HAMPTON, Va. (Oct. 21, 2023) … Playing without its starting backfield, Hampton (3-4, 1-3) dropped a 47-3 decision to No. 7-ranked Delaware (5-1, 4-0), which scored the first 31 points of the contest.
Tymere Robinson carried the load for the Hampton offense rushing for 119 yards on 20 carries as Hampton managed 216 yards offense while Delaware amassed 522 total yards.
Mason King had nine tackles followed by teammate
Qwahsin Townsel and
Tre Stafford with seven stops each.
In Delaware's first possession, a pair of Hampton penalties gave the Blue Hens the ball inside the red zone. Two plays later, Marcus Yarns scored on an eight-yard run with 11:51 left in the opening quarter. Delaware struck again as Jourdan Townsend returned a Hampton punt 78 yards for a touchdown boosting the lead to 14-0 with 9:17 left in the first quarter. Nate Reed booted a 22-yard field goal late in the first quarter giving the Blue Hens a 17-0 lead.
Delaware made it 24-0 with 5:32 left before halftime when Yarns dashed in from four-yards out. Zach Marker scored from 18 yards out to cap a six-play, 73-yard drive before Hampton got on the board with a 30-yard field goal by
Brian Csehoski to make the score, 31-3, with 1:54 left before halftime. But Delaware responded moving 68 yards on six plays capped by Marker's 10-yard TD pass to Townsend to make the score 38-3 at intermission.
A 25-yard field goal by Reed midway through the third quarter pushed the lead to 41-3. Delaware added the exclamation point with a 27-yard scoring pass from Nick Mimicucci to James Collins with 5:47 left in the contest to make the score 47-3.
Hampton returns to action on Oct. 28 when the Pirates entertain CAA foe North Carolina A&T for Homecoming.
