UAlbany Great Danes at Delaware Blue Hens
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Minicucci and Yarns each account for 3 TDs to help Delaware beat Albany 28-14
Delaware (7-1, 4-1 Coastal Athletic Association) won its first six games before a 28-9 loss at Richmond last time out.
Yarns broke three would-be tackles on his was to a 69-yard rushing touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. After Albany (3-5, 1-3) went three-and-out on its first possession, Yarn caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Minicucci to cap a 10-play, 71-yard drive that made it 14-0 less than 6 minutes into the game.
Myles Burkett threw a 13-yard TD strike to Caden Burti that trimmed the Great Danes' deficit to 14-7 late in the first quarter but Delaware answered 12-play drive that took 5 minutes, 56 seconds off the clock and gave the Blue Hens a 14-point lead when Minicucci hit Ja’Carree Kelly for a 16-yard touchdown with 10:32 left in the first half.
Albany went 75 yards in 17 plays and took nearly-10 minutes off the clock and Jojo Uga's 1-yard touchdown run to cap the opening drive of the second half made it a one-touchdown game with 5:12 left until the fourth quarter.
Yarns caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Minicucci to cap the scoring midway through the fourth quarter.
Minicucci finished 18-of-27 passing for 173 yards with no interceptions.
Burkett completed 14 of 28 for 208 yards and an interception for Albany.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:43 | Marcus Yarns 69 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:36 | Marcus Yarns 13 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:34 | Caden Burti 13 Yd pass from Myles Burkett (John Opalko Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:32 | Ja'Carree Kelly 16 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:12 | Jojo Uga 1 Yd Run (John Opalko Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:23 | Marcus Yarns 30 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick) |
Statistics
 ALB |
 DEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 4-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-14 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 342 | Total Yards | 353 |
| 208 | Passing | 173 |
| 14/29 | Comp/Att | 18/27 |
| 7.2 | Yards per pass | 6.4 |
| 134 | Rushing | 180 |
| 38 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 3.5 | Yards per rush | 5.5 |
| 7-52 | Penalties | 5-52 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:58 | Possession | 28:02 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, DE
Attendance: 17,847 · Capacity:
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