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Delaware State at Sacred Heart

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Sacred Heart beat Delaware State 35–⁠31. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

AwayDelaware State8–⁠4 in 2025
31
HomeSacred Heart8–⁠4 in 2025
35

Final at Campus Field, FairfieldTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,456

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Igor I Sikorsky Mem Airport, 12 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Official
Jonathan GrandeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Delaware State14170031
Sacred Heart7138735

Standouts

  • PassingJack Snyder28 of 36, 298 yards, 2 TDSacred Heart
  • RushingMarquis Gillis13 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDDelaware State
  • ReceivingRyan Pellum2 catches, 85 yards, 1 TDDelaware State

Player stats

Delaware State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jayden Sauray12/1820710
Kaiden Bennett1/1600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marquis Gillis13123275
James Jones997065
Kaiden Bennett244140
Jayden Jenkins2201
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Pellum285175
Kyree Benton463026
Terrence Rone224013
NyGhee Lolley221012

Sacred Heart

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Snyder28/3629820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mitchell Summers2074110
Trey Eberhart III1457020
Jack Snyder1432115
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mitchell Summers493056
Kevin McGuire1078023
Jason Palmieri563241
Payton Rhoades434012

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Delaware StateSacred Heart
466Total yards456
213Passing yards298
253Rushing yards158
11.2Yards per pass8.3
7.4Yards per rush3.2
16First downs29
5–⁠11Third downs10–⁠17
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
10–⁠125Penalties6–⁠39
23:20Possession36:40

Efficiency

Delaware StateSacred Heart
52%Success rate55%
0.42EPA per play0.40
1.47Explosiveness1.07
0.27Rushing EPA0.19
0.65Passing EPA0.68
43%Passing-down success56%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Sacred Heart 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Delaware State −5, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Sacred Heart end zoneDelaware State end zoneQ1 Delaware StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Delaware StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 playsQ2 Delaware StateField goal, 5 playsQ2 Sacred HeartField goal, 10 playsQ3 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 7 playsQ3 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Delaware StateMissed FG, 10 playsQ4 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 Delaware StateTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Sacred HeartEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Sacred Heart drives left to right, Delaware State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Delaware StateTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
  2. Q1 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  3. Q1 Delaware StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 71 yards
  4. Q2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q2 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  6. Q2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
  7. Q2 Sacred HeartPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 Delaware StateField goal, 5 plays, 12 yards
  9. Q2 Sacred HeartField goal, 10 plays, 61 yards
  10. Q3 Sacred HeartMissed FG, 7 plays, 58 yards
  11. Q3 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 11 plays, 77 yards
  12. Q3 Delaware StateMissed FG, 10 plays, 72 yards
  13. Q4 Sacred HeartTouchdown, 15 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q4 Delaware StateTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q4 Sacred HeartEnd of game, 7 plays, 38 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Delaware State 14, Sacred Heart 7
Delaware State Touchdown, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Kling kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Sacred Heart Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Yards)
14:491st & 10 at own 25Marquis Gillis run for 75 yds for a TD (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)Delaware State 7, Sacred Heart 0
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 11 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:491st & 10 at own 25Jack Snyder pass complete to Payton Rhoades for 6 yds to the SHU 31
14:492nd & 4 at own 31Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 9 yds to the SHU 40 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at own 40Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 8 yds to the SHU 48
14:492nd & 2 at own 48Mitchell Summers run for 10 yds to the DSU 42 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 42Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 5 yds to the DSU 37
14:492nd & 5 at opp 37Jack Snyder run for 1 yd to the DSU 36
14:493rd & 4 at opp 36Delaware State Penalty, off-side (Emerson Martin) to the DSU 31 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 31Mitchell Summers run for 5 yds to the DSU 26
14:492nd & 5 at opp 26Jack Snyder run for 4 yds to the DSU 22
14:493rd & 1 at opp 22Mitchell Summers run for 10 yds to the DSU 12 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 12Jack Snyder pass complete to Tyler Picinic for 8 yds to the DSU 4
8:542nd & 2 at opp 4Mitchell Summers 4 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick)Tied at 7
Delaware State Touchdown, 7 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 35Matt Kling kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:541st & 10 at own 25Kaiden Bennett pass complete to James Jones for 6 yds to the DSU 31
8:542nd & 4 at own 31James Jones run for 3 yds to the DSU 34
8:543rd & 1 at own 34Kaiden Bennett run for 40 yds to the SHU 26 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at opp 26Jayden Sauray pass complete to Phillippe Wesley for 9 yds to the SHU 17 for a 1ST down Sacred Heart Penalty, personal foul (Myles Hamilton) to the SHU 8 for a 1ST down
8:541st & goal at opp 8Jayden Jenkins run for 1 yd to the SHU 7
8:542nd & goal at opp 7Marquis Gillis run for 3 yds to the SHU 4
2nd quarter6 drives, then Delaware State 31, Sacred Heart 20
Delaware State Touchdown, 11 plays
13:021st & 10 at own 35Matt Kling kickoff for 55 yds
13:021st & 10 at own 35Marquis Gillis run for 11 yds to the DSU 46 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at own 46Marquis Gillis run for a loss of 1 yard to the DSU 45
13:022nd & 11 at own 45Jayden Sauray pass complete to Kyree Benton for 12 yds to the SHU 43 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 43Jayden Jenkins run for 1 yd to the SHU 42
13:022nd & 9 at opp 42Jayden Sauray pass incomplete to Julius Dominguez, broken up by Glory Stephen-Wangboje
13:023rd & 9 at opp 42Jayden Sauray pass complete to Kyree Benton for 18 yds to the SHU 24 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 24Marquis Gillis run for 5 yds to the SHU 19
13:022nd & 5 at opp 19James Jones run for no gain to the SHU 19 for a 1ST down Sacred Heart Penalty, face mask (10 yards) (Peter Schanne) to the SHU 9 for a 1ST down
13:021st & goal at opp 9Marquis Gillis run for 7 yds to the SHU 2
13:022nd & goal at opp 2Marquis Gillis run for no gain to the SHU 2
9:033rd & goal at opp 2Marquis Gillis 2 Yd Run (Patrick Fisher-Butler Kick)
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 8 plays
8:551st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 61 yds , Dean Hangey return for 21 yds to the SHU 25
8:551st & 10 at own 25Jack Snyder pass incomplete
8:552nd & 10 at own 25Trey Eberhart III run for a loss of 1 yard to the SHU 24 for a 1ST down Delaware State Penalty, personal foul (Anthony Hebert) to the SHU 39 for a 1ST down
8:551st & 10 at own 39Mitchell Summers run for 7 yds to the SHU 46
8:552nd & 3 at own 46Jack Snyder pass complete to Payton Rhoades for 6 yds to the DSU 48 for a 1ST down
8:551st & 10 at opp 48Mitchell Summers run for 4 yds to the DSU 44
8:552nd & 6 at opp 44Jack Snyder pass complete to Payton Rhoades for 12 yds to the DSU 32 Delaware State Penalty, personal foul (Samuel Scaife IV) to the DSU 17
8:551st & 10 at opp 17Sacred Heart Penalty, false start (Evan Scribner) to the DSU 22
8:551st & 15 at opp 22Mitchell Summers run for 7 yds to the DSU 15
5:502nd & 8 at opp 15Jack Snyder 15 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick)
Delaware State Touchdown, 1 play
5:501st & 10 at own 35Matt Kling kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:391st & 10 at own 25Ryan Pellum Taylor 75 Yd pass from Jayden Sauray (Patrick Fisher-Butler Kick)
Sacred Heart Punt, 3 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:391st & 10 at own 25Jack Snyder pass incomplete to Tyler Picinic
5:392nd & 10 at own 25Mitchell Summers run for no gain to the SHU 25
5:393rd & 10 at own 25Jack Snyder pass incomplete to Kevin McGuire, broken up by Jadarrius Perkins
4:474th & 10 at own 25Michael Sbuttoni punt for 40 yds , Ryan Pellum Taylor returns for 38 yds to the SHU 27
Delaware State Field goal, 5 plays
4:471st & 10 at opp 27Jayden Sauray pass complete to Ryan Pellum Taylor for 10 yds to the SHU 17 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at opp 17Jayden Sauray run for a loss of 3 yards to the SHU 20
4:472nd & 13 at opp 20Jayden Sauray run for 2 yds to the SHU 18
2:453rd & 11 at opp 18James Jones run for 3 yds to the SHU 15
1:554th & 8 at opp 15Patrick Fisher-Butler 33 Yd Field Goal
Sacred Heart Field goal, 10 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:551st & 10 at own 25Sacred Heart Penalty, false start (Jason Palmieri) to the SHU 20
1:551st & 15 at own 20Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 6 yds to the SHU 26
1:552nd & 9 at own 26Jack Snyder pass incomplete to Jason Palmieri
1:553rd & 9 at own 26Jack Snyder sacked by Brian Bates and Na’Shawn Biggs for a loss of 6 yards to the SHU 20
1:074th & 15 at own 20Michael Sbuttoni punt for a 1ST down , Jadarrius Perkins returns for no gain to the SHU 20 for a 1ST down Delaware State Penalty, personal foul (Lonnell McCall II) to the SHU 35 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 35Jack Snyder pass complete to Jason Palmieri for 5 yds to the SHU 40
1:072nd & 5 at own 40Jack Snyder pass complete to Payton Rhoades for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at the 50Jack Snyder pass complete to Jason Palmieri for 4 yds to the DSU 46
0:412nd & 6 at opp 46Jack Snyder run for no gain to the DSU 46
0:273rd & 6 at opp 46Jack Snyder run for 9 yds to the DSU 37 Delaware State Penalty, personal foul (Cameron Wright) to the DSU 22
0:271st & 10 at opp 22Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 8 yds to the DSU 14
0:002nd & 2 at opp 14Matt Kling 31 Yd Field Goal
3rd quarter4 drives, then Delaware State 31, Sacred Heart 28
Sacred Heart Missed FG, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Mitchell Summers run for 2 yds to the SHU 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Jack Snyder sacked by Na’Shawn Biggs and Quincy Robinson for a loss of 6 yards to the SHU 21
15:003rd & 14 at own 21Jack Snyder pass complete to Mitchell Summers for 56 yds to the DSU 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 23Mitchell Summers run for 3 yds to the DSU 20
15:002nd & 7 at opp 20Mitchell Summers run for 3 yds to the DSU 17
15:003rd & 4 at opp 17Jack Snyder pass incomplete to Kevin McGuire
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & goal at opp 3Jack Snyder pass complete to Tyler Picinic for no gain to the SHU 3 Delaware State Penalty, roughing passer (Lucas Campizta) to the 50 yard line
12:344th & 4 at opp 17Matt Kling 34 yd FG MISSED
Delaware State Missed FG, 10 plays
12:341st & 10 at own 20Marquis Gillis run for 17 yds to the DSU 37 for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at own 37Jayden Sauray pass complete to Terrence Rone for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at the 50Sean Weston run for no gain to the 50 yard line
12:342nd & 10 at the 50Jayden Sauray pass complete to Terrence Rone for 11 yds to the SHU 39 for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at opp 39Marquis Gillis run for 2 yds to the SHU 37
12:342nd & 8 at opp 37Jayden Sauray pass complete to Kyree Benton for 26 yds to the SHU 11 for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at opp 11Jayden Sauray sacked by Jared Hirschfeld and Mike Deitelbaum for a loss of 6 yards to the SHU 17
12:342nd & 16 at opp 17Marquis Gillis run for 2 yds to the SHU 15
12:343rd & 14 at opp 15Jayden Sauray run for 7 yds to the SHU 8
7:284th & 7 at opp 8Patrick Fisher-Butler 26 yd FG MISSED
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 11 plays
7:281st & 10 at own 20Mitchell Summers run for no gain to the SHU 20
7:282nd & 10 at own 20Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 4 yds to the SHU 24
7:283rd & 6 at own 24Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for 9 yds to the SHU 33 for a 1ST down
7:281st & 10 at own 33Trey Eberhart III run for 5 yds to the SHU 38
7:282nd & 5 at own 38Jack Snyder pass complete to Trey Eberhart III for 11 yds to the SHU 49 for a 1ST down
7:281st & 10 at own 49Jack Snyder pass complete to Kevin McGuire for no gain to the SHU 49
7:282nd & 10 at own 49Jack Snyder pass complete to Dean Hangey for 8 yds to the DSU 43
7:283rd & 2 at opp 43Trey Eberhart III run for 6 yds to the DSU 37 for a 1ST down
7:281st & 10 at opp 37Trey Eberhart III run for a loss of 4 yards to the DSU 41
3:172nd & 14 at opp 41Jason Palmieri 41 Yd pass from Jack Snyder (Jack Snyder Pass to Tyler Picinic for Two-Point Conversion)
4th quarter3 drives, then Sacred Heart 35, Delaware State 31
Sacred Heart Touchdown, 15 plays
14:031st & 10 at own 45Jack Snyder run for 6 yds to the DSU 49
14:032nd & 4 at opp 49Jack Snyder pass complete to Mitchell Summers for 8 yds to the DSU 41 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 41Trey Eberhart III run for 6 yds to the DSU 35
14:032nd & 4 at opp 35Trey Eberhart III run for 3 yds to the DSU 32
14:033rd & 1 at opp 32Trey Eberhart III run for 1 yd to the DSU 31 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 31Mitchell Summers run for 4 yds to the DSU 27
14:032nd & 6 at opp 27Jack Snyder run for 5 yds to the DSU 22
14:033rd & 1 at opp 22Mitchell Summers run for 4 yds to the DSU 18 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 18Jack Snyder run for 1 yd to the DSU 17
14:032nd & 9 at opp 17Trey Eberhart III run for 6 yds to the DSU 11
14:033rd & 3 at opp 11Jack Snyder run for 2 yds to the DSU 9
14:034th & 1 at opp 9Trey Eberhart III run for 1 yd to the DSU 8 for a 1ST down
14:031st & goal at opp 8Trey Eberhart III run for 2 yds to the DSU 6
14:032nd & goal at opp 6Jack Snyder pass incomplete to Jason Palmieri
6:443rd & goal at opp 6Jason Palmieri 6 Yd pass from Jack Snyder (Matt Kling Kick)
Delaware State Turnover on downs, 10 plays
6:391st & 10 at own 35Matt Kling kickoff for 61 yds , Jadarrius Perkins return for 11 yds to the DSU 15
6:391st & 10 at own 15James Jones run for no gain to the DSU 15 Sacred Heart Penalty, off-side (Kenny Selby) to the DSU 20
6:391st & 5 at own 20James Jones run for 6 yds to the DSU 26 for a 1ST down
6:391st & 10 at own 26Jayden Sauray pass incomplete to Kyree Benton, broken up by Matthias Lighten
6:392nd & 10 at own 26James Jones run for 7 yds to the DSU 33
6:393rd & 3 at own 33Jayden Sauray pass complete to Jayden Jenkins for 5 yds to the DSU 38 Delaware State Penalty, Offensive holding (NyGhee Lolley) to the DSU 28
6:393rd & 8 at own 28Jayden Sauray pass complete to NyGhee Lolley for 9 yds to the DSU 37 for a 1ST down
6:391st & 10 at own 37James Jones run for 2 yds to the DSU 39 Delaware State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Ryan Pellum Taylor) to the DSU 24
6:392nd & 23 at own 24Jayden Sauray pass complete to NyGhee Lolley for 12 yds to the DSU 36
6:393rd & 11 at own 36Jayden Sauray pass incomplete to Kyree Benton
2:404th & 11 at own 36Jayden Sauray pass complete to Kyree Benton for 7 yds to the DSU 43
Sacred Heart End of game, 7 plays
2:401st & 10 at opp 43Mitchell Summers run for 5 yds to the DSU 38
2:092nd & 5 at opp 38Mitchell Summers run for 1 yd to the DSU 37
2:043rd & 4 at opp 37Sacred Heart Penalty, false start (Kevin McGuire) to the DSU 42
2:043rd & 9 at opp 42Jack Snyder pass complete to Mitchell Summers for 17 yds to the DSU 25 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 25Trey Eberhart III run for 3 yds to the DSU 22
1:522nd & 7 at opp 22Trey Eberhart III run for 20 yds to the DSU 2 for a 1ST down
1:521st & goal at opp 2run for a loss of 3 yards to the DSU 5
1:522nd & goal at opp 5run for a loss of 2 yards to the DSU 5

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Sacred Heart 35, Delaware State 31
2024Delaware State 17, Sacred Heart 15

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