Thu, Sep 3, 2026Delaware StadiumNewark, DE
The Story
Delaware rolls past Merrimack 42–7.
SeriesDelaware leads 1–0
ClosingClosing Delaware −31.5 · O/U 56.5 · final margin 35Delaware covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 1 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Delaware | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 1 · 2026Passing
| MerrimackMerrimack | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Meehan | 10/25 | 121 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hairston | 11/20 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 21/45 | 196 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 |
| DelawareDelaware | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Minicucci | 20/36 | 330 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Viron Ellison Jr. | 1/1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden Streeter | 3/7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24/44 | 435 | 9.9 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| MerrimackMerrimack | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galamama Mulbah | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | 18 |
| Matthias Latham | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Cooper Lehman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cole Meehan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 3 |
| AJ Hairston | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 48 | 1.9 | 1 | 18 |
| DelawareDelaware | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakeem Powell | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jo'Nathan Silver | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Viron Ellison Jr. | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 11 |
| Kaderris Roberts | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Nick Minicucci | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Jared Porter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Braden Streeter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Greg Spiller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 3 | 21 |
Receiving
| MerrimackMerrimack | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Latham | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Kenyon Massey | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Ethan Crite | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Cooper Lehman | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Stephon Patrick | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Andrew Korkosz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jalen McDonald | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Morgan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Galamama Mulbah | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Austin Palmer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 0 | 24 |
| DelawareDelaware | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaderris Roberts | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 1 | 75 |
| Sean Wilson | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 21 |
| Da'Wain Lofton | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 44 |
| Bryson Graves | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 37 |
| Donovan Lewis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Matt McKinley | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Tae'Sean Robinson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Elijah Sessoms | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jackson Whitacre | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Nick Tyree | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 24 | 435 | 18.1 | 3 | 75 |
Fumbles
| MerrimackMerrimack | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus McElroy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DelawareDelaware | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tae'Sean Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| MerrimackMerrimack | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertin Placide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DelawareDelaware | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| MerrimackMerrimack | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galamama Mulbah | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kenyon Massey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 25 | 0 |
| DelawareDelaware | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Graves | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Tyree | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| DelawareDelaware | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Graves | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Tae'Sean Robinson | 1 | -20 | -20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 27 | 0 |
Kicking
| MerrimackMerrimack | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guytano Bartolomeo | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| DelawareDelaware | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Smack | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Punting
| MerrimackMerrimack | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ryan | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| DelawareDelaware | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cupitt | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
Defense
| MerrimackMerrimack | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Wilson | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Simms | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Green Jr. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertin Placide | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaheed Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Ricks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corday Bethel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford Cantave | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajahn Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Markeith Hogan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrium Berry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Claude | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamden Wyatt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayden Bowe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Maple | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Ricks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasir Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| DelawareDelaware | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Jefferson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Moul | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Moore | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kahlil Ali | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Gallagher | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Bell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorian Rutledge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jawarren Corbin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Graham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Gorham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KT Seay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Corbin | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kshawn Cox Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Siafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaeden Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Steel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarion Kolagbodi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Eatmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Puryear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarco Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominick Brogna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon Griffith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dannell Jester Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Merrimack vs Delaware Team StatsMerrimack vs Delaware Team Stats
Week 1 · 2026| MerrimackMRMK | DelawareDEL | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1ST DOWNS | 27 |
| 4-16 | 3RD DOWN | 6-13 |
| 1-3 | 4TH DOWN | 1-1 |
| 244 | TOTAL YDS | 547 |
| 196 | PASS YDS | 435 |
| 21-45 | COMP/ATT | 24-44 |
| 4.4 | YDS/PASS | 9.9 |
| 48 | RUSH YDS | 112 |
| 25 | RUSH ATT | 29 |
| 1.9 | YDS/RUSH | 3.9 |
| 7-55 | PENALTIES | 3-30 |
| 2 | TURNOVERS | 1 |
| 1 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 1 |
| 31:49 | POSSESSION | 27:18 |
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