Nov 23, 2002

Final Stats

NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Brett Gordon threw for a school record 460 yards and three touchdowns as Villanova University beat the University of Delaware 38-34 Saturday.

Gordon completed 39 of 62 passes and went over 300 yards for the fifth time this season and the 11th time in his career in the Atlantic 10 Conference game.

He engineered an 11-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in the 7-yard game-winning pass to Brian White with 15 seconds left to play, keeping the team's NCAA I-AA playoffs hopes alive.

The Wildcats, expecting to be considered for an NCAA I-AA tournament at-large berth due to its strength of schedule, improved to 9-3 overall (6-3 Atlantic 10).

They defeated the Blue Hens for the fifth time in the last six meetings.

Delaware, which trailed all day before senior running back Keith Burnell scored on an 11-yard touchdown run with 13:55 remaining for a 34-31 lead, ended the first season under head coach K.C. Keeler at 6-6 (4-5 Atlantic 10).

The two rival schools, located just 45 minutes apart, played for the 37th time with Villanova now owning a slight 18-17-1 advantage.

For Villanova on offense, two players had record setting days for the Wildcats. White caught a 11 passes for a career-high tying 165 yards and two scores, while Cameron Cross had career-highs with 11 catches and 121 yards receiving.