Delaware Scores 30 Straight to Bury Missouri State 61-38
Missouri State led 35-31 early in the third quarter. Delaware then scored the next 30 points. Missouri State did not score again until a 27-yard field goal with 3:27 left made the final 61-38.
The first half was a shootout with a pick-six in it. Delaware scored first on a 31-yard run by Kaderris Roberts, Missouri State tied it and then went ahead when J.J. O'Neal returned an interception 47 yards. After that the lead changed hands again and again (six lead changes and three ties in all). Isaiah Myers caught an 11-yard touchdown from Henry Belin IV and then a 6-yarder with 14 seconds left in the half to make it 28-24 Missouri State at the break.
The second half belonged to Nick Minicucci. The Delaware quarterback threw touchdowns of 12 and 3 yards in the third quarter, ran one in from a yard out, and added another 3-yard touchdown pass in the fourth, for five touchdown passes on the day. Jo Silver ran in from three yards out, Tucker Smack kicked a 25-yard field goal with 6:44 left, and the lead was 61-35. (Delaware even had an extra point blocked along the way.)
Delaware out-gained Missouri State 483 yards to 431, with 233 on the ground against just 94 for the Bears. The turnover count was the quiet killer: Missouri State gave it away three times (two interceptions and a fumble) to Delaware's one. Delaware goes to 3-4 and Missouri State drops to 2-5. For fantasy, this was a night for owning the right side of the shootout. Myers and Minicucci each cleared 45 points.