CUSA matchup features Delaware squaring off against UTEP

By Canadian Press on November 23, 2025.

UTEP (2-9) at Delaware (5-6), Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. EST.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Delaware Offense

Overall: 407.1 yards per game (53rd in FBS)

Passing: 300.3 yards per game (8th)

Rushing: 106.8 yards per game (126th)

Scoring: 26.9 points per game (73rd)

Delaware Defense

Overall: 414.9 yards per game (115th in FBS)

Passing: 238.0 yards per game (95th)

Rushing: 176.9 yards per game (109th)

Scoring: 32.6 points per game (122nd)

UTEP Offense

Overall: 328.4 yards per game (113th in FBS)

Passing: 204.6 yards per game (96th)

Rushing: 123.7 yards per game (106th)

Scoring: 22.6 points per game (106th)

UTEP Defense

Overall: 379.0 yards per game (76th in FBS)

Passing: 213.7 yards per game (60th)

Rushing: 165.3 yards per game (91st)

Scoring: 27.6 points per game (89th)

UTEP ranks 133rd in third down percentage, converting 30.2% of the time.

Both teams have poor turnover margins. Delaware is 120th in the FBS at -8, and UTEP ranks 114th at -7.

Delaware ranks 113th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 88.9% of trips.

UTEP ranks 134th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 25:19, compared to Delaware’s 50th-ranked average of 30:26.

Team leaders

Delaware

Passing: Nick Minicucci, 3,203 yards, 19 TDs, 7 INTs, 62.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Jo’Nathan Silver, 472 yards on 98 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Sean Wilson, 717 yards on 54 catches, 2 TDs

UTEP

Passing: Malachi Nelson, 1,163 yards, 8 TDs, 9 INTs, 54.7 completion percentage

Rushing: Ashten Emory, 540 yards on 107 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Wondame Davis Jr., 492 yards on 22 catches, 5 TDs

Last game

Delaware fell to Wake Forest 52-14 on Saturday, Nov. 22. Minicucci led Delaware with 140 yards on 21-of-30 passing (70.0%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Viron Ellison Jr. carried the ball nine times for 34 yards, adding seven receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown. Max Patterson had three receptions for 33 yards and one touchdown.

UTEP fell 34-31 to New Mexico State on Saturday, Nov. 22. Skyler Locklear threw for 151 yards on 16-of-30 attempts (53.3%) with two touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball 10 times for 37 yards and one rushing touchdown. Emory had 181 rushing yards on 18 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 11 yards. Kenny Odom recorded 48 yards on eight catches with one touchdown.

The Associated Press