Minicucci and Yarns each account for 3 TDs to help Delaware beat Albany 28-14
NEWARK, Del. -- — Nick Minicucci threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Yarns had 127 yards rushing and accounted for 3 TDs and Delaware beat Albany 28-14 Saturday.
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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2025 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Bryant | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Campbell | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Elon | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Hampton | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Maine | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Monmouth | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Hampshire | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Stony Brook | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Towson | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UAlbany | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Villanova | 0-0 | 0-0 |
William & Mary | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2025 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Delaware | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Florida International | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0-0 |