Vanderbilt hosts Delaware in Week 2
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Delaware (1-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0), Sept. 12 at 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Vanderbilt by 20.5. Against the spread: Vanderbilt 0-1, Delaware 1-0.
How to watch: SEC Network
Key stats
Vanderbilt Offense
Overall: 396 yards per game (73rd in FBS)
Passing: 209 yards per game (85th)
Rushing: 187 yards per game (56th)
Scoring: 28 points per game (78th)
Vanderbilt Defense
Overall: 178 yards per game (23rd in FBS)
Passing: 116 yards per game (32nd)
Rushing: 62 yards per game (33rd)
Scoring: 9 points per game (35th)
Delaware Offense
Overall: 547 yards per game (24th in FBS)
Passing: 435 yards per game (2nd)
Rushing: 112 yards per game (104th)
Scoring: 42 points per game (41st)
Delaware Defense
Overall: 244 yards per game (46th in FBS)
Passing: 196 yards per game (73rd)
Rushing: 48 yards per game (20th)
Scoring: 7 points per game (25th)
Vanderbilt is 101st in third down percentage, converting 33.3% of the time. Delaware ranks 34th on defense, allowing its opponents to convert at 25%.
Vanderbilt is 109th in the FBS averaging 73 penalty yards per game, compared to Delaware’s 18th-ranked 30 per-game average.
Delaware is 10th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 50% of trips.
Delaware ranks 101st in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:07, compared to Vanderbilt’s 22nd-ranked average of 35:47.
Team leaders
Vanderbilt
Passing: Blaze Berlowitz, 149 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 68.8 completion percentage
Rushing: Sedrick Alexander, 60 yards on 10 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Junior Sherrill, 70 yards on 4 catches, 0 TDs
Delaware
Passing: Nick Minicucci, 330 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 55.6 completion percentage
Rushing: NaKeem Powell, 35 yards on 5 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Kaderris Roberts, 80 yards on 2 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Vanderbilt beat Austin Peay 28-9 on Sept. 5. Berlowitz led Vanderbilt with 149 yards on 11-of-16 passing (68.8%) for no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 11 times for 45 yards and one rushing touchdown. Alexander carried the ball 10 times for 60 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for four yards. Sherrill had four receptions for 70 yards.
Delaware won 42-7 over Merrimack on Sept. 3. Minicucci led Delaware with 330 yards on 20-of-36 passing (55.6%) for two touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball five times for 13 yards and one rushing touchdown. Powell had 35 rushing yards on five carries. Roberts put up 80 yards on two catches with one touchdown. He also had five carries for 13 yards and one touchdown.
Next game
Vanderbilt hosts NC State on Sept. 19. Delaware hosts Coastal Carolina on Sept. 19.