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GAME #3 • DELAWARE FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES #rv DELAWARE “Blue Hens” (2-0) vs. NAVY “Midshipmen” (1-0) Sat., Sept. 14, 2013 • 3:30 p.m. • Navy-Marine Corps Stadium (34,000) • Annapolis, Md. • CBS Sports Network TV GAME DAY MULTIMEDIA HEAD COACHES DELAWARE: TELEVISION - Televised live nationally on CBS Sports Dave Brock (Salisbury State ‘94) - 2-0 all-time at Delaware Network. Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Randy Cross and overall...named the 22nd head coach in Delaware football (analysis), and Sheehan Burch (sideline) on broadcast. history on Jan. 18, 2013...becomes just the fifth head coach RADIO - Blue Hen Radio Network (WDSD 94.7 since the 1940 season...native of Moorestown, N.J. and a veter- FM): Scott Klatzkin (play-by-play), Matt Janus (analyst), an of 22 collegiate seasons as an assistant coach...comes to Tim Donnelly (sideline), Matt Ryan (engineer) GAME PREVIEW: Delaware after serving one season as the Live Stream: http://www.iheart.com/live/461/ BLUE HENS LOOKING TO GO 3-0; HEAD TO offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Delaware Student Radio Network (WVUD 91.3 NAVY FOR NON-CONFERENCE TILE coach under coach Kyle Flood at Rutgers FM): Ben Haley (play-by-play) The University of Delaware will hit the road for the first where team posted a 9-4 record, won a LIVE WEBSTREAMING/LIVE STATS: time this week as the unbeaten Blue Hens (2-0), big winners share of the Big East title, and advanced to http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/ over Jacksonville and Delaware State the last two weeks, head the Russell Athletic Bowl...has also coached to Annapolis, Md. to take on rival Navy at Navy-Marine Corps at Boston College, Kansas State, North DELAWARE ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Stadium Saturday. Carolina, Temple, Hofstra, Salisbury State, and Western Scott Selheimer The game will be televised live nationally on CBS Sports Connecticut State...played linebacker at Ferrum (Va.) College Office: 302-831-8007 Cell: 302-562-5129 Network TV. before earning degree from Salisbury (Md.) State University in Email: [email protected] Website: bluehens.com Always one of the most anticipated games of the year for 1994...he and wife, Karen, have five children - Henry, William, Delaware Stadium Press Box: 302-831-6199 UD players and fans, Delaware will be looking to snap a person- Richard, Kate, and Maggie. al two-game losing streak to the Mids and pick up a win for the NAVY ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS first time since a 59-52 win in 2007. The team teams will meet NAVY: Scott Strasmeier for the 17th time with Navy holding a slim 9-7 advantage. Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ‘89)...6th season at Navy and over- Office: 410-293-8775 Email: [email protected] Navy opened its season last Saturday night with a 41-35 all (41-26, .612)...2-0 all-time vs. Delaware (both games at Cell: 443-336-9023 Website: www.navysports.com win at Indiana behind a 444-yard rushing attack. Navy)...has led Mids to eight or more wins four times and to five bowl games, including a win at the 2009 2013 DELAWARE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2013 RECORDS Texas Bowl...led Navy to record of 8-5 (2-0, 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association) Delaware: 2-0 (0-0, Colonial Athletic Association) and a Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl appear- Navy: 1-0 (NCAA FBS Independent) ance in 2012... had two coaching stints at AUGUST Navy for a total of 10 seasons prior to 29 Jacksonville (Fla.) ..........................W 51-35 2012 RECORDS taking over as head coach...previously SEPTEMBER served as assistant head coach and offen- Delaware: 5-6 (2-5 CAA/8th Place) 7 Delaware State (NBCSN-TV) ............W 42-21 sive line coach at Navy...Navy went 45- Navy: 8-5 (Fight Hunger Bowl) 14 AT NAVY (CBS-SN TV)..................3:30 p.m. 29 in his six seasons as offensive line coach...lettered three 21 Wagner ............................................6 p.m. years as a quarterback and led Hawaii to their first postseason NATIONAL RANKINGS (Freshman Friends & Family Day/Band Day) bowl in 1989...hired as a full-time assistant at Hawaii in 1992 Delaware - Received votes in The Sports Network and FCS 28 *James Madison (CSN-TV)................7 p.m. and spent three seasons as an offensive assistant coach. Coaches Top 25 polls (Sept. 2 - New Poll Announced Sept. 9) (2003 National Champion Reunion) Navy - Unranked OCTOBER DELAWARE-NAVY SERIES 5 at *Maine ......................................3:30 p.m. DELAWARE-NAVY SERIES • Navy leads 9-7 since first game in 1931 12 *Albany (CSN-TV) ..........................12 p.m. • Navy leads 8-5 in games played in Annapolis, Md. • Navy leads 9-7 since first game in 1931 and has won two (Homecoming/’63 National Champ. Reunion) • Navy won the most recent meeting, 40-17 in 2011 in straight contests, including a 40-17 win in 2011 and a 35-18 26 at *Rhode Island ..............................12 noon Annapolis, Md. in the season opener for both teams win in 2009 (see more series note and details on page 2) NOVEMBER • Delaware’s last win in the series was a 59-52 win in 2007 at 2 at *Towson ..........................................7 p.m. Annapolis 9 *William & Mary (CSN-TV) ..............3 p.m. (P&F Weekend) - more - 16 *Richmond (Hall of Fame Day) ....12 noon 23 at *Villanova (PPL Park, Chester, Pa.) (Battle of the Blue) ..................................tba Catch all the latest Blue Hens Sports action at www.bluehens.com *=Colonial Athletic Association Game 2-2-2-2 jaunt on just the fourth play of the game and later scored on 2013 THE SPORTS NETWORK runs of 27 yards in the third quarter and one-yard early in the MEDIA POLL (Sept. 9) • In the overall series, Navy has outscored Delaware by a final stanza. He also hit Aaron Santiago on a 12-yard scoring 1. North Dakota State Bison (146) ..................2-0 425-327 margin, an average of just 6.1 points per game toss midway through the final stanza to push the Navy lead to 2. Eastern Washington Eagles (6) ....................2-0 40-10. 3. Montana State Bobcats ................................1-1 Game-by-Game Delaware's defense, which lost eight starters and three 4. Towson Tigers ..........................................2-0 1931 - Navy, 12-7 (at Navy) All-Americans from a unit that led the nation in scoring defense 5. Sam Houston State Bearkats ........................1-1 1985 - Delaware, 16-13 (at Delaware) a year ago when it gave up just 12.1 points per game, allowed 6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits ....................2-0 1986 - Delaware, 27-14 (at Navy) its highest point total since a 41-7 setback to Colonial Athletic 7. Northern Iowa Panthers ..............................2-0 1987 - Navy, 31-22 (at Delaware) Association foe James Madison in 2008. 8. Central Arkansas Bears ................................1-1 1988 - Navy, 30-3 (at Navy) (biggest Navy win margin) 9. Eastern Illinois Panthers ..............................2-0 1989 - Delaware, 10-9 (at Delaware) 10. Georgia Southern Eagles ..............................2-0 1990 - Navy, 31-27 (at Navy) 11. Montana Grizzlies ........................................1-0 1991 - Delaware, 29-25 (at Navy) 12. New Hampshire Wildcats ......................0-1 1992 - Delaware, 37-21 (at Navy) 13. McNeese State Cowboys ..............................2-0 1995 - Navy, 31-7 (at Navy) 14. Cal Poly Mustangs ........................................1-1 1996 - Navy, 30-14 (at Navy) 15. Richmond Spiders ....................................1-1 2003 - Delaware, 21-17 (at Navy) 16. Wofford Terriers ..........................................1-1 2004 - Navy, 34-20 (at Navy) 17. Stony Brook Seawolves ........................1-0 2007 - Delaware, 59-52 (at Navy) 18. Illinois State Redbirds ..................................0-1 2009 - Navy, 35-18 (at Navy) 19. Villanova Wildcats ..................................0-2 2011 - Navy, 40-17 (at Navy) 20. James Madison Dukes ............................1-1 21. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ........................2-0 LAST MEETING: 22. Lehigh Mountain Hawks ..............................1-0 NAVY 40, DELAWARE 17 LAST TIME OUT: 23. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats ..........................2-0 September 3, 2011 • Annapolis, Md. Hens Claim First State Cup Once Again, 24. Youngstown State Penguins ..........................2-0 Roll Past Delaware State for 42-21 Victory 25. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks ....................0-1 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy quarterbacks have a history of big games against the University of Delaware. NEWARK, Del. (Sept. 7, 2013) -- The First State Cup Next five receiving votes: DELAWARE, Samford Senior Kriss Proctor added to that legacy as he ran for will remain in the hands of the University of Delaware football 206, So. Utah 185, East. Kentucky 159, Fordham 122 176 yards and three touchdowns and passed for another score team for yet another year. The Blue Hens broke out to a 28- 2013 FCS COACHES POLL (9/9) as the Mids spoiled the season opener for the Blue Hens with a point halftime lead and rolled to a 42-21 victory over Delaware State in the annual battle of the state’s only NCAA 1. North Dakota State (26) ..................................2-0 40-17 victory before a sun-splashed crowd of 34,117 at Navy- Division I teams. 2. Eastern Washington..........................................2-0 Marine Corps Stadium. QB Trent Hurley, who earned the Nate Beasley MVP 3. Montana State ................................................1-1 The No. 5 ranked Blue Hens were able to pile up 363 Award, completed 24 of 31 passes for a career-high 328 yards 4. Towson ...................................................... 2-0 yards of offense but too many missed opportunities proved to and four touchdowns to lead the Hens (2-0) to their second 5. Sam Houston State ..........................................1-1 be Delaware's undoing. straight big victory. Delaware scored 40 or more points in con- 6. South Dakota State ..........................................2-0 Sophomore All-American running back Andrew Pierce, secutive games for the first time since 2010. 6. Central Arkansas..............................................1-1 the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Year, The Hens, 2-0 for the third time in the last four years, 8.