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26–35
Final
 FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleVAN -20.5
FINALDelaware 26, Vanderbilt 35DEL covered +20.5CLOSED VAN -20.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Delaware Blue Hens vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: Full HighlightsVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
VAN WINNING
DEL WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: VAN 86% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 14 PTS

Scoring plays

10 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jared Curtis 1 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)

1:19
0-7
Rushing Touchdown

Sedrick Alexander 9 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)

0:00
0-14
Q2
Field Goal Good

Tucker Smack 37 Yd Field Goal

12:51
3-14
Rushing Touchdown

Viron Ellison Jr. 1 Yd Run (Tucker Smack Kick)

1:56
10-14
Blocked Punt Touchdown

Bryson Graves 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Tucker Smack Kick)

0:17
17-14
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Jared Curtis 1 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)

11:05
17-21
Blocked Punt Touchdown

Austin Howard 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Brock Taylor Kick)

9:30
17-28
Passing Touchdown

Walter Taylor 19 Yd pass from Jared Curtis (Brock Taylor Kick)

0:00
17-35
Q4
Field Goal Good

Tucker Smack 40 Yd Field Goal

11:55
20-35
Passing Touchdown

Da'Wain Lofton 43 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

6:37
26-35

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Jared Curtis scores 3 touchdowns as freshman QB helps Vanderbilt beat Delaware 35-26

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- , Jared Curtis ran for two touchdowns and threw his first career touchdown pass as Vanderbilt needed a 21-point third quarter to beat Delaware 35-26 on Saturday. Curtis came off the bench as the freshman took a big step toward claiming the starting quarterback job for Vanderbilt (2-0) after Blaze Berlowitz struggled. Coach Clark Lea went back and forth with both Curtis and Berlowitz in the first half with Delaware (1-1) taking a 17-14 halftime lead. Vanderbilt had a second straight game blocking a kick and returning it for a touchdown. This time, Austin Howard blocked the punt and recovered it for the score in the third quarter. Vanderbilt's mistake-filled first half contributed to the Commodores trailing 17-14 at half.

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Top performers

DEL
PASSINGNick Minicucci11/27, 182 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJo Silver16 CAR, 109 YDS
RECEIVINGDa'Wain Lofton4 REC, 142 YDS, 1 TD
VAN
PASSINGJared Curtis14/22, 210 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGSedrick Alexander9 CAR, 39 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJunior Sherrill5 REC, 94 YDS

Team stats

DEL · VAN
338
TOTAL YARDS
339
240
PASSING
239
98
RUSHING
100
18
1ST DOWNS
17
3-15
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-15
2
TURNOVERS
1
3-18
PENALTIES
6-36
31:20
POSSESSION
28:40

FIRSTBANK STADIUM, NASHVILLE · ATTENDANCE 35,000

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