FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Delaware Blue Hens game details
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Delaware Stadium · Attendance 19,176
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 51 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 10, Delaware 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Delaware outscored its opponent in 2 and Western Kentucky in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
 Delaware | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-14 | 9-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 338 | 435 |
| Passing | 230 | 314 |
| Comp/Att | 23/31 | 28/46 |
| Yards per pass | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Rushing | 108 | 121 |
| Rushing Attempts | 26 | 34 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Penalties | 8-90 | 1-15 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:31 | 32:29 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Maverick McIvor | 23/31 | 230 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 72.6 |
rushing
| Maverick McIvor | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Marvis Parrish | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
| La'Vell Wright | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| George Hart III | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
receiving
| Matthew Henry | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | 48 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Cameron Flowers | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 23 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| George Hart III | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marvis Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Meyers | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
fumbles
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Jaylen Wester | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller Malone | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarko Williams | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Lewis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Ma'hi Ali | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harper Holloman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakeem Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Emery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaavan Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Donald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Venson Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josaiah Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Koron Hayward | 1 | 25 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Demarko Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
kicking
| John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Cole Maynard | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Delaware Blue Hens
passing
| Nick Minicucci | 28/45 | 314 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Nick Minicucci | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 3 | 29 |
| Jo Silver | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Viron Ellison Jr. | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick Tyree | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Jake Thaw | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Jo Silver | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Elijah Sessoms | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Sean Wilson | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Kyre Duplessis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Donovan Lewis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ja'Carree Kelly | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Nick Laboy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Connor Witthoft | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Max Patterson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Viron Ellison Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| Nick Minicucci | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KT Seay | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Gavin Moul | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Matthews | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marje Mulumba | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KT Seay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mysonne Pollard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Scott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasson Manning Jr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Matthews | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kshawn Cox Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominick Brogna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahlil Ali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Yelbert Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Karika | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaeden Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Scott III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Mysonne Pollard | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Ja'Carree Kelly | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kyre Duplessis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Nate Reed | 1/2 | 50.0 | 23 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Brenden Lach | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:36 | Nick Minicucci 2 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:55 | John Cannon 41 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:55 | Nate Reed 23 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:55 | K.D. Hutchinson 5 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Nick Minicucci 1 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 3 | 8:01 | John Cannon 43 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 17 |
| 3 | 7:20 | Koron Hayward 25 Yd Interception Return (John Cannon Kick) | 20 – 17 |
| 3 | 0:38 | George Hart III 5 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon Kick) | 27 – 17 |
| 4 | 9:54 | Nick Minicucci 2 Yd Run (Nate Reed Kick) | 27 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:34 AM UTCData methodology