UNH prepared for prime-time performance
FCS Quarterfinals
New Hampshire vs. Delaware
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When and where: Friday (8 p.m.) at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Del.
- Team records: UNH is 8-4. Delaware is 10-2.
- Pointspread: Delaware is favored by 3.5 points.
- Television: ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com: Pam Ward (play-by-play), Danny Kanell (analyst).
- Noteworthy: Both teams received a bye in the tournament's first round. UNH reached the quarterfinals by beating Bethune-Cookman 45-20 last Saturday. Delaware advanced with a 42-20 victory over Lehigh, the Patriot League champion. ... Delaware shared the Colonial Athletic Association's regular-season championship. ... Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin, the CAA Offensive Player of the Year, is among the 20 players on the Walter Payton Award watch list for the FCS National Player of the Year. Devlin, who transferred to Delaware from Penn State, threw four touchdown passes in last weekend's victory over Lehigh. ... UNH quarterback R.J. Toman did not play in the victory over Bethune-Cookman because of a tender ankle, but is expected to start Friday. Kevin Decker, making his first start of season in place of Toman, completed 23 of 35 passes for 289 yards and three second- half touchdowns. ... The Blue Hens own the top scoring defense (12.3 ppg) in FCS football. ... Delaware is 12-4 in home playoff games since joining the CAA in 1986 and is 6-0 in home postseason games since K.C. Keeler became the program's head coach. ... Delaware draws an average of 20,684 fans per game. Listed capacity is 22,000. ... UNH has won the last two games played at Delaware Stadium. ... Delaware lead the all-time series against UNh 19-10, but the Wildcats have won the last three contests. ... Delaware won the 2003 national championship and was the national runner-up to Appalachian State in 2007.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
DELAWARE
PASSING Comp. Att. Yards TD Int. Lg
Pat Devlin ........198 292 2414 18 2 51
Trevor Sasek........20 32 199 1 1 23
RUSHING Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long
Andrew Pierce ......252 1237 4.9 13 40
David Hayes ..........68 421 6.2 4 61
Leon Jackson..........55 296 5.4 2 63
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long
Nihja White............45 555 12.3 5 51
Phillip Thaxton ......41 459 11.2 4 44
Tommy Crosby ......29 379 13.1 2 38
Mark Schenauer ....28 426 15.2 1 42
KICK/PUNT XP-A FG-A Lg. Punt Avg. Lg
Ed Wagner ..................- - - 48 40.4 58
Mike Perry ..........41-45 15-20 47 - - -
DEFENSE TT (Solo) TFL Sack Int. PD
Paul Worrilow ......87 (32) 8-18 1-7 0 3
Andrew Harrison ..77 (30) 3-14 1-7 0 1
Matt Marcorelle....76 (35) 10-28 1-7 1 2
Anthony Bratton ..72 (40) 3-10 0-0 2 11
Darryl Jones ........70 (43) 1-1 0-0 2 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. Lg
R.J. Toman ........208 332 2278 15 10 56
Kevin Decker ......46 67 447 5 1 63
RUSHING Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long
Dontra Peters ......139 703 5.1 7 60
Sean Jellison ........101 316 3.1 2 21
Chris Sefian............36 184 5.1 1 24
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long
Terrance Fox ..........69 749 10.9 7 38
Joey Orlando ........45 558 12.4 6 56
Kevon Mason ........33 435 13.2 1 51
Sean Jellison ..........26 161 6.2 0 38
KICK/PUNT XP-A FG-A Lg. Punt Avg. Lg
Kyle Auffray................- - - 62 37.5 61
M. MacArthur ......24-24 9-12 47 - - -
A.J. DeLago ........10-12 4-4 30 - - -
DEFENSE TT (Solo) TFL Sack Int. PD
Matt Evans ........145 (72) 9-37 3-20 2 1
Hugo Souza..........86 (48) 2-3 0-0 1 5
Alan Buzbee ........77 (35) 8-14 1-2 0 1
Dino Vasso ..........52 (36) 2-1 0-0 6 8
Brian McNally ......38 (21) 13-64 12-58 0 0



