AWAY · 5-5 Delaware DEL 
HOME · 2-8 Sam Houston @ SHSU WEEK 12 · CUSA FINAL FINAL DEL 23 SHSU 26 Houston, TX
Delaware vs Sam Houston
AWAY · 5-5 Delaware DEL HOME · 2-8 Sam Houston @ SHSU 
Delaware
5-5
Sam Houston
2-8
Final · 23 - 26
WEEK 12 · CUSA Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
Sat, Nov 15 12:00 AM Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
ESPN+ DEL –10.5 · O/U 56.5
Recap
Sam Houston held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by Delaware to secure a thrilling 26-23 victory at Shell Energy Stadium. The Bearkats rode Landan Brown's impressive performance, including a 62-yard touchdown run, to build a commanding 26-10 lead early in the final quarter. The Fightin' Blue Hens stormed back with two late touchdowns, including Nick Minicucci's 26-yard strike to Max Patterson, but couldn't complete the rally as Sam Houston's defense made one final stand.
KEY PERFORMERS
The difference-makers on both sidelines.
Final Stats
Delaware Sam Houston- 338 Pass Yards 213
- 95 Rush Yards 139
- 433 Total Yards 352
- 25 First Downs 20
- 30.8% 3rd Down Conv. 26.7%
- 3 Turnovers 0
- 81 Penalty Yards 78
- 32:04 Time of Possession 27:56
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 26 of 68 snaps 38%
- Pass plays 42 of 68 snaps 62%
Drive Chart
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Play by play
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the SamHou18.
PRIOR DRIVES
Del · 4th Quarter FG Miss
Missed Field Goal
36 yard field goal attempt by Nate Reed is NO GOOD.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Scott Moore.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at SamHou19 for a loss of 7 yards by Dylan Frazier.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Ja'Carree Kelly for 3 yards to the SamHou12. Tackled by Cecil Powell.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the right for 3 yards to the SamHou15. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 8 yards to the SamHou18. Tackled by Christopher Eaton Jr..
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Sean Wilson for 12 yards to the SamHou26.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 5 yards to the SamHou38. Tackled by Dylan Frazier.
Onside Kickoff
Nate Reed onside kickoff to the SamHou43. Onside kick recovered by kicking team.
Del · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Nate Reed extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Max Patterson for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Nick Minicucci rush to the left for 6 yards to the SamHou26. Tackled by Jace Arnold.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Viron Ellison Jr. defensed by Dylan Frazier.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Viron Ellison Jr. for 30 yards to the SamHou32. Tackled by Jaidan Scott and Tyler Bailey.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Sean Wilson for 14 yards to the Del38. Tackled by Tyler Bailey.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the middle to Kyre Duplessis for 2 yards to the Del24. Tackled by Alonzo Edwards Jr..
SamHou · 4th Quarter FG Miss
Missed Field Goal
40 yard field goal attempt by Christian Pavon is NO GOOD.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the right for 8 yards to the Del22.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Defensive Time Out
Fightin' Blue Hens timeout.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the Del30. Tackled by Jack Hall.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Fightin' Blue Hens (Mysonne Pollard) 15 yards.
Defensive Time Out
Fightin' Blue Hens timeout.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Del42. Tackled by Ethan Saunders.
Rush
Landyn Locke rush to the right for 12 yards to the Del44. Tackled by Gavin Moul.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the right for 0 yards to the SamHou44. Tackled by Gavin Moul and Jack Hall.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Grady O'Neill for 13 yards to the SamHou44. Tackled by KT Seay.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the SamHou31. Tackled by Jack Hall.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for 7 yards to the SamHou32. Tackled by KT Seay.
Kickoff
Nate Reed kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Del · 4th Quarter TD
Missed Two Point Conversion
Nick Minicucci 2 pt conversion pass is NO GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the middle to Ja'Carree Kelly for 30 yards to the SamHou3.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Ja'Carree Kelly for 20 yards to the SamHou33. Tackled by Tyler Bailey.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at Del47 for a loss of 3 yards by Christopher Eaton Jr. and Bryen Spaulding.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the middle intended for Donovan Lewis.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the left intended for Nick Laboy.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Sean Wilson for 28 yards to the Del50. Tackled by Emon Allen.
Rush
Nick Minicucci rush to the right for 4 yards to the Del22. Tackled by Antavious Fish.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at Del18 for a loss of 7 yards by Antavious Fish.
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
SamHou · 4th Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Christian Pavon 48 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for 0 yards to the Del30. Tackled by Keyshawn Hunter.
Penalty
Penalty: Intentional Grounding on Bearkats (Landyn Locke) 0 yards.
Sack
Landyn Locke sacked at Del30 for a loss of 9 yards by Dominick Brogna and Jack Hall.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Del21. Tackled by Jack Hall.
Del · 3rd Quarter Downs
Rush
Nick Minicucci rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Del20. Tackled by Dylan Frazier.
Defensive Time Out
Bearkats timeout.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Del21. Tackled by Antavious Fish and AJ Sargent.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Donovan Lewis for 12 yards to the Del21. Tackled by Emon Allen.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Fightin' Blue Hens -5 yards.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the left for 2 yards to the Del14. Tackled by Cecil Powell.
SamHou · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 34 yards to Del12. No return.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Landan Brown for 0 yards to the Del46. Tackled by Blake Matthews.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Qua'Vez Humphreys.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the left for 5 yards to the Del46. Tackled by Kahlil Ali.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Qua'Vez Humphreys for 11 yards to the SamHou49. Tackled by Marje Mulumba.
Del · 3rd Quarter TO
Fumble
Nick Minicucci sacked at SamHou40 for a loss of 5 yards by Christopher Eaton Jr.. FUMBLE, recovered by SamHou (Zeiqui Lawton).
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Sean Wilson for 35 yards to the SamHou35. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Fumble
Greg Spiller rush to the left for 5 yards to the Del30. Tackled by Jace Arnold. FUMBLE, recovered by Del (Ja'Carree Kelly).
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
SamHou · 3rd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Christian Pavon 23 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the Del5. Tackled by Keyshawn Hunter.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Del2. Tackled by Jack Hall.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for 5 yards to the Del3. Tackled by Kahlil Ali.
Penalty
Penalty: Ejection for Targeting on Fightin' Blue Hens (Colin Gallagher) 9 yards.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the left for 2 yards to the Del17. Tackled by Noah Matthews.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the left for 30 yards to the Del19. Tackled by KT Seay.
Del · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
Nick Minicucci pass intended for Ja'Carree Kelly INTERCEPTED by Cecil Powell. No return.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Del36. Tackled by Cecil Powell.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Sean Wilson for 10 yards to the Del34. Tackled by Ca'lub Holloway.
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the Del15. Jake Thaw return for 9 yards to Del24. Tackled by Jace Arnold.
SamHou · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Christian Pavon extra point is GOOD.
Penalty
Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on Bearkats (Chris Reed) -15 yards.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for 62 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Austin Smith for 5 yards to the SamHou38. Tackled by Gavin Moul.
Del · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Brenden Lach punts for 41 yards to SamHou32. Emon Allen return for 1 yard to SamHou33. Tackled by Kahlil Ali and Colin Gallagher.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Jake Thaw for 3 yards to the Del27. Tackled by Tyler Bailey.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Jake Thaw for 3 yards to the Del24. Tackled by Ca'lub Holloway and Antavious Fish.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Del21. Tackled by Antavious Fish and Ca'lub Holloway.
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the Del0. Mysonne Pollard return for 21 yards to Del21. Tackled by Lyric Smith.
SamHou · 3rd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Christian Pavon 48 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Grady O'Neill.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Grady O'Neill.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for a loss of 5 yards to the Del30. Tackled by Dominick Brogna.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Grady O'Neill for 9 yards to the Del25. Tackled by Jamarion Kolagbodi.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Tim Burns Jr. for 6 yards to the Del34.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Chris Reed for 46 yards to the Del40. Tackled by Kshawn Cox Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the SamHou14. Tackled by Noah Matthews.
Kickoff
Nate Reed kicks off to the SamHou0. Tim Burns Jr. return for 15 yards to SamHou15. Tackled by Max Patterson.
SamHou · 2nd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Christian Pavon 33 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Defensive Time Out
Fightin' Blue Hens timeout.
Incomplete Pass
Incomplete pass to the middle.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the middle to Darrick Bledsoe III for 24 yards to the Del15.
Offense Time Out
Bearkats timeout.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Grady O'Neill.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Qua'Vez Humphreys for 2 yards to the Del39. Tackled by Ethan Saunders.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Bearkats (Kolt Dieterich) -10 yards.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Grady O'Neill for 18 yards to the Del31. Tackled by Kahlil Ali.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Chris Reed for 20 yards to the Del49. Tackled by Kshawn Cox Jr..
Offense Time Out
Bearkats timeout.
Sack
Landyn Locke sacked at SamHou31 for a loss of 7 yards by Keyshawn Hunter.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Crackback on Bearkats (Brody Henderson) -15 yards.
Del · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Brenden Lach punts for 40 yards to SamHou42. Emon Allen return for 11 yards to Del47. Tackled by Anthony Crenshaw Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the left intended for Ja'Carree Kelly.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at Del18 for a loss of 7 yards by She'Fon Boyd.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the left intended for Scott Moore defensed by Ca'lub Holloway.
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
SamHou · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Christian Pavon extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Fightin' Blue Hens (Jamarion Kolagbodi) 12 yards.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Grady O'Neill for 8 yards to the Del14. Tackled by Mysonne Pollard.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Fightin' Blue Hens 5 yards.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Landan Brown for 20 yards to the Del27. Tackled by Jamarion Kolagbodi.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right.
Del · 2nd Quarter TO
Fumble
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the right for 0 yards to the Del45. Tackled by Antavious Fish. FUMBLE, recovered by SamHou (AJ Sargent).
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the middle to Sean Wilson for 13 yards to the Del45. Tackled by Dravon Wilson.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Del32. Tackled by CJ Johnson.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Jake Thaw for 4 yards to the Del28. Tackled by Tokyo Gordon.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Del24. Tackled by Zeiqui Lawton.
SamHou · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 48 yards to Del0. Touchback.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the left to Grady O'Neill for 9 yards to the Del48.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Grady O'Neill.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Dylan Burk.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Bearkats (Rhett Larson) -10 yards.
Penalty
Penalty: Roughing Passer on Fightin' Blue Hens (James Yelbert Jr.) 15 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Dylan Burk.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for 2 yards to the SamHou38.
Penalty
Penalty: Offside on Fightin' Blue Hens (Noah Matthews) 5 yards.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the middle for 6 yards to the SamHou31. Tackled by Blake Matthews.
Kickoff
Nate Reed kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Del · 2nd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Nate Reed 37 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Nick Minicucci rush to the left for 0 yards to the SamHou20.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Viron Ellison Jr..
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 2 yards to the SamHou20. Tackled by Ca'lub Holloway.
Penalty
Penalty: Face Mask on Fightin' Blue Hens (Anthony Caccese) -15 yards.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the middle to Viron Ellison Jr. for 13 yards to the SamHou7. Tackled by Antavious Fish.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the middle for 12 yards to the SamHou20. Tackled by Dean Ford.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Kyre Duplessis for 5 yards to the SamHou32. Tackled by Emon Allen.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the left for 9 yards to the SamHou37. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Max Patterson for 8 yards to the SamHou46. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Penalty
Penalty: Roughing Passer on Bearkats (Ca'lub Holloway) 15 yards.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Donovan Lewis for 5 yards to the Del31. Tackled by Dravon Wilson.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Del26. Tackled by Ca'lub Holloway.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Del23. Tackled by Chauncey Chidi.
SamHou · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 44 yards to Del0. Touchback.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Darrick Bledsoe III.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Darrick Bledsoe III.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the left for 5 yards to the Del44. Tackled by Mysonne Pollard and Marje Mulumba.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Dylan Burk for 10 yards to the Del49. Tackled by KT Seay and Gavin Moul.
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the middle for 4 yards to the SamHou41. Tackled by Blake Matthews.
Pass
Landyn Locke pass to the right to Alton McCaskill for 12 yards to the SamHou37. Tackled by Blake Matthews and Gavin Moul.
Kickoff
Nate Reed kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Del · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Nate Reed extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Nick Minicucci rush to the middle for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty
Penalty: Horse Collar Tackle on Bearkats (Cecil Powell) 8 yards.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the right for 17 yards to the SamHou15. Tackled by Cecil Powell.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 2 yards to the SamHou32. Tackled by Antavious Fish.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Sean Wilson for 27 yards to the SamHou34. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Del39. Tackled by Antavious Fish.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the left to Sean Wilson for 9 yards to the Del34. Tackled by Dravon Wilson.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the right for 7 yards to the Del25. Tackled by Antavious Fish and Chauncey Chidi.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 6 yards to the Del18. Tackled by Tyler Bailey.
SamHou · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 42 yards to Del12. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Tim Burns Jr. defensed by Nate Evans.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Tim Burns Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the left intended for Tim Burns Jr..
Rush
Alton McCaskill rush to the right for 28 yards to the SamHou46.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Bearkats (Luke Eckardt) -5 yards.
Del · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Brenden Lach punts for 58 yards to SamHou12. Emon Allen return for 11 yards to SamHou23. Tackled by Matthew McKinley-Daniels.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the middle intended for Nick Laboy.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Jake Thaw defensed by Tyler Bailey.
Rush
Greg Spiller rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Del30. Tackled by Dean Ford and Cecil Powell.
SamHou · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 50 yards to Del32. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the middle intended for Qua'Vez Humphreys.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Sack
Landyn Locke sacked at SamHou18 for a loss of 10 yards by Kahlil Ali.
Del · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Brenden Lach punts for 42 yards to SamHou14. Emon Allen return for 14 yards to SamHou28. Tackled by Blake Matthews.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the middle to Ja'Carree Kelly for 12 yards to the Del44. Tackled by Tyler Bailey.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at Del32 for a loss of 10 yards by Christopher Eaton Jr. and Ca'lub Holloway.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at Del42 for a loss of 9 yards by Dean Ford.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 11 yards to the SamHou49. Tackled by CJ Brown.
SamHou · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Curtis Gerrand punts for 40 yards to Del40. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed defensed by Nate Evans.
Incomplete Pass
Landyn Locke incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Reed.
Rush
Landan Brown rush to the middle for 0 yards to the SamHou20. Tackled by Jack Hall.
Del · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Brenden Lach punts for 44 yards to SamHou0. Touchback.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Jake Thaw.
Incomplete Pass
Nick Minicucci incomplete pass to the right intended for Sean Wilson.
Sack
Nick Minicucci sacked at SamHou44 for a loss of 4 yards by Christopher Eaton Jr..
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 12 yards to the SamHou40. Tackled by CJ Brown.
Rush
Viron Ellison Jr. rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Del48. Tackled by Ca'lub Holloway.
Pass
Nick Minicucci pass to the right to Sean Wilson for 14 yards to the Del44. Tackled by Emon Allen.
Kickoff
Christian Pavon kicks off to the Del0. Mysonne Pollard return for 30 yards to Del30. Tackled by Christian Pavon.
Rate the Players
Final confidence
Checking your confidence read…
SamHou Confidence vs Probability
Make a read during a game to see your fanbase's confidence against the model.
Win Probability
Fanstake's view of how each snap shifted the game.
SamHouKICKOFF NOW
Del