Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Delaware Blue Hens
· 68 Ventures Bowl
Delaware holds off Louisiana 20-13 for 68 Ventures Bowl win in first season of FBS play
The Fightin' Blue Hens, who went 6-6 in their first year of FBS play, were granted a waiver to play in a bowl game after there were not enough six-win teams to fill all 42 of the FBS bowl games. In general, first-year FBS teams are not chosen for bowl games during their transition period. Wednesday's victory makes Delaware 7-6 overall.
The Blue Hens had to defend two passes into their own end zone in the final seconds to preserve the win. The Ragin' Cajuns had the ball on their own 7-yard line with 1:41 remaining. Lunch Winfield led a drive that included a 32-yard completion to Charles Robertson and a pass interference penalty on Delaware.
After Louisiana (6-7) reached the 8-yard line, Winfield ran for 1 yard on first down and threw incomplete on second down. On third down with two seconds left, Blake Matthews broke up a pass in the end zone.
Silver's long touchdown gave Delaware a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and the Blue Hens went on to lead 10-3 at halftime. Nick Minicucci's 35-yard touchdown pass to Sean Wilson made it 17-3 early in the third quarter and a field goal made it 20-3 midway through the third quarter.
Louisiana kicked a field goal to make it 20-6 heading to the fourth and Winfield added an 8-yard touchdown pass to Shelton Sampson Jr. to make it 20-13 with eight minutes left.
Minicucci passed for 176 yards and Winfield had 231 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 0:18 | Jo Silver 61 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:05 | Tony Sterner 22 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:28 | Nate Reed 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:40 | Sean Wilson 35 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:59 | Nate Reed 27 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 2:31 | Tony Sterner 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:49 | Shelton Sampson Jr. 8 Yd pass from Lunch Winfield (Tony Sterner Kick) |
Statistics
 UL |
 DEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 16 |
| 6-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 |
| 3-5 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 335 | Total Yards | 334 |
| 231 | Passing | 176 |
| 21/38 | Comp/Att | 19/30 |
| 6.1 | Yards per pass | 5.9 |
| 104 | Rushing | 158 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 2.7 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 1-5 | Penalties | 2-29 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 33:55 | Possession | 26:05 |
Game Information
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 17,234 · Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Madison | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| South Alabama | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Southern Miss | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Troy | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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