2019 Delaware Football Game Notes

2019 Delaware Football Game Notes SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 2003) | 16 CONFERENCE TITLES | 21 NCAA PLAYOFFS 2019 Delaware Schedule/Results AT A GLANCE... Date ...... October 12, 2019 Date Opponent Time Kickoff...... 2 p.m. Aug. 29 DELAWARE STATE W, 31-13 Location...... Elon, N.C. Sept. 7 at Rhode Island* W, 44-36 (3ot) Venue ...... Rhodes Stadium Sept. 14 #1 NORTH DAKOTA ST. L, 22-47 Capacity...... 11,250 Sept. 21 PENN W, 28-27 Sept. 28 at Pittsburgh L, 14-17 Surface...... Natural Grass Oct. 12 at Elon* 2 p.m. Live Video...... Elon Sports Vision Oct. 19 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 1 p.m. Live Stats...... BlueHens.com Oct. 26 RICHMOND* 1 p.m. #15 DELAWARE (3-2, 1-0) Live Audio...... WDSD 94.7 FM Elon (2-4, 1-2) Nov. 2 at Towson* 2 p.m. All-Time Series. . . . Delaware leads 3-0 Nov. 9 ALBANY* 1 p.m. BLUE HENS phoenix Nov. 16 STONY BROOK* 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Villanova* 1 p.m. the coaching matchup

Home games in CAPS | Delaware: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Elon: Tony Trisciani (Springfield College, ‘96) * CAA Football game Record at Delaware: 17-11 (.607) (third season) Record at Elon: 2-3 (first season) Career Record: 107-53 (.669) (14th seasn) Career Record: 2-3 (first season) Record vs. Elon: 5-1 Record vs. UD: 0-0 HEN HOUSE HEN TRACKS DELAWARE COACHING STAFF the series - The Blue Hens return to action, two weeks after taking ACC foe Pitt, to the wire at Heinz Field back on Sept. 28. Delaware held a lead, 14- On the Field 10, with 10 minutes to play in the game before the Panthers scored a Overall Record: Danny Rocco...... Head Coach late touchdown to come away with the win. Delaware leads 3-0 Chris Cosh...... Defensive Coordinator - Dating back to the 2010 season, Delaware has won seven of its Jared Ambrose...... Offensive Coordinator past nine games coming off a bye. As a head coach, Danny Rocco is Games at Elon: Bill Cubit...... Associate HC/Running Backs 9-4 coming off a bye week. Delaware leads 1-0 Levern Belin...... Defensive Line - This is the 69th game against a CAA opponent for head coach Dan- Bill Polin...... Offensive Line ny Rocco in his career. In those previous 68 games, he is 40-28 (.588). Games at Delaware: Clint Sintim...... Outside Linebackers - The Blue Hens are looking for their first 2-0 start in conference play Delaware leads 2-0 Greg Meyer...... Tight Ends since the 2014 season. Last Meeting: In the Pressbox - Turnovers have been key for the Blue Hens over the past two games with Delaware being +4 in that category with an interception and a Delaware 28, Elon 16 (10/13/18) Alex Wood...... Wide Receivers forced fumble in each of those contests. Dave Legg...... LBs/Special Teams Current Streak: Holman Copeland...... Corners - Despite being young, the Blue Hens continue to be one of the most disciplined teams in the country, currently leading the way, drawing Delaware W3 Jalen Kindle...... Defensive Quality Control only 2.6 penalties a game. Brian Belt...... Offensive Quality Control - Redshirt sophomore QB Nolan Henderson has emerged for the Blue Last Delaware Win: Hens, putting up one of the best beginnings to a starting career. He 10/13/18: Delaware 28, Elon 16 MEDIA COVERAGE broke a program record of 98 straight pass attempts without an INT, Radio (Blue Hen IMG Network) passing Andy Hall’s previous record of 96. Most Points Scored By Delaware: Flagship...... WDSD 94.7 FM - Henderson’s opening act against Penn on Nov. 21, saw him become 34: 10/11/14 - Delaware 34, Elon 24 Internet...... BlueHens.com just the second QB in Delaware history to toss for over 250-plus Play-by-Play...... Scott Klatzkin yards in his first collegiate start, finishing 20-of-29 for 260 yds and Analyst...... Bill Harman 3 TDs in the win.. He matched the most TD passes thrown in a first Total Points Scored In Series: start, tying Trent Hurley in 2013 with three. Delaware: 76 Sideline...... Cory NIdoh Elon: 50 - Henderson is just the third Delaware native (Smyrna High School) in ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS the past 26 seasons to start for the Blue Hens, joining Sam Pos- tlethwait (2001) and Dale Fry (1993). Football Contact...... Scott Day - Junior WR Gene Coleman is breaking out for the Blue Hens, Office...... 302-831-8007 catching TD passes in three consecutive games entering this week’s showdown. The program record is 5 straight games set by Jamie Cell...... 804-263-6769 Jarmon in 2017. Email...... [email protected] Football Secondary...... Erik Oakley - Defensively, another sophomore Delaware native is leading the way with Kedrick Whitehead coming off three straight double-digit tackle Office...... 302-831-6560 performances, piling up 49 tackles in the first five games. He currently Cell...... 302-530-0537 ranks second in the CAA and 20th nationally with 9.8 tackles per Email...... [email protected] game. Web...... BlueHens.com - In the first five games of Delaware’s season, 69 student-athletes have played at least a snap with 28 (40.6%) of those making their collegiate debuts. DELAWARE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART - vs. Elon - October 12, 2019 OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 14 Nolan Henderson R-So. 6-1 185 DE 44 Brandan Hall Sr. 6-2 245 12 Pat Kehoe R-Sr. 6-4 235 66 Caleb Ashworth R-Sr. 6-4 250 19 Anthony Paoletti R-Fr. 6-2 210 57 Ryan Fields Fr. 6-3 240

RB 10 Andre Robinson R-Sr. 5-10 210 DT 97 Dom Covatto R-So. 6-4 300 -or- 33 DeJoun Lee R-Jr. 5-7 185 92 Tommy Walsh R-Fr. 6-3 250 -or- 25 Will Knight R-Fr. 5-11 195 93 Lloyd Badson R-Sr. 6-2 285 DT 99 Cam Kitchen R-Sr. 6-3 285 FB 21 Owen Tyler Sr. 6-4 255 94 Jordan Morris R-Fr. 6-2 290 9 Braden Brose R-Fr. 6-3 245 93 Lloyd Badson R-Sr. 6-2 285 89 Mateo Vandamia Fr. 6-2 225 DE 95 Frank Burton III R-Jr. 6-2 255 WR 2 Chichi Amachi R-Jr. 6-1 195 91 Artis Hemmingway R-So. 6-2 265 7 Dae’lun Darien R-Jr. 6-4 215 54 Chase McGowan Fr. 6-1 240 17 Jourdan Townsend Fr. 5-11 185 Bandit 41 Joe Zubillaga R-Fr. 6-1 205 WR 5 Gene Coleman Jr. 5-11 195 -or- 2 Tim Poindexter R-Jr. 5-11 195 8 Austin Haverstrom R-Fr. 5-11 175 49 Isaiah Schoonmaker R-Fr. 6-2 205 83 Noel Miller Fr. 6-1 195 MLB 33 Johnny Buchanan So. 6-0 230 -or- 8 Javar Garrett R-Fr. 6-2 225 TE 81 Bryce De Maille So. 6-3 235 19 Matt Palmer R-Fr. 6-0 195 80 Luke Frederick R-So. 6-5 245 82 Jon Ricci R-Fr. 6-3 240 MLB 51 Drew Nickles So. 6-3 225 11 Liam Trainer R-Fr. 6-2 235 LT 72 David Kroll Jr. 6-7 315 59 Jack Dinicola R-So. 6-2 210 78 M.J. Kehoe R-Sr. 6-7 300 KAT 98 Sal Mauro R-Jr. 6-2 255 LG 67 Connor Lutz R-Sr. 6-6 305 10 Anthony Toro R-Fr.. 6-3 245 52 Stevon Brown R-Fr. 6-4 305 50 Chase Konkel R-Sr. 6-5 230 58 Brandon Nixon R-Jr. 6-1 280 DB 16 Nijuel Hill R-Jr. 5-10 185 C 77 Mario Farinella R-Sr. 6-2 305 3 Riah Burton R-So. 6-1 195 53 Mickey Henry R-So. 6-4 280 24 D’Juan Moore R-So. 5-9 175 DB 21 Justis Henley So. 5-11 175 RG 56 Jamil Gilmore R-Jr. 6-4 290 32 Amonte Strothers R-Fr. 6-1 195 52 Stevon Brown R-Fr. 6-4 305 37 Brian Dennis R-Sr. 5-9 185 60 Kyle Cathers R-Jr. 6-5 285 S 1 Kedrick Whitehead So. 5-11 190 RT 75 Chuka Ezeuzoh R-Sr. 6-5 310 42 Andrew Pawlowski R-So. 6-4 225 69 Carter Lynch R-So. 6-5 305 30 Brandon Dennis R-Fr. 5-9 185

WR 1 Thyrick Pitts R-So. 6-3 200 S 29 Noah Plack R-Fr. 6-2 210 11 Dillon Zimmerman R-Jr. 6-3 195 15 Andres Castillo R-Jr. 5-11 205 88 Eddie Scannapieco R-So. 5-11 200 26 Daniel Walker Fr. 6-2 205

SPECIAL TEAMS KR 33 DeJoun Lee R-Jr. 5-7 185 KO 36 Jake Roth Sr. 6-0 205 5 Gene Coleman II Jr. 5-11 195 -or- 40 Ryan Coe Fr. 6-3 225

PR 17 Jourdan Townsend Fr. 5-11 185 LS 68 Jake Reed R-So. 6-1 270 5 Gene Coleman II Jr. 5-11 195 55 Skyler Korinek R-Jr. 6-1 250

PK 36 Jake Roth Sr. 6-0 205 SS 55 Skyler Korinek R-Jr. 6-1 250 40 Ryan Coe Fr. 6-3 225 68 Jake Reed R-So. 6-1 270

P 31 Nick Pritchard R-Jr. 5-10 225 36 Jake Roth Sr. 6-0 205 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = CLOSED Players off CAA Teleconference Coaches’ Show on TRAVEL DAY GAME DAY DELAWARE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (Coach Rocco on at WDSD 11:10 a.m. ET) (7 pm)

Weekly Presser (Coach Rocco/Players at 12 p.m. ET)

KNIGHT OF SMYRNA Redshirt freshman Will Knight has been a boost to the Blue Hens offense, averaging 74.6 quick facts all-purpose yards per game, while finding the endzone twice this season (once in the air and once on the ground). Knight’s 9.2 yards per carry (276 yards on 30 carries) is the best mark for a Blue Hen since Der- BLUE HENS SOCIAL MEDIA rick Downs averaged 9.4 yards per carry in 1999. Twitter...... @DelawareFootball BLOCK PARTY Delaware and Elon are the only two teams in the CAA with multiple block punts this season. Facebook...... Facebook.com/DelawareFootball The Blue Hens blocked punts against Delaware State and NDSU earlier this year. Instagram...... @DelawareFootball YOU GET A TD! YOU GET A TD! YOU GET A TD! AND YOU GET A TD! YouTube...... YouTube.com/BlueHens Seven different Blue Hen receivers have caught TD passes this season, which is the highest total since 2014. Since 2014, the Blue Hens have had no more than four different receviers catch TDs in a season. YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST... Off the 18 touchdowns scored by the Blue Hens this year, seven have been scored by stu- THE 4-1-1 ON THE BLUE HENS dent-athletes who had never found paydirt at the collegiate level before. Thyrick Pitts (DSU), Brian Dennis (DSU), Chichi Amachi (URI), Will Knight (URI), Gene Coleman (NDSU), Nolan Hender- son (NDSU) and Jourdan Townsend (Pitt). Location...... Newark, Del. 19716 DAS BOOT OF NJ Founded...... 1743 Senior All-CAA punter Nick Pritchard became just the eighth player in program history with over Enrollment...... 18,343 (Undergrad) 6,000 career punting yards with 6,081. His career average of 41.3 is second all-time behind only former All-American Eric Enderson (43.6 from 2013-15). Nickname...... Fightin’ Blue Hens RETURN POLICY Official Mascot...... YouDee Freshman Jourdan Townsend has showed the knack for making a big play in the return game twice already this season. In the opener against DSU, Townsend had a 47-yard punt return and Colors...... Blue (PMS 2945C) & GolD (PMS109C) he added a 59-yard kickoff return against NDSU. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I FCS On the year, Delaware leads the CAA and ranks 19th in the country with 13.9 yards per punt Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association return. Stadium...... BIG PLAY POTENTIAL Through four games, Delaware has shown the potential for the big play with 17 plays of 25 ...... Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium yards or more, an average of nearly four per game. Capacity...... 16,730 Last year, the Blue Hens averaged just a shade over three per game. Surface...... FieldTurf THE 700 CLUB With its dramatic three OT win over Rhode Island earlier this year, Delaware became just the seventh FCS school in history to pile up 700 total victories, joining Yale (907), Harvard (876), Penn (856), Princeton (833), NDSU President...... Dr. Dennis Assanis 2019 TEAM COMPARISON (730) and Dartmouth (707). Athletics Director...... Chrissi Rawak Overall, there are 34 Division I Category Delaware (CAA) Elon (CAA) teams (27 at FBS) with 700-plus NCAA Faculty Delegate...... Dr. Tammy L. Anderson program victories. Scoring Offense 27.8 20.8 POLL POSITION Rushing Offense 129.2 105.3 With its #15 ranking in this week’s Passing Offense 202.2 188.5 poll, Delaware has now been PROGRAM HISTORY Total Offense 331.4 293.8 ranked in the top-25 for 13 straight weeks. INTs Thrown 4 5 3rd Down Conversions 28/73 (38%) 36/84 (43%) PATH TO THE PROS Seasons...... 128th season 4th Down Conversions 2/2 (100%) 4/7 (57%) With Mike Adams (Texans) First Season...... 1889 Time/Possession 28:31 28:52 and Zach Kerr (Cardinals) both signing NFL contracts this past

All-Time Record (Pct.)...... 701–462-43 (.598) week, Delaware now has seven Scoring Defense 28.0 32.0 alums on NFL rosters. It’s the Delaware Stadium Record...... 307-108-4 (.740) Rush Defense 184.0 178.7 second-highest mark among Pass Defense 264.0 218.7 all FCS schools (Harvard has 8). Conference Titles...... 16 It also marks the 11th straight Total Defense 448.0 397.3 ...... 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, year with five or more Blue Sacks 0.3 1.8 Hens on NFL rosters. Adams and ...... 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010 Tackles for Loss 1.3 4.8 Kerr joined Troy Reeder (Rams), Interceptions By 3 6 Nasir Adderley (Chargers), Joe National Titles...... 6 Flacco (Broncos), Bilal Nichols (Bears) and Nick Boyle (Ravens) ...... 1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 2003 Turnover Margin +1 0 all earned spots, while Charles NCAA Playoff Appearances...... 21 Scarff is on Baltimore’s prac- Red Zone Offense (12-15) 80% (12-13) 92% tice squad. That’s in addition to ...... 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988 Chicago head coach Matt Nagy Red Zone Defense (18-21) 86% (21-25) 84% and assistant coach Brian Ginn, ...... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, Kansas City assistant coach Joey Penalties-Yards PG 13-29.2 29-43.8 Blymeier and Kansas City GM ...... 2004, 2007, 2010, 2018 Punts-Average 27-41.1 33-39.6 Brett Veach. #blueHens 2019 MEDIA INFORMATION THE STORIES BEHIND THE UNIFORMS INTERVIEWS WITH COACH ROCCO IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND THE FIELD Media wishing to interview Coach Danny Rocco must notify Along with Delaware’s back-to-back seven win seasons, the Blue Hens have also excelled the University of Delaware Athletics Communications Office. in the classroom, boasting the program’s highest semester GPA ever this past spring, in addition to taking home the CAA’s most improve APR score from this past academic year. WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS It’s the first time Delaware has ever won the award. All player interviews must be requested through the Univer- sity of Delaware Athletics Communications Office, and must be PARTNERING UP arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Phone interviews are The Blue Hens have utilized critical campus partnerships at the University of Delaware, available by contacting the Athletics Communications Office. teaming with the Health Sciences department to implement full body scans in the Health Please coordinate all requests with the University of Delaware Athletics Communications Office. Innovation Design Lab that will give bone structure for added protection against possible injuries. PRACTICE COVERAGE Delaware practices are open to the media, but please call in OH BROTHER advance if you plan on attending. Practices during the week Delaware will be one of only three programs in the country with three sets of brothers on (Tues.-Thurs.) are usually from 4 pm to 6:30 p.m. Players and the roster this fall. Both Pat and MJ Kehoe, along with Brandon and Brian Dennis were both coaches will usually be available after practice. There is no me- on last year’s roster, while Frank Burton is joined by Riah Burton, a transfer from UVA, this dia availablilty on Friday or pregame Saturday. Please contact fall. Two of the brother duos (Dennis and Burton) are Delaware natives. the University of Delaware Athletics Communications Office for the schedule. GETTING FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Summers are the time that most student-atheletes get first-hand, on-the-job experience and Post-game interviews for home games will be conducted in that’s exactly what several members of this year’s roster have done with both Owen Tyler the media room of the Bob Carpenter Center. Coach Rocco and and Pat Kehoe completing internship within the UD Atheltic department, while DL Lloyd requested players will be available after a brief cooling off period. Badson has been working with the Philadelphia Phillies organization all summer long. Interviews following road games will be subject to the policies set forth by the home teams and will run through Assistant AD CONTINUING TO PROTECT for Athletic Communications Scott Day. Redshirt senior Mario Farinella is just to protecting and that’s exactly what he will look to MEDIA CREDENTIALS continue upon graduation with a job in the police academy back in New Jersey. Farinella Arrangements for media credentials for University of Dela- has completed two internships with police forces and will look to enter the force after the ware’s home football games in 2019 must be made through 2019 season. the University of Delaware Athletics Communications Office. Requests by accredited media members should be made in TICKLING THE IVORIES writing and submitted on company letterhead to Scott Day. Senior WR and Delaware native Chichi Amachi skills aren’t limited to the gridiron as the Priority of issuance of credentials will be given to daily news- William Penn High School graduate is also a pianist. papers and television stations which cover Delaware football on a regular basis. A MAN’S BEST FRIEND Credentials must be requested at least 48 hours prior to Other than his family, it’s tough to find anything that head coach Danny Rocco loves more requested game. than his nearly 200-pound St. Bernard, Max. MEDIA WILL CALL A will call window will be operated on game days at Delaware Stadium box office for the distribution of credentials which have DELAWARE OVERTIME GAMES not been mailed. Proper ID will be required. Below is a list of Delaware’s all-time overtime games with date, opponents, result, and how the game was won. Delaware is 10-12 all-time in overtime games (6-7 at PRESS BOX SERVICES home/4-5 on the road). Delaware is 3-5 in multiple overtime games. A media packet will be distributed to your seat prior to kickoff. It will include a game program, flipcard and game notes Sep. 13, 1986 - *New Hampshire (H), L, 21-28 (Norm Ford 14 pass from Bob Jean) for each team and the CAA. If you are missing any material, Oct. 31, 1987 - **Maine (H), L, 56-59 (Peter Borjestedt 25 FG) please contact a member of the University of Delaware Athletics Nov. 21, 1987 - *Boston Univ. (H), W, 17-10 (Gil Knight 11 run) Communications Office. Nov. 30, 1991 - **James Madison (H), L 35-42 (NCAA Playoffs) (Kenny Sims 25 run) Quarterly statistics and play-by-play will be distributed during Sep. 17, 1994 - *Villanova (A), W, 38-31 (Norman Coleman 25 run) the game. Final statistics and booklets will be distributed as soon Nov. 2, 1996 - *Wm. & Mary (A), L, 7-10 (Brian Shallcross 42 FG) as possible following the game. Sep. 12, 1998 - *Villanova (A), L, 31-34 (Casey Hannon 35 FG) Sep. 2, 1999 - *Wm. & Mary (H), W, 34-27 (Butter Pressey 19 run) Delaware Media Relations Staff Oct. 30, 1999 - *Northeastern (A), W, 37-34 (James O’Neal 3 run) Nov. 20, 1999 - *Villanova (A), L, 45-51 (Ducarmel Augustin 25 run) Nov. 4, 2000 - *New Hampshire (H), L, 44-45 (Brian Mallette 7 pass from Ryan Day) Football Contact Oct. 19, 2002 - **Rhode Island (A), L, 14-17 (Shane Laisle 34 FG) Assistant AD For Athletic Communications: Scott Day Nov. 1, 2003 - *Maine (H), W, 24-21 (Brad Shushman 36 FG) Phone: (302) 831-8007 Nov. 15, 2003 - ***Massachusetts (H), W, 51-45 (Justin Long 4 pass from Andy Hall) Cell: (804) 263-6769 Dec. 4, 2004 - **William & Mary (A), L, 44-38 (NCAA Playoffs) (Jon Smith 7 run) E-mail: [email protected] Sept. 10, 2005 - *Lehigh (H), W, 34-33 (Omar Cuff 16 pass from Sonny Riccio; Lehigh Athletic PR Asst/FB Secondary: Erik Oakley scored but missed PAT) Cell: (302) 530-0537 Nov. 10, 2007 - *****Richmond (H), L, 56-62 (Josh Vaughan 13 run) E-mail: [email protected] Nov. 20, 2010 - *Villanova (H), L, 21-28 (Aaron Ball 1 run) Nov. 3, 2012 - *Towson (H), L, 27-34 (Terrance West 3 run) Asst. Director of Communications: Kevin Tritt Sept. 27, 2014 - *JMU (A), W, 30-23 (Jerel Harrison 4 yd pass from Trent Hurley) Asst. Director of Communications: Maggie Hayon Oct. 21, 2017 - **Richmond (H), W, 42-35 (Kane 1 run) Historian: Scott Selheimer Sept. 7, 2019 - *** Rhode Island (A), W, 44-36 (Will Knight 1 yd pass from Kehoe) Director of Digital and Social Media: Alli Fossner Assistant AD for Video/Multimedia: Nate Edwards Note: Longest game in UD history *=number of overtimes Internet Address: www.BlueHens.com feature story: dom covatto

Dom Covatto was having an unimaginably bad day. The defensive tackle from Erie, Pa., had torn his meniscus during Of the second team period of Delaware football’s first practice of the 2018 season. An injury that typically takes 4-6 weeks to recover from, Covatto had worked incredibly hard to return in three weeks. “He came back pretty quick, but met all the checkpoints along the way,” athletic trainer Brandon DeSantis said. “He got his motion back quick, his strength back quick. He was very functional, very fast just because of how hard he worked.” But after playing against Cornell, Covatto was sitting in the team doctor’s office because of lingering pain in his knee. It was from there that he saw his girlfriend laying on a table in the training room. As he rushed in to see what was wrong, he learned that she was showing symptoms of a septic fever and would soon be taking an ambulance to the hospital. Covatto called her parents and made sure she was going to be taken care of the hospital, and once again returned to the sports medicine office. Then, he got the call he had been dreading for some time. The call contained the two words that anybody who has been affected by cancer fears the most: stage IV. Tracy Covatto, Dom’s mother, had been diagnosed with stage III triple negative breast cancer towards the end of Dom’s high school career. A surgery to remove seven cancerous lymph nodes during Dom’s senior year had Tracy back in good health, but the “triple negative” portion of the diagnosis meant that the cancer was likely to return. Now, as Dom sat with a problematic knee and a hospitalized girlfriend, cancer was back in his life rearing its ugly head. Stage IV breast cancer had metastasized to the bone in Tracy’s spine and its inner marrow. A complex situation without an easy fix. “I watched my girlfriend get rolled out in an ambulance and get taken to the hospital, I’m sitting there with a torn meniscus, and I’m waiting for my dad to call me back about my mom’s health,” Covatto said. “Unless somebody came and punched me in the face, what else could possibly happen right now?” Covatto’s girlfriend would be fine, but the situation was still extraordinarily stressful. Life for a student-athlete is stressful as it is, jug- gling academic studies with practice and games on top of community involvement and maintaining a social life. Added to the equation for Covatto was an injury threatening his sophomore season and a dark- ening medical situation for his mother; the prognosis was 3-4 months to live. course, football means a little bit more than it used to for the Covat- The chemotherapy wasn’t making any progress, except to leave tos. Dom is one of four children, including a little brother plays college Tracy weakened and forcing her to shave her head, a heart-wrenching football at the Division II level. sight for Covatto. While he loved football and wanted to be there for “She said we’re the reason she wants to live. We give her hope,” his teammates and his own education, he ultimately made the tough Covatto said. “It’s special knowing that just sending her pictures of me decision to audit his classes and leave Delaware to spend time with playing makes her day or week.” his mother at home. Covatto draws strength from the teammates that are around him Late in the winter, doctors started treating Tracy with an exper- every day. Taking the hard-working example set by his parents (his imental chemo pill. In addition to being more effective, her energy mother is back to working and his father drives her across the country returned. With the use of a (legal) medical marijuana oil, she was able for the best treatment, on top of working long hours himself), Covatto to manage her pain. Roughly a year after the initial diagnosis of bone is willing to put in the dirty work on the line to make sure his team- cancer, triple the amount of time doctors had given her, Tracy Covatto mates succeed. was at Delaware Stadium to see her son’s first career start in the Blue “At the end of the game, you’re going to know that big number 97 Hens’ 31-13 win over Delaware State. The travel from Erie is difficult, but did everything he possibly could in his power to help the team win,” the Covattos make sure to watch every game online that they can’t Belin said. make in person. “I love my teammates so much,” Covatto said. “They challenge me “I know she’s trying to come down again for the Penn game,” Co- every day to be the best I possibly can. When you’re out there, you vatto said. “I’m happy she can at least watch me in some way.” play for the guy next to you. This is my brother. I bled with him, I sweat The Delaware coaching staff is excited about the performance, and with him, we’ve had tears together. I’m going to do this for him, so he more importantly the potential, that Covatto has shown at the defen- has the best opportunity to make a play.” sive tackle position so far this season. “Dom is a very personable kid,” Belin said. “He’s willing to do any- “He’s playing smart, he’s playing hard,” head coach Danny Rocco thing for anybody. Because of that, that’s infectious. People love him; said. “If you’re watching the film, you’re wanting to know who that they care a lot about him. When he’s going through hard times, people dude is, because he’s a good looking football player. I’ll tell you that rally around him to make sure he’s okay.” right now.” When cancer and mortality are intertwined into your daily life, it “He’s continued to improve his game,” defensive line coach Levern can be hard to find moments of joy. As Rocco pointed out in his weekly Belin said. “He doesn’t mind at all getting dirty, doing the dirty grunt press conference, the game at Rhode Island, where the Blue Hens won work, being physical. There’s still work to be done to have a complete in triple overtime, boosted by the efforts of Covatto, who had the best player, but certainly glad that he’s on our team. Can’t think of a better game of his career and surely made his mother proud, was one of guy to have at that spot for us right now.” those truly joyous moments that only sports can provide. Covatto has seven tackles through two games, though as a “The most valuable thing to me is, and the thing I appreciate the defensive tackle who often gets double-teamed, much of his impact most is, just the joy of a winning experience Saturday night,” Rocco on the game doesn’t necessarily show up on a stat sheet. The team said. “You can’t find that joy very often. It’s hard to find in day-to-day named him the co-defensive player of the game in the 44-36 3OT win living. So, here’s a boy that played really well, full committed to the over Rhode Island, along with cornerback Justis Henley, who had the program, he’s got so much going on in his life, and there it is – that game-winning interception. moment of pure joy and enthusiasm and celebration.” 2019 Delaware Football Roster

No. Name POS. HT. Wt. YR. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) ALPHABETICAL 1 Thyrick Pitts WR 6-3 200 R-So. Manassas, Va./Forest Park 1 Kedrick Whitehead (Ked-rick) DB 5-11 195 So. Middletown, Del./Middletown No. Name Pos. 2 Chichi Amachi (UH-Ma-chee) WR 6-1 195 R-Jr. Bear, Del./William Penn 96 yaw aidoo DL 2 Tim Poindexter DB 5-11 195 R-Jr. Bronx, N.J./Cardinal Hayes 2 chichi amachi WR 3 Riah Burton (Rye-Uh) DB 6-1 195 R-So. Bear, Del./William Penn (UVA) 73 Bradly anyanwu ol 3 Cade Pribula QB 6-1 205 Fr. York, Pa./Central York 66 caleb ashworth DL 4 Colby Reeder LB 6-3 235 R-Jr. Hockessin, Del./Salesianum 28 Trey austin DB 5 Gene Coleman II WR 5-11 195 Jr. Montclair, N.J./Bergen Catholic/Milford Academy 93 lloyd badson DL 6 Justin Beneck WR 6-1 205 R-So. Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends 48 isaiah barnes db 7 Dae’Lun Darien (Day-LAHN) WR 6-4 215 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Dunbar (Penn State) 6 justin beneck WR 85 Will bowen Te 8 Javar Garrett LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Newark, Del./The Peddie School (N.J.)(UVA) 47 tyler boyd LB 8 Austin Haverstrom WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Keswick, Va./Monticello 9 braden brose TE 9 Braden Brose TE 6-3 245 R-Fr. Irwin, Pa./Hempfield Area 52 stevon brown OL 10 Andre Robinson RB 5-10 210 R-Sr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Bischop McDevitt (Penn State) 33 johnny buchanan LB 10 Anthony Toro LB 6-3 245 R-Fr. Edgewater, Md./DeMatha Catholic 24 brett buckman wr 11 Liam Trainer LB 6-2 235 R-Fr. Glenside, Pa./La Salle College HS 84 Ayinde budd wr 11 Dillon Zimmerman WR 6-3 195 R-Jr. Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough 3 riah burton db 12 Joey Carter DB 6-0 185 R-Jr. Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park 95 frank burton III DL 12 Pat Kehoe QB 6-4 235 R-Sr. Madison, Conn./Cheshire Academy 12 joey carter DB 13 Frederick Durham DB 6-3 185 R-Fr. Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Charter 15 andres castillo DB 14 Nolan Henderson QB 6-1 185 R-So. Smyrna, Del./Smyrna 60 kyle cathers OL 15 Andres Castillo DB 5-11 200 R-Jr. Cookesville, Md./Good Counsel 86 jack clements TE 16 Nijuel Hill (Nye-Juhl) DB 5-10 185 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall 35 matt cluley DB 16 Mason Jones QB 6-1 205 R-So. Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 40 ryan coe k 17 Jourdan Townsend WR 5-11 185 Fr. Farrell, Pa./Farrell 5 gene coleman III WR 19 Matt Palmer LB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Doylestown, Pa./Archbishop Wood 61 nick coomer dl 19 Anthony Paoletti (Pay-Oh-Let-e) QB 6-2 210 R-Fr. Broomall, Pa./Marple-Newtown 97 dominick covatto DL 20 Vinny Salomone RB 5-11 225 R-So. Dillsburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 7 dae’lun darien wr 21 Justis Henley DB 5-11 175 So. North Wales, Pa./North Penn 81 bryce de maille TE 21 Owen Tyler TE 6-4 255 R-Sr. West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic 30 brandon dennis DB 22 Khory Spruill RB 6-1 240 Jr. Clinton, Md./DeMatha Catholic 37 brian dennis DB 23 Quincy Watson RB 5-10 185 Fr. Norristown, Pa./Malvern Prep 59 jack dinicola LB 24 Brett Buckman WR 6-1 185 Fr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional 46 jared duncan db 13 frederick durham DB 24 D’Juan Moore (Duh-juan) DB 5-9 175 R-So. Baltimore, Md./Dunbar (Kansas) 62 jaysen ellison OL 25 Will Knight RB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Smyrna, Del./Smyrna (Old Dominion) 75 chuka ezeuzoh OL 26 Daniel Walker DB 6-2 205 Fr. Washington, Pa./Washington 77 mario farinella OL 27 Noah Robinson RB 5-11 210 Fr. Winchester, Va./Millbrook 57 ryan fields dl 28 Quentin McAbee (Mack-uh-bee) WR 6-2 175 Fr. Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends 80 luke frederick TE 28 Trey Austin DB 5-10 195 R-Jr. Bear, Del./Middletown (UNLV) 8 javar garrett lb 29 Noah Plack DB 6-2 215 R-Fr. Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette 56 jamil gilmore OL 30 Brandon Dennis DB 5-9 185 R-Fr. Wilmington, Del./Concord 90 austin gray DL 30 Alphaeus Hanson (Al-fee-us) RB 5-7 185 R-Jr. Newark, Del./Delaware Military Academy 44 brandan hall DL 31 Nick Pritchard P 5-10 2225 R-Sr. New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt (Maryland) 30 alphaeus hanson RB 32 Amonte’ Strothers (A-Mohn-tay) DB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Homestead, Pa./Steel Valley 8 austin haverstrom WR 33 Johnny Buchanan LB 6-0 230 So. Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney 91 artis hemmingway DL 33 DeJoun Lee (Day-Juhn) RB 5-7 185 R-Jr. Springfield, Va./Lake Braddock 14 nolan henderson QB 34 James McHugh LB 6-1 220 R-Sr. Mendham, N.J./Mendham 21 justis henley DB 35 Matt Cluley DB 5-10 185 R-Sr. Manasquan, N.J./Wall Township 53 mickey henry OLB 36 Jake Roth K 6-0 205 Sr. Reading, Pa./Conrad Weiser 16 nijuel hill DB 37 Brian Dennis DB 5-9 185 R-Sr. Wilmington, Del./Concord 39 mekai holloway-davis db 38 Joe Muller DB 5-9 200 R-Jr. Selden, N.Y./Newfield 16 mason jones QB 39 Mekai Davis (Muh-Kye) DB 6-0 180 Fr. Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha 78 MJ Kehoe TE 40 Ryan Coe K 6-3 225 Fr. McDonald, Pa./South Fayette 12 pat kehoe QB 41 Joe Zubillaga (Zoo-buh-la-guh) DB 6-1 205 R-Fr. Kennett Square, Pa./Unionville 99 cam kitchen DL 42 LeVaughn Lewis TE 6-3 225 Fr. Stamford, Conn./King School 25 will knight rb 2019 Delaware Football Roster

ALPHABETICAL No. Name POS. HT. Wt. YR. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 42 Andrew Pawlowski DB 6-4 225 Jr. Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown No. Name Pos. 43 Doug Reed DB 5-10 175 Fr. Woodside, Del./Polytech 50 chase konkel DE 44 Brandan Hall DL 6-2 250 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Westlake (San Diego Mesa CC) 55 skyler korinek LS 46 Jared Duncan DB 6-2 205 Fr. Wilmington, Del./Tatnall (Morgan State) 72 david kroll OL 47 Tyler Boyd LB 6-1 215 R-Fr. West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove 79 ryan last ol 48 Isaiah Barnes DB 6-0 165 Fr. Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central 33 dejoun lee rb 49 Isaiah Schoonmaker LB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Washington, Pa./Washington (Miami (OH)) 42 levaughn lewis TE 67 connor lutz OL 50 Chase Konkel DL 6-5 230 R-Sr. Denver, Colo./Regis Jesuit 69 carter lynch OL 51 Drew Nickles LB 6-3 225 So. Upper Black Eddy, Pa./Palisades 98 sal mauro DL 52 Stevon Brown (steven) OL 6-4 305 R-Fr. Glen Burnie, Md./Archbishop Curley 28 quentin mcabee wr 53 Mickey Henry OL 6-4 280 R-So. Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth 54 chase mcgowan dl 54 Chase McGowan DL 6-1 240 Fr. Stafford, Va./North Stafford 34 james mchugh LB 55 Skyler Korinek (Core-uh-nick) LS 6-1 250 R-Jr. Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Island/IMG Academy 83 noel miller wr 56 Jamil Gilmore OL 6-4 290 R-Jr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway/Salisbury School 24 d’juan moore db 57 Ryan Fields DL 6-3 240 Fr. Middletown, Del./Middletown 94 jordan morris DL 58 Brandon Nixon DL 6-1 280 R-Jr. Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen 38 joe muller DB 58 Jacob Rubenstein LS 5-11 230 R-So. Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary 70 robert nachtman OL 59 Jack Dinicola (Din-uh-cola) LB 6-2 215 R-So. Livingston, N.J./Livingston 90 akie nance dl 51 drew nickles LB 60 Kyle Cathers OL 6-5 285 R-Jr. Wilmington, Del./ Salesianum (Coastal Carolina) 58 brandon nixon DL 61 Nick Coomer DL 6-4 285 Fr. Lititz, Pa./Warwick 19 matt palmer LB 62 Jaysen Ellison OL 6-4 280 R-So. Wilmington, Del./Concord 19 anthony paoletti QB 66 Caleb Ashworth DL 6-3 255 R-Jr. Dryfork, Va./Tunstall (Cincinnati) 42 andrew pawlowski DB 67 Connor Lutz OL 6-6 305 R-Sr. Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley 1 thyrick Pitts WR 68 Jake Reed LS 6-1 270 R-So. Odessa, Del./Caravel 29 noah plack DB 69 Carter Lynch OL 6-5 305 R-So. Mt. Laurel, N.J./St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) 2 tim poindexter DB 70 Robert Nachtman OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College 3 Cade pribula qb 71 Owen Zechman OL 6-4 280 Fr. Middleburg, Pa./East Juniata 31 nick pritchard P 72 David Kroll OL 6-7 315 Jr. Reston, Va./South Lakes 87 brent reed TE 73 Bradly Anyanwu (Ahn-yahn-woo) OL 6-3 305 Fr. Dover, Del./Dover 43 doug reed db 74 Steve Robinson OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Joseph’s Prep/Salisbury School 68 jake reed LS 4 colby reeder LB 75 Chuka Ezeuzoh (Asa-ew-zuh) OL 6-5 305 R-Sr. Wilmington, Del./Concord (Delaware State) 9 troy reeder LB 77 Mario Farinella OL 6-2 305 R-Sr. Bloomfield, N.J./Bergen Catholic 82 jon ricci TE 78 M.J. Kehoe OL 6-7 300 R-Sr. Madison, Conn./Cheshire Academy 10 andre robinson RB 79 Ryan Last OL 6-6 290 Fr. West Hemptstead, N.Y./The Taft School 27 noah robinson rb 80 Luke Frederick TE 6-5 245 R-So. Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle 74 steve robinson OL 81 Bryce De Maille TE 6-3 235 So. Fredrick, Md./Oakdale 36 jake roth K 82 Jon Ricci (Rich-e) TE 6-3 245 R-Fr. Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley 58 jacob rubenstein LS 83 Noel Miller (Nol-lee) WR 6-1 195 Fr. Rockville, Md./Thomas S. Wootten 20 vinny salomone RB 84 Ayinde Budd (Uh-Yin-day) WR 6-5 205 Fr. Richmond, Va./Collegiate 88 eddie scannapieco WR 85 Will Bowen TE 6-6 235 Fr. Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin 49 isaiah schoonmaker lb 86 Jack Clements TE 6-5 255 R-Sr. Moorestown, N.J./Saint Joseph’s Prep 20 khory spruill RB 32 amonte’ strothers DB 87 Brent Reed TE 6-6 250 R-Jr. Harbeson, Del./Cape Henlopen 10 anthony toro LB 88 Eddie Scannapieco (Scan-uh-pee-co) WR 5-11 200 R-So. Franklin, Mass./Franklin 17 jourdan townsend wr 89 Mateo Vandamia (van-duh-my-uh) TE 6-2 225 Fr. Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny 11 liam trainer LB 90 Akie Nance (A-key) DL 6-3 275 Fr. Newark, N.J./Newark Collegiate Academy 21 owen tyler TE 91 Artis Hemmingway DL 6-2 265 R-So. Hillside, N.J./Pope John XII 89 mateo vandamia te 92 Tommy Walsh DL 6-3 250 R-Fr. Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood 26 daniel walker db 93 Lloyd Badson DL 6-2 285 R-Sr. Bear, Del./Caravel 92 tommy walsh DL 94 Jordan Morris DL 6-2 290 R-Fr. Burlington, N.J./The Hun School 23 quincy watson rb 95 Frank Burton III DL 6-2 265 R-Jr. Bear, Del./William Penn (Ball State) 1 kedrick whitehead LB 96 Yaw Aidoo (Yow Eye-doo) DL 5-11 325 R-Jr. Bear, Del./Wilmington Charter 71 owen zechman ol 97 Dominick Covatto DL 6-4 300 R-So. Erie, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep 11 dillon zimmerman WR 98 Sal Mauro DL 6-2 255 R-Jr. Staten Island, N.Y./Bergen Catholic 41 joe zubillaga DB 99 Cam Kitchen DL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Trenton, N.J./Lawrence/The Hun School #blueHens DANNY ROCCO HEAD COACH THIRD SEASON WAKE FOREST, 1984

University of Delaware Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Chrissi Rawak announced on Dec. 14, 2016 that Danny Rocco, who enjoyed outstanding success at NCAA Division I FCS members Liberty University and University of Richmond, had been selected to lead the Blue Hens as head football coach. Rocco, 58, who has three 10-win seasons and four NCAA FCS Playoff appearances under his belt, became just the 23rd head coach in Delaware’s 125-season history and just the sixth head coach since 1940.

A veteran of 34 seasons as a football coach, including the last 13 as a head coach at the NCAA Division I FCS level, Rocco has found nothing but success. That success has followed him to Delaware in his first two seasons in Newark. Last fall, under his tutelage, the Blue Hens returned to the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2010 after a 7-5 mark, including two wins over top-10 ranked opponents. In his two seasons with the Blue Hens, Rocco has led Delaware to back-to-back seven win seasons, a feat that hadn’t happen in Newark in seven years. In his 13 seasons as a head coach, he has never posted a losing season and owns a career record of 104-51 (.671).

A native of Huntingdon, Pa. and a 1984 graduate of Wake Forest University, Rocco inherits a program that has won six national championships, finished as national runner-up five times, made 20 NCAA Tournament appearances, and captured 16 conference championships.

Rocco transformed the Spiders back into a national power during his five-year tenure. He inherited a team that went 3-8 in 2011 and led the 2012 squad to a five-win turnaround with an 8-3 overall record and a share of the CAA title. He went on to lead Richmond to a five-year record of 43-22 that included three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the semifinals in 2015 and a trip to the quarterfinals this past season. He was named the Touchdown Club of Richmond Coach of the Year in both 2012 and 2015 and was a finalist for the FCS Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year award both of those seasons.

During his 12 seasons as a head coach (five at Richmond, six at Liberty), he has been a National Coach of the Year Finalist five times, and has won six conference championships and four conference Coach of the Year honors. He has coached 167 all-conference honorees and 32 student-athletes who garnered All-American honors, including two Delaware student-athletes in 2017 - Brody Kern and Bilal Nichols.

Fourteen different players under Rocco’s tutelage have gone on to earn professional contracts and his teams have finished in the final FCS Top-25 poll in eight of the past 10 seasons, including finishing No. 3 in 2015. During his time with the Spiders, Richmond defeated 14 nationally-ranked opponents, including a victory over then-No.3 James Madison during the 2015 season when ESPN’s College GameDay was in Harrisonburg, Va.

Rocco is only the third man in Colonial Athletic Association Football (formerly Yankee Conference and Atlantic 10 Conference) history to serve as head coach at two different institutions. Jim Reid coached at former CAA member Massachusetts in 1986-91 before moving on to serve as head coach at Richmond in 1995-2003. Current University of Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown was head coach at Northeastern in 2000-03 before moving over to UMass in 2004-08.

At Liberty, Rocco made an immediate impact, taking over a program that had gone 1-10 in 2005 and building the Flames into a Big South Conference power. He led his first team to a 6-5 record (the largest turnaround of any FCS program that season) and guided the squad to Big South Conference Championship four times in six seasons.

He posted an overall record of 47-20 (26-5 in league play) and was named Big South Coach of the Year four times. He would go on to be named a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson Award and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award in each of the final three seasons in Lynchburg. Liberty finished the last four years ranked inside the Top 25 in both major FCS polls. Before becoming a head coach, Rocco spent 23 seasons at the NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and National Football League levels. #blueHens

Prior to his arrival at Liberty, Rocco spent the previous five seasons at Virginia. He was a part of four consecutive bowl appearances for the Cavaliers, including back-to-back Continental Tire Bowl victories rocco year-by-year in 2002 and 2003. During his time in Charlottesville, UVA piled up 37 wins with Rocco serving as the associate head coach and linebackers coach under Al Groh. 2006 liberty...... 6-5 (2-2)

In addition to his coaching duties with the Cavaliers, he also served as the recruiting coordinator during 2007 liberty...... 8-3 (4-0) his first two years in Charlottesville. His 2002 recruiting class was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by many of the major recruiting services, including a fifth-place ranking by ESPN. 2008 Liberty...... 10-2 (5-0) 2009 Liberty...... 8-3 (5-1) Prior to UVA, Rocco spent the 2000 season alongside Groh as an assistant linebacker and special teams coach with the New York Jets. Before joining the Jets, he was the linebackers coach at Maryland during 2010 liberty...... 8-3 (5-1) the 1998 and 1999 campaigns. 2011 liberty...... 7-4 (5-1) Prior to his time in College Park, Rocco spent four seasons at the University of Texas, where the Long- 2012 richmond...... 8-3 (6-2) horns captured three straight conference titles, including winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship in 1996 and earning three consecutive trips to bowl games (Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl). 2013 richmond...... 6-6 (4-4)

Before Tom Coughlin was a Super Bowl winning coach with the New York Giants, he was Rocco’s mentor 2014 richmond...... 9-5 (5-3) at Boston College for two seasons. As a defensive assistant, Rocco was a part of the revitalization of the Golden Eagles, returning the program to the national stage as participants in the 1992 Hall of Fame 2015 richmond...... 10-4 (6-2) Bowl and the 1993 Carquest Bowl. 2016 richmond...... 10-4 (5-3)

Rocco also spent the 1987 season as the linebackers coach at Colorado under Bill McCartney and three 2017 delaware...... 7-4 (5-3) seasons as the linebackers coach at Tulsa. 2018 Delaware...... 7-5 (5-3) The start of Rocco’s coaching career came at his alma mater, Wake Forest, where he spent three seasons in total, two as a graduate assistant and one as the defensive line coach during the 1986 season. 2019 delaware...... 3-2 (1-0) total 107-53 (.669)/63-25 (.716) As a player, Rocco’s collegiate career began at Penn State, where he earned two varsity letters and competed in the 1979 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Fiesta Bowl before transferring to Wake Forest. While in Winston-Salem, he was a two-year starter and senior captain for Groh.

He was no stranger to coaching after growing up in a football family. His father, Frank Rocco, Sr., served as an assistant coach at Penn State before joining the Liberty staff in 2000. Frank Rocco, Jr., also joined the Flames staff in 2000 as a wide receivers and quarterbacks coach and received a promotion to offensive coordinator prior to his departure in 2003. Frank, and brother, Dave, are both currently coaching at the high school level in Virginia.

In January of 2016, Rocco was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.

Rocco is married to the former Julie Mills and they are the parents of two children, David and Amy. David currently serves as offensive coordinator at Western Illinois University.

what they’re saying

UD Athletics Hall of Famer; Former NFL Most Valuable Player; and current CBS TV NFL Analyst Rich Gannon “I am excited for the future of Delaware Football as AD Chrissi Rawak hired a winner in Danny Rocco. Coach Rocco is a man of great character and integrity and he will bring tremendous leadership and toughness to our program. As an assistant, he was fortunate to work under some of the best coaches in the business, coaches like Bill McCartney, Al Groh, and Tom Coughlin. As a head coach, he took over a Liberty team that went 1-10 the year before he arrived and he quickly turned them into a winner in the Big South Conference. He did the same at Richmond, qualifying for the FCS playoffs in each of the last three seasons. I am convinced that Coach Rocco will continue to build on the great tradition and legacy of Delaware Football!”

UD Athletics Hall of Famer; Former NFL Quarterback Scott Brunner “Danny Rocco is a proven leader and Delaware is lucky to have someone with his pedigree, character, and passion as our head coach. I had the opportunity to meet Coach Rocco and came away extremely impressed with his vision of the current state of college football and his understanding of how to build a winning program. He will recruit the best athletes and coaches, he will prepare them meticulously, and he will inspire all around him to maximize their ability. I can assure everyone that Danny Rocco has earned the utmost respect from some of the most renowned professionals at the highest levels of football. Go Hens.”

Former New York Giants Head Coach and Super Bowl Champion Tom Coughlin “When he was with me at Boston College, he was an outstanding young football coach, and he had his blinders on from Day One: Family, Religion and Football. He has great people skills, and as a result, has always been an outstanding recruiter and football coach, and the players enjoy playing for him.” last time..

RUSHING QB CAUGHT A PASS: JOE WALKER (WILDCAT) FROM QB J.P. CARUSO VS. 100-YARDS RUSHING: WILL KNIGHT VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (115) MAINE, 2017 (56) 100-YARDS RUSHING, FRESHMAN: WILL KNIGHT VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, OPPONENT HAD 100+ RECEIVING YDS.: RYAN CRAGUN, PENN, 2019 (145) 2019 (115) OPPONENT HAD 200+ RECEIVING YDS.: AARON PARKER, RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (227) 100-YARDS RUSHING BY A QB: OPPONENT HAD TWO 100+ RECEIVING YDS.: CORTRELLE SIMPSON (220) JOE WALKER VS. WM. & MARY, 2016 (109) AND TYLER WILKINS (175) OF RICHMOND, 2018 ANDY HALL VS. HOFSTRA, 2003 (159) OPPONENT HAD THREE 100+ RECEIVING YDS.: RASHAD PONDER (175), STE- 100-YARDS RUSHING BY A WR: PHEN BARNETTE (127), BRIAN BROWN (109) OF RICHMOND, 2013 JAMIE JARMON VS. RICHMOND, 2017 (103) MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2013 (123) INTERCEPTIONS 150-YARDS RUSHING: WES HILLS VS. MAINE, 2016 (242) 3 INTERCEPTIONS: DAN MULHERN VS. RHODE ISLAND, 1999 (3) 200-YARDS RUSHING: WES HILLS VS. MAINE, 2016 (242) 2 INTERCEPTIONS: NASIR ADDERLEY VS. RICHMOND, 2018 (2) BACK TO BACK 100-YARD GAMES: KANI KANE - 2, 2017 (RICHMOND-TOWSON) INTERCEPTIONS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES: NASIR ADDERLEY, 3 STRAIGHT TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100 YARDS: GAMES, 2017 KANI KANE VS. RICHMOND, 2017 (109) TIM BREAKER 3 STRAIGHT GAMES, 2012 (1ST TIME SINCE 2001) JAMIE JARMON VS. RICHMOND, 2017 (103) INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: NASIR ADDERLEY VS. ALBANY, 2016 (22), THREE PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100 YARDS: TROY REEDER VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2016 (13) LEO HAMLETT, PAT WILLIAMS, AND KAI HEBRON VS. JAMES MADISON, 1995 INTERCEPTION FOR A TD BY A LINEMAN: ZACH KERR VS. WILLIAM & MARY, SCORED THREE RUSHING TDS: KANI KANE VS. CORNELL, 2017 (3 TDS) 2012 (47) SCORED FOUR RUSHING TDS: OMAR CUFF VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2007 (4 TDS) OPPONENT INTERCEPTION FOR TD: JABRIL COX (NDSU), 2018 (36) SCORED FIVE RUSHING TDS: OMAR CUFF VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2007 (6 TDS) OPPONENT INTERCEPTED 2 PASSES FOR TD: VILLANOVA, 2012 (RONNIE 50+-YARD RUN (RB): WILL KNIGHT VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (59 YDS) AKINS/ERIC LOPER) 50+-YARD RUN (QB): ANDY HALL VS. HOFSTRA, 2003 (85 YARDS/TD) 50+-YARD RUN (WR): JAMIE JARMON VS. RICHMOND, 2017 (74 YARDS/TD) TACKLES 75+-YARD RUN (RB): KAREEM WILLIAMS VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2015 (84 YARDS) 10 TACKLES: DB KEDRICK WHITEHEAD VS. PENN, 2019 (14) 75+-YARD RUN (QB): ANDY HALL VS. HOFSTRA, 2003 (85 YARDS; TD) 15 TACKLES: LB TROY REEDER (16) VS. JAMES MADISON, 2018 75+-YARD RUN (WR): MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2013 (78 17 TACKLES: LB TROY REEDER (17) VS. MAINE, 2017 YARDS; TD) 18 TACKLES: LB PATRICK CALLAWAY VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2013 (18) 25 CARRIES: KANI KANE VS. MAINE, 2017 (26) 20 TACKLES: LB ERIK JOHNSON VS. NAVY, 2007 (20) 30 CARRIES: ANDREW PIERCE VS. VILLANOVA, 2011 (40) 40 CARRIES: ANDREW PIERCE VS. VILLANOVA, 2011 (40) SACKS OPPONENT RUSHED FOR 100+ YARDS: KAREKIN BROOKS (PENN), 2019 (158) 2+ SACKS: DE FRANK BURTON III VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2018 (2) OPPONENT RUSHED FOR 150+ YDS: KAREKIN BROOKS (PENN), 2019 (158) 3+ SACKS: DE VINCE HOLLERMAN VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2014 (3) OPPONENT RUSHED FOR 200+ YARDS: TERRANCE WEST (TOWSON), 2013 (206) 4+ SACKS: DE JOHN LEVELIS VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1988 (4) OPPONENT HAD 2 PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100+ YARDS: KHALID ABDULLAH (JMU), 2016 (159), BRYAN SCHOR (JMU), 2016 (103) KICK/PUNT RETURNS OPPONENT QB RUSHED FOR 100+ YARDS: BRYAN SCHOR (JMU), 2016 (103) KICK RETURN FOR TD: NASIR ADDERLEY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2018 (92 YARDS); TRAVIS HAWKINS VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2013 (97) PASSING KICK RETURN FOR TD (CONSECUTIVE GAMES): 20 COMPLETIONS: NOLAN HENDERSON VS. PENN, 2019 (20) JERRY BUTLER VS. JAMES MADISON (94)/TOWSON (98), 2008 30 COMPLETIONS: TREVOR SASEK VS. TOWSON, 2013 (34) RETURNED OPENING KICK FOR TD: 40 COMPLETIONS: PAT DEVLIN VS. VILLANOVA, 2009 (42) TRAVIS HAWKINS VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2013 (97) 40 ATTEMPTS: TREVOR SASEK VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2013 (50) RICARDO WALKER VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2002 (95) 50 ATTEMPTS: TREVOR SASEK VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 2013 (50) OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD: DEVONTE DEDMON, WILLIAM & 200-YARDS: NOLAN HENDERSON VS. PENN, 2019 (260) MARY, 2015 (89) CONSECUTIVE 200-YARD PASSING GAMES: PAT KEHOE VS. URI, LC, CU, 2018 (3) OPPONENT RETURNED OPENING KICK FOR TD: ANGELO BABBARO, VILLA- 300-YARDS: PAT KEHOE VS. TOWSON, 2018 (305) NOVA, 2010 (85) 400-YARDS: PAT DEVLIN VS. VILLANOVA, 2009 (407) RECOVERED ONSIDE KICK: 3 TD PASSES: NOLAN HENDERSON VS. PENN, 2019 JUSTIN WATSON VS. UNH, 2014 (K KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN) 4 TD PASSES: PAT KEHOE VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 ROB JONES VS. TOWSON, 2013 (K GARRETT GREENWAY) 5 TD PASSES: PAT KEHOE VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 FAILED TO RECOVER OPPONENT ONSIDE KICK: BY WILLIAM & MARY, 2016 50-YARD PASS: PAT KEHOE TO CHICHI AMACHI VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (66) PUNT RETURN FOR TD: ROB JONES VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2013 (62) 75-YARD PASS: TRENT HURLEY TO WR JEREL HARRISON VS. JAMES MADI- PUNT RETURN FOR TD (BLOCKED PUNT): SON, 2014 (86) BRIAN DENNIS VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2019 THREW THREE INTERCEPTIONS: PAT KEHOE VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2018 (3) QUE’SHAWN JENKINS VS. WM. & MARY, 2015 THREW FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: TRENT HURLEY VS. RICHMOND, 2012 (4) SEAN BLEILER VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 2003 WR/RB THREW TD PASS: OPPONENT PUNT RETURN FOR TD: ISAIAH MALCOME, PENN, 2019 (69 WR DIANTE CHERRY TO RB JALEN RANDOLPH VS. TOWSON, 2016 (21) YARDS) WR DIANTE CHERRY TO RB JALEN RANDOLPH VS. JACKSONVILLE, 2015 (22) WR ROB JONES TO QB TRENT HURLEY VS. VILLANOVA, 2013 (13) FUMBLE RECOVERY OPPONENT THREW FOR 300+ YARDS: VITO PRIORE (RHODE ISLAND), 2019 (430) FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD (DEFENSE): COLBY REEDER VS. RICHMOND, OPPONENT THREW FOR 500+ YARDS: MICHAEL STRAUSS (RICHMOND), 2013 (543) 2018 (34) FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD (OFFENSE): JALEN RANDOLPH VS. WAKE FOR- RECEIVING EST, 2016 (0) 10 RECEPTIONS: MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. SACRED HEART, 2014 (10) FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD (SPECIAL TEAMS): COLBY REEDER VS. MAINE, 100-YARDS RECEIVING: THYRICK PITTS VS. PENN, 2019 (128) 2017 (5/OFF PR) CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES: MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES: SACRED HEART, ELON, 2014 PAUL WORRILOW VS. MAINE (11 YARDS) AND RHODE ISLAND (27), 2011 200-YARDS RECEIVING: COURTNEY BATTS VS. WEST CHESTER, 1994 (204) (ONLY TIME IN UD HISTORY) TWO PLAYERS RECEIVING FOR 100 YARDS: OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD: KYLE REISERT OF NEW HAMP- PHILLIP THAXTON (121) AND MARK DUNCAN (114) VS. VILLANOVA, 2009 SHIRE, 2018 (55 YARDS) 100-YARDS RECEIVING BY A RUNNING BACK: OMAR CUFF VS. HOFSTRA, 2005 (105) KICKING/PUNTING 3 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: MICHAEL JOHNSON VS. WAGNER, 2013 (3) 40-YARD FIELD GOAL: JAKE ROTH VS. JAMES MADISON, 2018 (48) 50-YARD RECEPTION: PAT KEHOE TO CHICHI AMACHI VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (66) 50-YARD FIELD GOAL: FRANK RAGGO VS. ALBANY, 2018 (50) 75-YARD RECEPTION: TRENT HURLEY TO WR JEREL HARRISON VS. JAMES KICKED THREE FIELD GOALS IN A GAME: FRANK RAGGO VS. LAFAYETTE, MADISON, 2014 (86) 2015 (4) QB CAUGHT TD PASS: TRENT HURLEY FROM WR ROB JONES VS. VILLANO- KICKED FOUR FIELD GOALS IN A GAME: FRANK RAGGO VS. LAFAYETTE, VA, 2013 (TD) 2015 (4) last time..

60-YARD PUNT: SAFETIES NICK PRITCHARD VS. RICHMOND, 2018 (60) DELAWARE RECORDED A SAFETY: NICK PRITCHARD VS. STONY BROOK, 2017 (60) VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (LUKE FREDERICK BLOCKED PUNT OUT OF WILL STEPHENSON VS. STONY BROOK, 2016 (63) END ZONE) HAD A PUNT BLOCKED: BY PENN VS. NICK PRITCHARD, 2019 VS. ALBANY, 2018 (RAY JONES MADE TACKLE IN END ZONE) (BROKE STREAK OF 274 PUNTS WITHOUT BLOCK – 54 GAMES SINCE 2014) OPPONENT RECORDED A SAFETY: (CURRENT STREAK – 4 PUNTS WITHOUT BLOCK – 1 GAME) VS. JAMES MADISON, 2018 (QB PAT KEHOE SACKED IN THE END ZONE BY BLOCKED A PUNT: JOHN DAKA) LUKE FREDRICK VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 BRIAN DENNIS VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2019 (CURRENT STREAK – 6 PUNTS WITHOUT BLOCK - 2 GAMES) TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS RETURNED BLOCKED FG FOR TD: DELAWARE 2 PT CONVERSION: VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (THYRICK TRAVIS HAWKINS VS. WM. & MARY, 2012 (90; NCAA RECORD) PITTS TO CHICHI AMACHI) RETURNED BLOCKED PAT FOR 2 PT CONV. VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (THYRICK PITTS TO PAT KEHOE; PAT KEHOE TO JORDAN THOMAS VS. MAINE, 2013 (ONLY DEFENSIVE PAT IN SCHOOL BRYCE DEMAILLE) HISTORY) OPPONENT 2 PT CONVERSION: BY JAMES MADISON, 2018 (DYLAN STAPLE- TON PASS FROM BEN DINUCCI) MISCELLANEOUS SAME PLAYER OVER 200 YARDS PASSING AND 100 YARDS RUSHING, GAME: RECENT LAST SECOND PLAYS DALE FRY VS. WEST CHESTER, 1993 (259 PASS, 116 RUSH) BILL VERGANTINO VS. JAMES MADISON, 1991 (239 PASS, 121 RUSH) DELAWARE WON A GAME ON THE LAST PLAY OF REGULATION: TOM DIMUZIO VS. BUCKNELL, 1969 (205 PASS, 118 RUSH) • DELAWARE DEF. WILLIAM & MARY 24-23, OCT. 3, 2015 (FRANK RAGGO 29 FG) SAME PLAYER OVER 100 YARDS RUSHING AND 100 YARDS RECEIVING, • DELAWARE DEF. ALBANY 33-30, OCT. 12, 2013 (SEAN BANER 42 FG) GAME: • DELAWARE DEF. WEST CHESTER 33- 31, SEPT. 20, 1986 (FRED SINGLETON NATE BEASLEY VS. LEHIGH, 1975 (109 PASS, 118 RUSH) 3-YARD RUN)

DELAWARE WON A GAME ON A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL IN REGULATION: TEAM SCORING • DELAWARE DEF. WILLIAM & MARY 24-23, OCT. 3, 2015 (29-YARD FG BY DELAWARE SCORED 50+ POINTS: 56 VS. DELAWARE STATE, 2016 (56-14 WIN) FRANK RAGGO, :00 LEFT) DELAWARE SCORED 40+ POINTS: 44 VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (44-36 WIN • DELAWARE DEF. ALBANY, 33-30, OCT. 12, 2013 (42-YARD FG BY SEAN BAN- IN 3 OT) ER, :00 LEFT) DELAWARE SCORED 30+ POINTS: 44 VS. RHODE ISLAND, 2019 (44-36 WIN IN • DELAWARE DEF. JAMES MADISON, 13-10, OCT. 2, 2010 (28-YARD FG BY 3 OT) MIKE PERRY WITH :03 LEFT) DELAWARE ALLOWED 60+ POINTS: • DELAWARE DEF. UMASS 37-34, OCT. 10, 1987 (28-YARD FG BY DON O’BRIEN 62 BY PITTSBURGH, 2014 (62-0 LOSS) WITH :07 LEFT) 62 BY RICHMOND, 2007 (62-56 LOSS IN OT) 62 BY MAINE, 2013, 2013 (62-28 LOSS IN REGULATION) DELAWARE WON A GAME IN OVERTIME WITH A FIELD GOAL: DELAWARE ALLOWED 50+ POINTS: 62 BY PITTSBURGH, 2014 (62-0 LOSS) • DELAWARE DEF. MAINE 24- 21, NOV. 1, 2003 (36-YARD FIELD GOAL BY DELAWARE ALLOWED 40+ POINTS: 47 BY NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (47- BRAD SHUSHMAN IN OT) 22 LOSS) DELAWARE ALLOWED 30+ POINTS: 47 BY NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 2019 (47- DELAWARE WON A GAME IN OVERTIME WITH A TOUCHDOWN: 22 LOSS) • DELAWARE DEF. RHODE ISLAND, 44-36, SEPT. 7, 2018 (KNIGHT 1-YARD PASS DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A POINT: FROM KEHOE) (3 OT) BY VIRGINIA TECH, 2017 (LOST 27-0)/ CURRENT STREAK: 25 GAMES • DELAWARE DEF. RICHMOND 42-35, OCT. 21, 2017 (KANE 1-YARD RUN) DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A POINT VS. FCS TEAM: • DELAWARE DEF. JAMES MADISON 30-23, SEPT. 27, 2014 (HARRISON BY TOWSON, 2015 (LOST 19-0) / ENDED STREAK OF 214 GAMES (‘96)/CUR- 4-YARD PASS FROM HURLEY) RENT STREAK: 39 GAMES DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A POINT IN CONFERENCE: DELAWARE LOST A GAME IN FINAL SECONDS: BY TOWSON, 2015 (LOST 19-0) / ENDED STREAK OF 156 GAMES (‘96)/ CUR- • VILLANOVA DEF. DELAWARE, 35-34, NOV. 23, 2013 (24 YD. FG, MARK HAM- RENT STREAK: 28 GAMES ILTON WITH :01 LEFT) DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A POINT AT HOME: • RICHMOND DEF. DELAWARE, 46-43, NOV. 16, 2013 (4 YD. PASS MICHAEL BY HOLY CROSS, 1983 (LOST 24-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 237 GAMES STRAUSS TO REGGIE DIGGS DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A POINT AT HOME (CONFERENCE): WITH :04 LEFT) BY TEMPLE (MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE), 1964 (LOST 21-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 151 GAMES (129 IN YC/A10/CAA) DELAWARE LOST A GAME ON A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL IN REGULATION: DELAWARE FAILED TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN: • VILLANOVA DEF. DELAWARE, 35-34, NOV. 23, 2013 (24 YD. FG, MARK HAM- BY JAMES MADISON, 2018 (LOST 20-6) / CURRENT STREAK: 4 GAMES ILTON WITH :01 LEFT) DELAWARE SCORED LESS THAN 10 POINTS: • NORTHEASTERN DEF. DELAWARE 27-24, OCT. 7, 2006 (35-YARD FG BY MAT BY JAMES MADISON, 2018 (LOST 20-6) / CURRENT STREAK: 4 GAMES JOHNSON WITH :00 LEFT) DELAWARE RECORDED A SHUTOUT: LAFAYETTE, 2018 (37-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 14 GAMES DELAWARE LOST GAME ON A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL IN REGULATION DELAWARE RECORDED A SHUTOUT AT HOME: (POST-SEASON): LAFAYETTE, 2018 (37-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 7 GAMES • MCNEESE STATE DEF. DELAWARE 23-21 IN NCAA I-AA SEMIFINALS, DEC. 13, WM. & MARY, 2017 (17-0), WM. & MARY, 2011 (21-0) 1997 (31-YARD FG BY SHONZ LAFRENZ WITH :05 LEFT) DELAWARE RECORDED CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS AT HOME: 1999-2000 RHODE ISLAND (35-0), THE CITADEL (38-0), WEST CHESTER (84-0), NORTH- EASTERN (42-0) DELAWARE RECORDED A SHUTOUT ON ROAD: HOFSTRA, 2008 (17-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 53 GAMES DELAWARE RECORDED A SHUTOUT IN THE POST-SEASON: 2003 NOTE: COLGATE, 12/19/03 (40-0) IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. IN NCAA I-AA CHAMPIONSHIP (NEUTRAL) DELAWARE WAS SHUTOUT ON ROAD: BY VIRGINIA TECH, 2017 (LOST 27-0) / CURRENT STREAK: 11 GAMES 2019 national rankings 2019 national rankings 2019 statistics

2019 Delaware Football Delaware Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

Team Statistics DELAWARE OPP SCORING 139 140 Points Per Game 27.8 28.0 Points Off Turnovers 14 7 FIRST DOWNS 94 108 R u s h in g 35 44 P a s s in g 47 60 P e n a lt y 12 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 646 920 Yards gained rushing 837 955 Yards lost rushing 191 35 Rushing Attempts 174 187 Average Per Rush 3.7 4.9 Average Per Game 129.2 184.0 TDs Rushing 3 4 PASSING YARDAGE 1011 1320 C o m p - A t t - I n t 94-153-4 103-166-3 Average Per Pass 6.6 8.0 Average Per Catch 10.8 12.8 Average Per Game 202.2 264.0 TDs Passing 14 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 1657 2240 Total Plays 327 353 Average Per Play 5.1 6.3 Average Per Game 331.4 448.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-407 8-170 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-125 10-163 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-22 4-36 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 21.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.9 16.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.3 9.0 FUMBLES-LOST 4-1 4-2 PENALTIES-Yards 13-146 42-359 Average Per Game 29.2 71.8 PUNTS-Yards 27-1109 22-816 Average Per Punt 41.1 37.1 Net punt average 32.8 30.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 23-1433 28-1705 Average Per Kick 62.3 60.9 Net kick average 40.8 39.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 1 3 1 : 2 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 27/72 28/72 3rd-Down Pct 38% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/3 5/10 4th-Down Pct 100% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 1-7 19-123 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-9 8-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (12-15) 80% (18-21) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-15) 53% (12-21) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-14) 79% (14-14) 100% ATTENDANCE 42165 52652 Games/Avg Per Game 3/14055 2/26326 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Delaware 15 20 47 35 22 139 Opponents 23 47 13 43 14 140 2019 statistics 2019 statistics 2019 statistics

2019 Delaware Football Delaware Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 1A Kedrick Whitehead 5 28 21 49 . . . 2 . . . . . 51 Drew Nickles 5 18 12 30 . . 1-18 . . 1-0 1 . . 2B Justis Henley 5 18 11 29 . . 1-0 6 . . . . . 29 Noah Plack 5 15 12 27 1.0-2 . . 2 . . 1 . . 99 Cam Kitchen 5 9 14 23 1.0-1 ...... 98 Sal Mauro 5 13 7 20 1.5-3 . . 3 . . . . . 3C Johnny Buchanan 2 10 8 18 ...... 16 Nijuel Hill 5 10 7 17 . . . 2 . . . . . 2A Tim Poindexter 5 8 7 15 . . 1-4 ...... 19 Matt Palmer 5 10 4 14 . . . . 1 . . . . 1B Anthony Toro 5 9 5 14 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 66 Caleb Ashworth 5 6 4 10 ...... 3A Riah Burton 5 9 1 10 . . . 1 . . . . . 8A Javar Garrett 5 5 5 10 ...... 95 Frank Burton III 4 3 6 9 . . . 1 1 . . . . 97 Dominick Covatto 5 4 5 9 ...... 44 Brandan Hall 5 3 4 7 1.0-1 ...... 94 Jordan Morris 4 5 1 6 ...... 1C Liam Trainer 5 2 3 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 41 Joe Zubillaga 5 1 4 5 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 92 Tommy Walsh 4 . 3 3 ...... 26 Daniel Walker 5 . 2 2 ...... 4B Andrew Pawlowski 3 . 2 2 ...... 37 Brian Dennis 3 2 . 2 ...... 1 . 5 Gene Coleman 5 2 . 2 ...... 15 Andres Castillo 1 1 1 2 ...... 7 Dae'Lun Darien 5 1 1 2 ...... 68 Jake Reed 5 1 . 1 ...... 40 Ryan Coe 3 1 . 1 ...... 91 Artis Hemmingway 2 . 1 1 ...... 54 Chase McGowan 5 1 . 1 1.0-7 1-7 . . 1 . . . . 3B Brandon Dennis 1 . 1 1 ...... 32 Amonte' Strothers 4 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 2C D'Juan Moore 2 1 . 1 ...... 11 Dillon Zimmerman 5 . 1 1 ...... 81 Bryce De Maille 5 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 5 ...... 1 80 Luke Frederick 5 ...... 1 . Total 5 197 154 351 6-16 1-7 3-22 19 4 2-0 3 2 1 Opponents 5 176 168 344 46-200 19-123 4-36 20 13 1-0 3 4 . 2019 statistics

2019 Delaware Football Delaware Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 32 180 1 61 22 203 2 24 22-32-0 203 2 24 3 54 0 23 5 78 1 47 383 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 42 198 1 23 27 285 5 66 27-40-3 285 5 66 6 129 0 31 1 6 0 6 483 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 36 125 0 59 11 136 2 44 11-21-1 136 2 44 6 130 0 59 1 24 0 0 261 Sep 21 PENN 33 100 1 25 20 260 3 45 20-29-0 260 3 45 3 60 0 31 0 0 0 0 360 9/28/19 at Pitt 31 43 0 15 14 127 2 25 14-31-0 127 2 25 2 34 0 19 2 17 0 9 170 Delaware 174 646 3 61 94 1011 14 66 94-153-4 1011 14 66 20 407 0 59 9 125 1 47 1657 Opponents 187 920 4 46 103 1320 12 48 103-166-3 1320 12 48 8 170 0 35 10 163 1 69 2240

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 10.8 • Pass effic: 141.91 • KR avg: 20.4 • PR avg: 13.9 • All purpose avg/game: 442.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 331.4

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 33 40 73 2.0-8 1-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 1-4 0 0 0 0 31 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 39 32 71 2.0-5 0-0 1 0-0 1-0 0 9 0 4-4 0 2 0 0 44 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 39 26 65 1.0-2 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-0 0 1 1 0 22 Sep 21 PENN 39 34 73 1.0-1 0-0 1 1-0 1-18 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 9/28/19 at Pitt 47 22 69 0.0-0 0-0 1 1-0 1-4 4 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 14 Delaware 197 154 351 6.0-16 1-7 3 2-0 3-22 4 19 2 11-14 0 3 1 14 139 Opponents 176 168 344 46.0-200 25-123 3 1-0 4-36 13 20 4 14-14 0 0 0 7 140

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 5 212 42.4 45 0 1 1 0 2 2-3 38 0 7 402 57.4 2 0 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 3 135 45.0 50 0 0 0 1 1 0-1 0 0 3 189 63.0 0 0 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 5 202 40.4 54 0 0 3 1 0 2-2 36 0 5 322 64.4 4 0 Sep 21 PENN 5 201 40.2 44 1 0 2 0 1 0-2 0 0 5 325 65.0 5 0 9/28/19 at Pitt 9 359 39.9 49 1 2 2 0 1 0-1 0 0 3 195 65.0 2 0 Delaware 27 1109 41.1 54 2 3 8 2 5 4-9 38 0 23 1433 62.3 13 0 Opponents 22 816 37.1 60 2 1 4 2 7 8-11 46 0 28 1705 60.9 8 0

2019 Delaware Football Delaware Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 38 113 0 28 14 231 1 39 14-30-0 231 1 39 3 49 0 21 2 27 0 27 344 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 25 71 1 11 30 430 3 36 30-48-1 430 3 36 3 66 0 26 3 23 0 11 501 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 41 295 3 46 18 195 3 41 18-24-0 195 3 41 1 35 0 35 2 37 0 25 490 Sep 21 PENN 44 269 0 46 18 193 3 32 18-27-1 193 3 32 0 0 0 0 1 69 1 69 462 9/28/19 at Pitt 39 172 0 20 23 271 2 48 23-37-1 271 2 48 1 20 0 20 2 7 0 7 443 Opponents 187 920 4 46 103 1320 12 48 103-166-3 1320 12 48 8 170 0 35 10 163 1 69 2240 Delaware 174 646 3 61 94 1011 14 66 94-153-4 1011 14 66 20 407 0 59 9 125 1 47 1657

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 12.8 • Pass effic: 149.08 • KR avg: 21.2 • PR avg: 16.3 • All purpose avg/game: 521.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 448.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 42 20 62 11.0-36 1-7 0 1-0 0-0 0 6 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 13 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 38 54 92 5.0-16 2-12 0 0-0 3-22 3 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 36 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 32 34 66 11.0-57 7-47 2 0-0 1-14 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 47 Sep 21 PENN 37 28 65 9.0-50 3-27 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 9/28/19 at Pitt 27 32 59 10.0-41 6-30 0 0-0 0-0 10 5 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Opponents 176 168 344 46.0-200 25-123 3 1-0 4-36 13 20 4 14-14 0 0 0 7 140 Delaware 197 154 351 6.0-16 1-7 3 2-0 3-22 4 19 2 11-14 0 3 1 14 139

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 29 DELAWARE STATE 7 265 37.9 49 1 0 1 0 1 2-3 30 0 4 242 60.5 1 0 Sep 07 at Rhode Island 3 128 42.7 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 44 0 6 359 59.8 0 0 Sep 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 3 80 26.7 54 1 1 0 1 1 2-2 46 0 10 620 62.0 4 0 Sep 21 PENN 4 134 33.5 40 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 236 59.0 1 0 9/28/19 at Pitt 5 209 41.8 60 0 0 0 1 3 1-2 21 0 4 248 62.0 2 0 Opponents 22 816 37.1 60 2 1 4 2 7 8-11 46 0 28 1705 60.9 8 0 Delaware 27 1109 41.1 54 2 3 8 2 5 4-9 38 0 23 1433 62.3 13 0 2019 statistics

2019 Delaware Football Delaware Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

Delaware Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 29, 2019 DELAWARE STATE W 31-13 4 3 12 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 at Rhode Island W 44-36 2 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 22-47 3 3 14 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 PENN W 28-27 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/28/19 at Pitt L 14-17 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15 12 69 8 1 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 of 15 (80.0%)

Opponents Inside Delaware Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 29, 2019 DELAWARE STATE W 31-13 3 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 07, 2019 at Rhode Island W 44-36 6 4 19 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 14, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 22-47 6 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2019 PENN W 28-27 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9/28/19 at Pitt L 14-17 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 18 100 12 4 8 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 18 of 21 (85.7%)

2019 Delaware Football Delaware By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2019 DELAWARE STATE W 31-13 7-15 46.7 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-3 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 at Rhode Island W 44-36 9-16 56.2 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 Sep 14, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 22-47 3-13 23.1 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 21, 2019 PENN W 28-27 5-14 35.7 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-5 40.0 9/28/19 at Pitt L 14-17 3-14 21.4 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 Delaware 27-72 37.5 4-20 20.0 6-18 33.3 9-14 64.3 6-17 35.3 2-3 66.7 Opponents 28-72 38.9 5-16 31.2 12-21 57.1 7-19 36.8 4-15 26.7 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2019 DELAWARE STATE W 31-13 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 at Rhode Island W 44-36 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 14, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 22-47 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 21, 2019 PENN W 28-27 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 9/28/19 at Pitt L 14-17 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Delaware 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Opponents 5-10 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 29, 2019 DELAWARE STATE W 31-13 29:39 8:23 5:03 8:17 7:56 Sep 07, 2019 at Rhode Island W 44-36 29:35 6:56 8:49 4:17 9:33 0:00 Sep 14, 2019 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 22-47 28:04 7:12 5:58 6:38 8:16 Sep 21, 2019 PENN W 28-27 28:22 8:03 4:16 5:41 10:22 9/28/19 at Pitt L 14-17 26:57 8:39 6:28 8:15 3:35 Delaware Total 142:37 39:13 30:34 33:08 39:42 0:00 Avg. 28:31 7:50 6:06 6:37 7:56 0:00 Opponents Total 157:23 35:47 44:26 41:52 35:18 0:00 Avg. 31:28 7:09 8:53 8:22 7:03 0:00 2019 statistics

2019 Delaware Football Delaware - Long Plays 25-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 66* Pass Chichi Amachi from Pat Kehoe Rhode Island 100+ 0 0 61 Rush Will Knight Delaware State 90-99 0 0 59 Rush Will Knight North Dakota State 80-89 0 0 59 KR Jourdan Townsend North Dakota State 70-79 0 0 47 PR Jourdan Townsend Delaware State 60-69 2 1 45 Pass Thyrick Pitts from Nolan Henderson Penn 50-59 2 0 44* Pass Chichi Amachi from Nolan Henderson North Dakota State 40-49 4 1 40 Pass Thyrick Pitts from Nolan Henderson Penn 30-39 4 0 34 Rush DeJoun Lee Delaware State 20-29 20 4 33 Pass Thyrick Pitts from Pat Kehoe Rhode Island 31 KR DeJoun Lee Rhode Island Long Plays By Type No. TD 31 KR Jourdan Townsend Penn Rushing 9 1 29* Pass Thyrick Pitts from Nolan Henderson Penn Passing 15 5 29 Pass Andre Robinson from Nolan Henderson Penn Punt returns 1 0 25 Rush Andre Robinson Penn Kick returns 7 0 25 Pass Gene Coleman from Nolan Henderson Pitt Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 * touchdown scored on play Other 0 0 TOTAL 32 6 25-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Thyrick Pitts 6 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 DeJoun Lee 6 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Will Knight 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 Jourdan Townsend 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 Andre Robinson 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Chichi Amachi 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Pat Kehoe 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Owen Tyler 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bryce De Maille 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nolan Henderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Coleman 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 32 6 9 15 7 1 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 61 Will Knight vs Delaware State (8/29/2019) Rushing Touchdown 21 Pat Kehoe vs Delaware State (8/29/2019) Passing 66 Chichi Amachi from Pat Kehoe vs Rhode Island (9/7/2019) Passing Touchdown 66 Chichi Amachi from Pat Kehoe vs Rhode Island (9/7/2019) Punt Return 47 Jourdan Townsend vs Delaware State (8/29/2019) Kick Return 59 Jourdan Townsend vs North Dakota State (9/14/2019) Interception Return 18 Drew Nickles vs Penn (9/21/2019) Fumble Return None Punt 54 Nick Pritchard vs North Dakota State (9/14/2019) Field Goal 38 Jake Roth vs Delaware State (8/29/2019)