Formation (Minicucci,Nick) 5 yards from DSU10 to DSU15. NO PLAY.−5
6:461st & goalopp 15PENALTY DEL False Start (Rosahac,Noah) 5 yards from DSU15 to DSU20. NO PLAY.−5
6:461st & goalopp 20Nick Minicucci pass complete to Elijah Sessoms for 12 yds to the DSU 8+12
3:442nd & goalopp 8Nick Minicucci run for 8 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)+8

DSU6 plays, -2 yd · Punt

3:441st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
3:441st & 10own 25PENALTY DSU Delay Of Game (Bennett,Kaiden) 5 yards from DSU25 to DSU20. NO PLAY.−5
3:441st & 15own 20Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Kobe Boykin0
3:442nd & 15own 20Marquis Gillis run for 3 yds to the DSU 23+3
3:443rd & 12own 23Delaware State Penalty, Illegal Formation (Kaiden Bennett) declined0
2:404th & 12own 23Dyson Roberts punt for 54 yds , Jake Thaw returns for no gain to the DEL 230

DEL12 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

2:401st & 10own 23Nick Minicucci sacked by Quincy Robinson for a loss of 2 yards to the DEL 21−2
2:402nd & 12own 21Nick Minicucci pass complete to Connor Witthoft for 16 yds to the DEL 37 for a 1ST down+16
2:401st & 10own 37Jo Silver run for 11 yds to the DEL 48 for a 1ST down+11
2:401st & 10own 48Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jo Silver for 7 yds to the DSU 45+7
2:402nd & 3opp 45Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Connor Witthoft0
2:403rd & 3opp 45Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 9 yds to the DSU 36 for a 1ST down+9
2:401st & 10opp 36Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 14 yds to the DSU 22 for a 1ST down+14
2:401st & 10opp 22Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 9 yds to the DSU 13+9
2:402nd & 1opp 13Nick Minicucci run for 5 yds to the DSU 8 for a 1ST down+5
2:401st & goalopp 8Jo Silver run for no gain to the DSU 80
2:402nd & goalopp 8No Huddle-Shotgun Minicucci,Nick sacked for loss of 7 yards to the DSU15 (Cobbs,Alexander) PENALTY DSU Illegal Substitution 4 yards from DSU08 to DSU04. NO PLAY.+4
0:332nd & goalopp 4Nick Minicucci pass complete to Kyre Duplessis for 4 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)+4

DSU3 plays, 0 yd · End of period

0:331st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:001st & 10own 25Kneel down by Delaware St. at DSU25 for loss of 0 yards.0
0:00own 25End of 2nd Quarter0

DSU12 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Marquis Gillis run for a loss of 2 yards to the DSU 23−2
15:002nd & 12own 23Kaiden Bennett run for 6 yds to the DSU 29 Kaiden Bennett fumbled, recovered by DSU Isaiah Cook+6
15:003rd & 6own 29Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Maurice Clark for 6 yds to the DSU 35 for a 1ST down+6
15:001st & 10own 35Delaware Penalty, Personal Foul (James Yelbert Jr.) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+15
15:001st & 10midfieldJames Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the DSU 47−3
15:002nd & 13own 47Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Samuel Scaife IV for 19 yds to the DEL 34 for a 1ST down+19
15:001st & 10opp 34Marquis Gillis run for 9 yds to the DEL 25+9
15:002nd & 1opp 25Marquis Gillis run for 2 yds to the DEL 23 for a 1ST down+2
15:001st & 10opp 23James Jones run for no gain to the DEL 230
15:002nd & 10opp 23Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Maurice Clark0
10:293rd & 10opp 23Kaiden Bennett run for 23 yds for a TD Delaware State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jestus Johnson) to the DEL 0 (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)+23

DEL8 plays, 34 yd · Touchdown

10:161st & 10own 20Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds , Mysonne Pollard return for 51 yds to the DSU 34+51
10:161st & 10opp 34Kyre Duplessis run for 7 yds to the DSU 27+7
10:162nd & 3opp 27Nick Minicucci run for 6 yds to the DSU 21 for a 1ST down+6
10:161st & 10opp 21Nick Minicucci pass complete to Elijah Sessoms for 2 yds to the DSU 19+2
10:162nd & 8opp 19Jo Silver run for 10 yds to the DSU 9 for a 1ST down+10
10:161st & goalopp 9Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Connor Witthoft0
10:162nd & goalopp 9Nick Minicucci run for no gain to the DSU 90
7:153rd & goalopp 9Nick Minicucci pass complete to Ja'Carree Kelly for 9 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)+9

DSU8 plays, 53 yd · Turnover

7:151st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:151st & 10own 25Marquis Gillis run for 5 yds to the DSU 30+5
7:152nd & 5own 30Marquis Gillis run for 45 yds to the DEL 25 for a 1ST down+45
7:151st & 10opp 25PENALTY DSU False Start (De Lau,Antoine) 5 yards from DEL25 to DEL30. NO PLAY.−5
7:151st & 15opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun Bennett,Kaiden rush middle for 10 yards gain to the DEL20 (Cox Jr.,Kshawn) PENALTY DEL Illegal Substitution 5 yards from DEL30 to DEL25. NO PLAY.+5
7:151st & 10opp 25James Jones run for 4 yds to the DEL 21+4
7:152nd & 6opp 21Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the DEL 22−1
4:393rd & 7opp 22Kaiden Bennett pass intercepted KT Seay return for no gain to the DEL 70

DEL15 plays, 63 yd · Missed FG

4:391st & 10own 7Viron Ellison Jr. run for 6 yds to the DEL 13+6
4:392nd & 4own 13Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 5 yds to the DEL 18 for a 1ST down+5
4:391st & 10own 18Nick Minicucci run for 7 yds to the DEL 25+7
4:392nd & 3own 25Viron Ellison Jr. run for 9 yds to the DEL 34 for a 1ST down+9
4:391st & 10own 34Nick Minicucci sacked by Emerson Martin Iii for a loss of 1 yard to the DEL 33−1
4:392nd & 11own 33Nick Minicucci pass complete to Elijah Sessoms for 5 yds to the DEL 38+5
4:393rd & 6own 38Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DEL 45 for a 1ST down+7
4:391st & 10own 45Viron Ellison Jr. run for 3 yds to the DEL 48+3
0:002nd & 7own 48Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 10 yds to the DSU 42 for a 1ST down+10
0:00own 48End of 3rd Quarter+10
15:001st & 10opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun Minicucci,Nick pass intercepted by Scaife IV,Samuel at DSU03 Scaife IV,Samuel return 13 yards to the DSU16 (Kelly,Ja'Carree) PENALTY DSU Holding 10 yards from DSU42 to DSU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+10
15:001st & 10opp 32Greg Spiller run for 2 yds to the DSU 30+2
15:002nd & 8opp 30Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jo Silver for no gain to the DSU 300
15:003rd & 8opp 30Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Ja'Carree Kelly0
13:004th & 8opp 30Nate Reed 47 yd FG MISSED+47

DSU5 plays, 18 yd · Defensive TD

13:001st & 10own 30Jayden Sauray pass complete to Terrence Rone for 6 yds to the DSU 36+6
13:002nd & 4own 36Jayden Sauray run for 1 yd to the DSU 37+1
13:003rd & 3own 37Jayden Sauray pass complete to Kyree Benton for 8 yds to the DSU 45 for a 1ST down+8
13:001st & 10own 45Marquis Gillis run for 3 yds to the DSU 48+3
10:442nd & 7own 48Kahlil Ali 45 Yd Interception Return (Nate Reed Kick)+45

DSU8 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown

10:351st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 60 yds , Wayne Favors III return for 19 yds to the DSU 24 Wayne Favors III fumbled, recovered by DSU Terrence Rone+19
10:351st & 10own 24PENALTY DSU Delay Of Game (Bennett,Kaiden) 5 yards from DSU24 to DSU19. NO PLAY.−5
10:351st & 15own 19Kaiden Bennett pass complete to NyGhee Lolley for 18 yds to the DSU 37 for a 1ST down+18
10:351st & 10own 37Marquis Gillis run for 3 yds to the DSU 40+3
10:352nd & 7own 40Delaware State Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined0
10:353rd & 7own 40Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Nathan Stewart for 19 yds to the DEL 41 for a 1ST down+19
10:351st & 10opp 41James Jones run for 2 yds to the DEL 39+2
8:102nd & 8opp 39Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 39 yds for a TD Delaware State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Kaiden Bennett) to the DEL 0 (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)+39

DEL6 plays, 60 yd · Touchdown

8:101st & 10own 20Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 62 yds , Mysonne Pollard return for 22 yds to the DEL 40+22
8:101st & 10own 40Jo Silver run for 5 yds to the DEL 45+5
8:102nd & 5own 45Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+5
8:101st & 10midfieldNick Minicucci pass complete to Viron Ellison Jr. for no gain to the 50 yard line0
8:102nd & 10midfieldNick Minicucci pass incomplete to Sean Wilson0
6:153rd & 10midfieldNick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 50 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)+50

DSU13 plays, 22 yd · Punt

6:151st & 10own 35Nate Reed kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
6:151st & 10own 25Kaiden Bennett run for 5 yds to the DSU 30+5
6:152nd & 5own 30Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Samuel Scaife IV for 4 yds to the DSU 34+4
6:153rd & 1own 34Marquis Gillis run for no gain to the DSU 340
6:154th & 1own 34Kaiden Bennett run for 4 yds to the DSU 38 for a 1ST down+4
6:151st & 10own 38Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to NyGhee Lolley0
6:152nd & 10own 38Jayden Jenkins run for 20 yds to the DEL 42 for a 1ST down+20
6:151st & 10opp 42Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Ryan Pellum Taylor for a 1ST down Delaware Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Nyair Domnie) to the DEL 27 for a 1ST down+15
6:151st & 10opp 27Delaware State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the DEL 40−15
6:152nd & 23opp 40Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to James Jones0
6:153rd & 23opp 40Kaiden Bennett sacked for a loss of 13 yards to the DSU 47−13
2:064th & 36own 47Timeout Delaware, clock 02:060
1:544th & 36own 47Dyson Roberts punt for 51 yds0

DEL5 plays, 30 yd · End of period

1:541st & 10own 2Saeed St. Fleur run for 13 yds to the DEL 15 for a 1ST down+13
1:541st & 10own 15Nick Minicucci pass incomplete to Brandon Rehmann0
1:542nd & 10own 15Saeed St. Fleur run for 4 yds to the DEL 19+4
0:003rd & 6own 19Nick Minicucci pass complete to Ja'Carree Kelly for 13 yds to the DEL 32 for a 1ST down+13
0:00own 32End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Delaware 10–0 vs Delaware State

  • 2022 · wk 2Delaware State 9 @ Delaware 35
  • 2019 · wk 1Delaware State 13 @ Delaware 31
  • 2017 · wk 1Delaware State 3 @ Delaware 22
  • 2016 · wk 1Delaware State 14 @ Delaware 56
  • 2014 · wk 2Delaware State 9 @ Delaware 27
  • 2013 · wk 2Delaware State 21 @ Delaware 42
  • 2012 · wk 2Delaware State 14 @ Delaware 38
  • 2011 · wk 3Delaware State 0 @ Delaware 45
  • 2009 · wk 3Delaware State 17 @ Delaware 27
  • 2007 · wk 13Delaware State 7 @ Delaware 44

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