Delaware Blue Hens vs Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football

Delaware

1-1

26-35

Final

Vanderbilt

2-0

FirstBank Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Downs
Touchdown
Punt
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DEL	0	17	0	9	26
VAN	14	0	21	0	35

Who won: Vanderbilt 35-26

The Vanderbilt Commodores beat the Delaware Blue Hens 35-26 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at FirstBank Stadium. The Vanderbilt outscored the Delaware 21-0 in the 3rd quarter. Jared Curtis led the Vanderbilt in passing yards (14/22, 210 YDS, 1 TD). Nick Minicucci led the Delaware in passing yards (11/27, 182 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

DELVAN

181st Downs17

3-153rd down efficiency5-15

2-24th down efficiency2-4

338Total Yards339

240Passing239

15/32Comp/Att17/31

7.5Yards per pass7.7

98Rushing100

36Rushing Attempts38

2.7Yards per rush2.6

3-18Penalties6-36

2Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost1

2Interceptions thrown0

31:20Possession28:40

Player of the game

CJ Heard

VAN · 8 TKL, 2 SACKS, 1 FF, 1 PD

8.3

Win probability

100%VAN final

DELVAN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00VAN
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:21VAN
Rush
Kneel down by #2 J.Curtis at Vandy41 for loss of 1 yard
3rd & 12 at VAN 42
Q4 0:44VAN
Rush
Kneel down by #2 J.Curtis at Vandy42 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at VAN 43
Q4 1:19
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #2 J.Curtis at Vandy43 for loss of 1 yard
J. Curtis · 8 CAR, 1 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 44
Q4 1:26
TO
Picked off
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass intercepted by #26 C.Daniels at Vandy36 #26 C.Daniels return 8 yards to the Vandy44, End Of Play
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 49
Q4 1:38DEL
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass incomplete deep right to #18 S.Wilson thrown to Vandy28 PENALTY Vandy Pass Interference (#26 C.Daniels) 15 yards from DEL36 to Vandy49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
4th & 10 at DEL 36
Q4 1:38
Incomplete to J. Silver
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass incomplete short left to #27 J.Silver thrown to DEL37 broken up by #4 M.Hight
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at DEL 36
Q4 1:41
Incomplete
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass incomplete short right thrown to DEL44 QB hurried by #24 N.Rinaldi and #5 Y.Ouattara
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at DEL 36
Q4 1:46
Incomplete to D. Lofton
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass incomplete short left to #5 D.Lofton thrown to DEL43 QB hurried by #99 T.Carter
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DEL 36
Q4 2:00DEL
Timeout
Timeout Delaware, clock 02:00
Q4 1:54
20 yd completion to S. Wilson
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete deep right to #18 S.Wilson caught at DEL36, for 20 yards to the DEL36 (#26 C.Daniels), 1ST DOWN
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 4th & 15 · 4th & 15 at DEL 16
Q4 2:22
8 yd completion to V. Ellison Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #21 V.Ellison Jr. caught at DEL10, for 8 yards to the DEL16 (#4 M.Hight; #11 B.Longwell)
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 3rd & 23 · 3rd & 23 at DEL 8
Q4 2:52
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #14 D.Lewis caught at DEL33, for 17 yards to the DEL33, End Of Play PENALTY DEL Holding (#62 A.Caccese) 8 yards from DEL16 to DEL08. NO PLAY
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 3rd & 15 · 3rd & 15 at DEL 16
Q4 3:22
3 yd completion to B. Graves
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #0 B.Graves caught at DEL15, for 3 yards loss to the DEL16 (#11 B.Longwell; #21 D.Chandler)
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at DEL 19
Q4 3:52
Sacked for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci sacked for loss of 2 yards to the DEL19 (#17 E.Kolenge)
N. Minicucci · 11/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DEL 21
Q4 4:03DEL
Timeout
Timeout Delaware, clock 04:03
Q4 3:59
Incomplete to S. Alexander
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass incomplete short middle to #28 S.Alexander thrown to DEL20 QB hurried by #10 B.Matthews and #11 J.Corbin, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
J. Curtis · 14/22, 210 YDS · 4th & 3 · 4th & 3 at DEL 21
Q4 4:09DEL
Timeout
Timeout Delaware, clock 04:09
Q4 4:02
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis rush middle for 6 yards gain to the DEL21 (#7 K.Seay; #9 C.Gallagher)
J. Curtis · 8 CAR, 1 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at DEL 27
Q4 4:15DEL
Timeout
Timeout Delaware, clock 04:15
Q4 4:09
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 M.Young rush middle for 1 yard gain to the DEL27 (#7 K.Seay; #20 J.Bell)
M. Young · 8 CAR, 38 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at DEL 28
Q4 4:15
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 M.Young rush middle for 0 yards to the DEL28 (#11 J.Corbin)
M. Young · 8 CAR, 38 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DEL 28
Q4 4:59
14 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #28 S.Alexander rush left for 14 yards gain to the DEL28 (#18 J.Kolagbodi), 1ST DOWN
S. Alexander · 9 CAR, 39 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DEL 42
Q4 5:46
9 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis rush middle for 9 yards gain to the DEL42 (#3 B.Gorham; #89 N.Ray), 1ST DOWN
J. Curtis · 8 CAR, 1 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at VAN 49
Q4 6:28
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #28 S.Alexander rush left for 6 yards gain to the Vandy49 (#2 K.Ali)
S. Alexander · 9 CAR, 39 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 43