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(Parent's Day) Sept. 26, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. W 31-7 Sophomore quarterback Matt Nagy made the most of his first start of the season, throwing for a career-high 244 yards and two touchdowns and running for another score to lead the No. 9 ranked University of Delaware to a 31-7 Atlantic 10 Football Conference victory over New Hampshire before 22,043 Parents Day fans Saturday at Delaware Stadium. Nagy, who had been alternating with junior Brian Ginn for the first three games before Ginn went down for the season with a broken leg, hit on his first 11 passes of the game as the Hens (3-1, 1-1 Atlantic 10) jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead and never looked back in posting its second straight win. New Hampshire, coming off a 70-10 win over East Stroudsburg a week ago, fell to 1-3, 0-3 despite a record-setting performance by senior tailback Jerry Azumah who rushed for 196 yards and became the all-time Atlantic 10 Conference career leader in rushing yards and all-purpose yards. The Hens jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead as Nagy hit Andre Thompson on a 24-yard screen pass for a touchdown on the Hens' first drive of the game and added a 15-yard scoring toss to senior Eddie Conti with 10:08 left in the half. Conti caught a career-high nine passes for 139 yards on the day, his school record third straight 100-yard effort. Craig Cummings capped the first half scoring with a four-yard run with 2:25 left in the half. "I was very much impressed with Matt's throwing," said Delaware head coach Tubby Raymond. "It seemed as if he couldn't miss today. He and Eddie put on quite a show. We played very well today, at least for the first half. We didn't stick with it but at the same time we beat a very good New Hampshire team. Azumah was as good as advertised. He can find the holes and really make you look bad." Nagy, who added a seven yard scoring run early in the third quarter, threw for over 200 yards for the third straight game to tie a school record last set by current Kansas City Chief Rich Gannon in 1985. Nagy connected on his first 11 throws vs. UNH to extend his streak to 12 and tie another school mark. New Hampshire, which had won three straight over Delaware at Delaware Stadium since 1974, scored its only touchdown with 11:24 left in the third quarter when Azumah raced untouched 44 yards for the score. Azumah, coming off a 259-yard rushing effort vs. East Stroudsburg, upped his career rushing total to 4,641 to break the A-10 mark of 4,624 held by Massachusetts' Rene Ingoglia in 1992-95. Azumah also set a A-10 record for all-purpose yards with 6,476, surpassing the mark of former UNH standout Barry Bourassa. The Delaware defense, last in the conference against the pass at 372 yards allowed per game, held UNH check with 90 yards and intercepted two Wildcat passes (Mike Furline and Lamont Watson) inside their own 10-yard line. |
