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Ayden Garnes fist bumps opposing captains at Delaware
Sarah Boekholder
17
Duquesne DUQ 2-3 , 1-0
43
Winner Delaware DEL 4-1 , 2-0
Duquesne DUQ
2-3 , 1-0
17
Final
43
Delaware DEL
4-1 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DUQ Duquesne 7 10 0 0 17
DEL Delaware 15 7 7 14 43

Game Recap: Football |

No. 9/10 Delaware Downs Dukes in Non-Conference Finale

NEWARK, Del. - The Duquesne University football team lost a hard-fought battle to No. 9/10 ranked Delaware, 43-17, on Saturday afternoon in front of a sold-out Delaware Stadium. 

The Dukes (2-3) made a statement in the first half and came out firing, scoring on three of their first four drives to earn a pair of early leads, but the nationally ranked Blue Hens (4-1) powered their way back in front and ultimately took the game. 

The play after a fumble recovery was overturned, CJ Barnes rocked the Delaware quarterback for a sack to force a punt on the opening possession for the Blue Hens. The Dukes came out on offense and found the endzone on their third play with a 52-yard, catch-and-run touchdown by DJ Powell from Darius Perrantes to take the lead just over two minutes into the game. 

Delaware answered with a pair of touchdown drives and tacked on a two-point conversion on their first score to go up 15-7 by the end of the first quarter. 

Duquesne bounced back by going 70 yards down to the goal line, aided by a 22-yard run by JaMario Clements and a 27-yard reception by Tedy Afful. A Clements run got called back by review, deeming a knee down just shy of the goal line, then a defensive stand by Delaware and delay of game penalty forced a field goal. Brian Bruzdewicz connected from 25 yards out to salvage points on the drive. 

Ayden Garnes made his second interception of the season, the first Duke to do so, in the endzone on the following defensive outing, then two plays later Edward Robinson broke off the longest touchdown of the season for the Dukes with a 68-yard run to retake the lead at 17-15. 

Delaware got in the endzone 41 seconds before the half regaining a 22-17 advantage and they would not relinquish it the rest of the way. The Blue Hens shutout Duquesne in the second half, while adding 21 points for the 43-17 victory. 

GAME NOTES 

  • The two Dukes touchdowns were consecutively the longest scores of the season (52-yard catch by DJ Powell from Darius Perrantes and a 68-yard rush by Edward Robinson). 

  • Powell now leads the team and is the first receiver in the Northeast Conference to catch four touchdowns this season … He ended the game with a team-high 59 yards. 

  • Perrantes finished the game 9-for-17 for 128 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions … He has now thrown a touchdown in four of the five games to start the season. 

  • Edward Robinson led the team for the third straight game on the ground totaling 86 yards on eight carries with a touchdown, the second of his career and second straight week in the endzone … Duquesne held the edge on the ground (162-119), with 123 of them coming in the first half. 

  • With Ayden Garnes' interception, the Dukes have forced a turnover in every game this season. 

  • Tim Lowery led the DU defense with five tackles, while CJ Barnes and Matt Brooks picked up sacks … Brooks' was his first career sack. 

  • Duquesne falls to 0-2 all-time against Delaware … Both matchups (2010 and 2023) have been in Newark and the Blue Hens have been ranked in the top-12 nationally both times. 


POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Head Coach Jerry Schmitt
 

UP NEXT 

Duquesne turns back to Northeast Conference play for the rest of the regular season. The Dukes will be back at Rooney Field next Saturday at 12 pm against Central Connecticut State to kick off a two-game home stand. 

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