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Nagy Sets Records as Blue Hens Down JMU 33-14 Oct. 28, 2000   NEWARK, DE -- Senior Matt Nagy threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns and became the University of Delaware's all-time leader in career passing yards as the second-ranked Blue Hens topped No. 15 James Madison 33-14 in Atlantic 10 Conference football action Saturday at Delaware Stadium before a sellout Homecoming crowd of 22,009. Matt Nagy Nagy, a senior from Manheim, PA, passed Bill Vergantino's (1989-92) career mark of 6,487 yards midway through the second quarter and finished with 6,611 career passing yards before leaving the game with a slight leg strain in the final quarter. Nagy, who hit on 17 of 33 passes, also tied Vergantino's school mark when he threw his 47th career touchdown pass, a 36-yard strike to Brett Veach, with 11:35 left in the game to ice the win. With the win, Delaware moved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Atlantic 10 action, reaching the 8-0 mark for the sixth time in school history and for the first time since 1995. The Hens' No. 2 ranking is their highest since 1993. Brett Veach "I can't remember a Delaware defense that played that dominant in the first part of the game," said Delaware head coach Tubby Raymond of the Hens' top ranked defense that held the Dukes to just 20 first quarter yards. "What pleased me most about the defense is that later, when things turned against them, the battled and hung in there. The offense did the same thing." After James Madison had the cut the lead to 20-14 on a fumble recovery in the end zone by Delvin Joyce with 11:05 left in the third quarter, the Hens pulled away. After a negative two-yard punt into the wind by JMU punter Jess Wade, the Hens got the ball on the JMU 13-yard line and scored on their first play on a reverse by spread end Jamin Elliott to go up 26-14 with 4:27 left in the third quarter. The Hens then iced the game, moving 93 yards on nine plays capped by Veach's 36-yard touchdown reception from Nagy with 11:35 left. Delaware got on the board first when sophomore Scott Collins booted the first of his two field goals on the afternoon. He connected on a 22-yard kick with 7:42 left in the first quarter to give the Blue Hens a 3-0 lead. Delaware scored on its next possession, which was set up by a Ricardo Walker interception to give the Blue Hens the ball at the Dukes' 44. Five plays later, Nagy found Elliott for a 13-yard scoring pass for a 10-0 advantage. The Blue Hens extended that lead to 17-0 on a 30-yard scoring strike from Veach to Nagy with 9:37 left in the first half. James Madison responded, however, on the ensuing possession to pull to within 17-7. After two Charles Berry completions moved the ball to the Delaware 47, Brannon Goins broke loose for 47 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. The score broke Delaware's 17 quarter, 269- minute scoreless streak at Delaware Stadium that dated back to last season. Collins added a 42-yard field goal just before half to give Delaware a 20-7 advantage going into the locker room. That possession was set up by a Berry fumble at the Delaware 26 with Mike Furline recovering. The senior quarterback was hit after fumbling the ball and left the game for good with a concussion. A Delaware miscue on the second half kickoff led to James Madison's second score that cut the lead to 20-14. The kick got caught up in the 30 mph winds and was muffed by a Delaware up-man. After the Dukes recovered at the Delaware 29, they marched down to the Delaware 4. Reserve quarterback Mike Connelly rushed right and fumbled the ball into the end zone. Delaware linebacker Dan Mulhern (14 tackles) dove for the ball as it was about to go out of the end zone, but knocked it back in, where it was recovered by Joyce for the touchdown. However, Delaware took over from there. Elliott scored on an end around from 13 yards out to give the Blue Hens a 26-14 lead with 4:27 left. Nagy enjoyed his 18th career 200-yard passing effort while Veach, a junior from Mt. Carmel, PA, finished the day with a pair of career highs with eight catches for 136 yards. James O'Neal was Delaware's leading rusher with 15 carries for 65 yards. Goins led JMU with 57 yards rushing while Berry threw for 104 yards. JMU All-American defensive end Chris Morant had eight tackles, including two sacks. "This was a special day for me," said Nagy of his record-breaking performance. "First of all it was important for us to win this game. I'm just blessed to have some talent and some great teammates."   AGATE   SCORING JAMES MADISON.........0.....7.....7.....0.....- 14 DELAWARE.................10...10.....6.....7.....- 33 First quarter UD - FG Collins 22, 7:42 remaining UD - Elliott 13 pass from Nagy (Collins kick), 4:51 Second quarter UD - Veach 30 pass from Nagy (Collins kick), 9:37 JMU - Goins 47 run (Glover kick), 8:45 UD - FG Collins 42, 0:04 Third quarter JMU - Joyce fumble recovery in end zone (Glover kick), 11:05 UD - Elliott 13 run (pass failed), 4:27 Fourth quarter UD - Veach 36 pass from Nagy (Collins kick), 11:35 Attendance: 22,009 TEAM STATS......................JMU...........UD First Downs.....................................15................21 Rushes - yds..............................42-102..........42-136 Passing yards.................................146...............232 Passes.....................................26-15-3.........33-17-1 Total Yards...................................282...............334 Punts-average............................8-23.4...........7-39.3 Penalties-yds............................10-113...............3-15 Fumbles-lost..................................3-1................5-2 Time of poss..............................29:44.............30:16 Sacks by - yds. ............................3-23..............3-26 INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING: JAMES MADISON: Goins 7-57, Connelly 15-44, Minor 6-28, Joyce 8-20, Berry 5-8, TEAM 1-(-21). DELAWARE: O'Neal 15-65, Pressey 10-25, Cummings 8-22, Elliott 1-13, Veach 1-5, TEAM 1-(-1), Postlethwait 1-(-4), Nagy 5-(-23) PASSING: JAMES MADISON: Berry 9-14-1-104, Connelly 6-12-2-42. DELAWARE: Nagy 17-33-1-232. RECEIVING: JAMES MADISON: Fleshman 5-57, Goins 3-10, Payton 2-31, Joyce 2-27, Minor 2-16, Henderson 1-5. DELAWARE: Veach 8-136, Elliott 5-62, Cummings 1-24, Pressey 1-7, Penecale 1-4, O'Neal 1-(-1).   - DDD -