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Kam Davis propels Liberty to 30-14 victory over Delaware in Conference USA opener

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 3). Kam Davis propels Liberty to 30-14 victory over Delaware in Conference USA opener. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/kam-davis-propels-liberty-to-30-14-victory-over-delaware-in-conference-usa-opener/article_72ef1ce3-ebc5-5ebb-b344-c986ff43e891.html

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Kam Davis led Liberty to a 30-14 victory over Delaware in their Conference USA opener, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Davis's 56-yard touchdown run put the Flames up 13-0 early in the second quarter. By halftime, Liberty extended their lead to 20-0, with Peyton Jones scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown late in the half. Delaware, starting sophomore EJ Archield Jr., fell behind but scored two touchdowns in the final minutes of the game through backup quarterbacks Braden Streeter and Tyler Bell.
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Kam Davis rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, leading Liberty to a 30-14 victory over Delaware in their Conference USA opener on Friday night. Davis scored from 56 yards out early in the second quarter to put Liberty up 13-0. He added another touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Deshawn Purdie threw for 157 yards, and Chase Reeves kicked two field goals in the first quarter to give Liberty a commanding lead by halftime, leading 4-1 overall. Delaware's sophomore quarterback EJ Archield Jr., making his first start due to injuries to Nick Minnicucci, passed for 137 yards but could not overcome Liberty’s strong defense and early scoring drive.

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Del. Delaware Flames Liberty NEWARK

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Liberty ORG · 4× Delaware GPE · 2× Flames ORG · 2× Chase Reeves PERSON · 1× Conference USA ORG · 1× Davis PERSON · 1× Del. GPE · 1× Deshawn Purdie PERSON · 1× Kam Davis PERSON · 1× NEWARK GPE · 1×

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Sophomore EJ Archield Jr. had 137 yards on 10-for-19 passing for the Blue Hens (2-3) in his first collegiate start after Nick Minnicucci was injured last week in a 42-3 road loss to Virginia.
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NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Kam Davis rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns to lead Liberty to a 30-14 victory over Delaware on Friday night in a Conference USA opener for both teams. asserted
Davis → rush → teams
Davis raced 56 yards for a touchdown on third-and-2 for a 13-0 lead midway through the second quarter. asserted
Davis → race → quarter
He added a 5-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter to put the Flames (4-1) up 30-0. asserted
He → add → Flames
The junior totaled 123 yards on nine carries in the first half. asserted
junior → total → half
Deshawn Purdie completed 13 of 20 passes for 157 yards for Liberty. asserted
Purdie → complete → Liberty
Chase Reeves kicked two of his three field goals in the first quarter and the Flames never looked back. asserted
Flames → kick → quarter
Peyton Jones scored on a 3-yard run with 39 seconds left before halftime, capping a 12-play 98-yard drive as Liberty took a 20-0 advantage into halftime. asserted
Liberty → score → halftime
Sophomore EJ Archield Jr. had 137 yards on 10-for-19 passing for the Blue Hens (2-3) in his first collegiate start after Nick Minnicucci was injured last week in a 42-3 road loss to Virginia. asserted
Minnicucci → have → Virginia
Blue Hens backups Braden Streeter and Tyler Bell had touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. asserted
Streeter → have → quarter
Streeter connected with Donovan Lewis for a 58-yard score and Bell hit Matthew McKinley-Daniels for a 27-yard touchdown with 1:35 remaining. asserted
Bell → connect → 1:35
Up next Liberty: Hosts Sam Houston on Thursday. asserted
Liberty → host → Thursday
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