2019 Delaware Football Game Notes
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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 .......................................................sday@udel.edu 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.