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2002 Blue vs. White Spring Game

White.........3.........5.........6.........9.........23
Blue...........7.........1.........0.........0.........8

Scoring:

Blue - Brian Ingram 85 pass from Mike Connor (Scott Collins kick), 9:25 left, 1st quarter

Attendance: 3,000

Game Statistics:

Rushing - David Goode, 9 carries for 27 yards, Antawn Jenkins, 9-27, Justin Long, 1-9, Ian Hamilton, 1-7, Germaine Bennett, 2-5, Team, 1 - (-15), Mike Connor, 7- (-31)

Passing - Mike Connor, 13 of 21 for 196 yards, 1 TD, 0 interceptions; Ian Hamilton, 9-20-63-0-0, Justin Long, 0-1-0-0-0

Receiving - Brian Ingram, 8 catches for 174 yards, David Goode, 4-21, Justin Long, 2-6, Nate Irvin, 2-16, G.J. Crescione, 2-17, Corey Howard, 1-9, Bo Tkach, 1-12, Ron Diesinger, 1-3, Caesar Small, 1-1

Punting: Ryan Bleiler, 4 for 176 yards (44.0), Mike Weber, 5-182 (36.4)

Tackles: LB Mark Moore-7, LB Dan Mulhern-6, LB Sean Bleiler-4, CB Sidney Haugabrook- 4, LB Lou Samba-4, CB Ricardo Walker - 4

Team Statistics: First Downs - 12; Rushing - 28 for 24 yards; Passing- 22 of 42 for 259 yards; Total Offense - 283 yards; Fumbles /Lost: 0-0; Penalties-Yards- 5 for 32; Punts: 9 for 39.8 avg.

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Brian Ingram stole the show at the University of Delaware's annual Blue-White football spring scrimmage Saturday night at Delaware Stadium.

Ingram, a 6-4, 171 lb. wide receiver from Stone Mountain, GA (Stone Mountain HS), caught eight passes for 174 yards, including the game's only touchdown midway through the first quarter when he took a pass from sophomore Mike Connor (Strath-Haven/Wallingford, PA) and raced 85 yards down the right sideline for the Blue (offense) team.

The game wrapped up a month of spring practice for the Delaware football team and drew a larger than usual crowd in excess of 3,000. Much of the crowd was there to witness the Blue Hens' new spread offense that was publicly unveiled for the first time by new head coach K.C. Keeler.

Keeler was named Delaware's new head coach this winter after Tubby Raymond announced his retirement after 36 years as head coach, capping a Hall of Fame career that included 300 victories.

This year's spring game featured a new scoring system in which the defense could score points based on causing turnovers and stopping the offense on downs. The White (defense) ended up with a 23-8 victory.

Connor, who became Delaware's first true freshman to start in 50 years this past spring, enjoyed a solid outing as he hit on 13 of 21 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown. Fellow sophomore Ian Hamilton (Gaithersburg/Gaithersburg, MD), the only other quarterback in the Blue Hen camp, connected on 9 of 20 passes for 63 yards as the Hens passed for 259 total yards.

Also leading the offense was redshirt freshman running back David Goode (Lawrenceville, NJ) who rushed for a team-high 27 yards and caught four passes for 21 yards, and junior running back Antawn Jenkins (Tallwood/Virginia Beach, VA), last year's leading rusher with 570 yards, who also picked up 27 yards on nine carries.

Defensively, linebacker Mark Moore (Cape Henlopen/Lewes, DE) had a team-high seven tackles, senior Dan Mulhern (Strath-Haven/Wallingford, PA) posted six tackles, and defensive tackle Brian Jennings (St. Stephen's/Arlington, VA) had a sack and recovered a fumble.