HOUSTON — Landon Brown rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns to help Sam Houston hold on for a 26-23 victory over Delaware on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Nick Minicucci scored on a 7-yard run late in the first quarter to give Delaware (5-5, 3-4 Conference USA) a 7-0 lead and Nate Reed’s 37-yard field goal made it 10-0 midway through the second.<\/p>\n
Brown had a 2-yard touchdown run for Sam Houston (2-8, 1-5) and Christian Pavon kicked a 33-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to tie it 10-all.<\/p>\n
Brown had a 62-yard touchdown run in between 33- and 48-yard fields goals by Pavon and the Bearkats led 23-10 after three quarters.<\/p>\n
Pavon kicked another 48-yarder before Viron Ellison Jr. ran it in from 3 yards out for the Blue Hens to cut it to 26-16. Delaware closed within three on Minicucci’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Max Patterson with 2:36 to go.<\/p>\n
The Blue Hens recovered an onside kick at the Sam Houston 43 and Minicucci drove them to the 12. Dylan Frazier sacked Minicucci for a 7-yard loss on second down, and Minicucci failed to connect on third down. Reed missed a potential tying 36-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to end the rally.<\/p>\n
Landon Locke completed 16 of 38 passes for 213 yards for Sam Houston. Brown did his damage on 10 carries.<\/p>\n
Minicucci finished with 338 yards on 24-for-36 passing with an interception. Sean Wilson had nine receptions for 162 yards. Ellison rushed 19 times for 97 yards.<\/p>\n
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