Delaware
Pirates lose to Delaware 35-3 in first CAA match
There was no newbie’s luck on this case. Hampton College’s first sport within the Colonial Athletic Affiliation (CAA) didn’t go properly.
The Pirates had been 35-3 losers to the College of Delaware, earlier than 16,035 followers in Newark.
The Blue Hens outgained HU, 448 yards to 154, and had 27 first downs to the Pirates’ eight.
This was HU’s first CAA check after transferring over this 12 months from the Huge South. The Pirates had beforehand competed within the CIAA and MEAC.
Hampton, now 3-1, will likely be idle this week earlier than internet hosting the College of Maine on Oct. 8 at Armstrong Stadium at 2 p.m.
The Pirates’ solely rating at Delaware was on a fourth-period, 20-yard discipline aim by Axel Perez from Gardenia, Calif.
DeAndre Faulk from Suffolk had 14 tackles and Owashin Townsel added 12 to bolster the HU protection.
The CAA ranks with probably the most rugged FBS conferences within the NCAA. From the CAA, James Madison received the nationwide title in 2004 and ’16, Villanova prevailed in ’09, Richmond in ’08 and Delaware in ’03.