Temple University Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Roster
Green, Delano

Jersey Number 10
Delano Green
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fredericksburg, Va.
- High School:
- James Monroe
Bio
pronounced deh-LAY-no
Mid-year student that enrolled at Temple in January of 2007.
Honors: 2010 fourth-team All-MAC punt returner by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2010 J. Myron Honigman Award for spirit, dedication, and?loyalty … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Central Michigan and Northern Illinois games (Sept. 9, 2010; Oct. 9, 2010) … 2010 preseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named third-team All-MAC at punt returner in 2009 by Phil Steele … earned National Punt Returner of the Week honors from the College Football Performance Awards (Nov. 16, 2009; Nov. 22, 2009) … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Akron and Kent State games (Nov. 14, 2009; Nov. 22, 2009) … named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (November 2009). … named the MAC?Specialist of the Week (Nov. 19, 2007).
2010: Played in all 12 games with one start … served as team’s primary punt returner … had two punt returns at Miami … returned two punts in the win at Kent State … had three punt returns for 44 yards in the shutout of Akron … returned three punts for eight yards in the win at Buffalo … had two punt returns for 47 yards at Northern Illinois en route to the coaches’ specialist of the game honors … returned four punts for 42 yards in the win over Connecticut … had a nine-yard reception and a two-yard run in the win over Central Michigan … also returned two punts for 22 yards against the Chippewas … named the coaches’ specialist of the game … returned two punts in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games … served as the team’s primary punt returner … finished the season with 233 yards and a school record two touchdowns on 20 punt returns … also had 129 receiving yards on eight catches … rushed for three yards, made a 21-yard reception, and had two punt returns against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had three receptions for 34 yards at Ohio … had three punt returns for 67 yards and a 62-yard touchdown in the win over Kent State … became the first punt returner in school history to score a touchdown in consecutive games … added a 50-yard rushing TD against the Flashes … named the National Punt Returner of the Week, as well as the coaches’ specialist of the week, for the second consecutive week … returned two punts for 70 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown, tying the school record … also had a seven-yard rush against the Zips en route to National Punt Returner of the Week and coaches’ specialist of the week honors … also returned two punts for 30 yards in the win over Miami … made a two-yard reception and returned two punts for 22 yards in the win at Toledo … had two receptions for 38 yards, including a 33-yarder, in the win over Ball State … had an 18-yard punt return in the win over Buffalo … returned two punts against Villanova in the opener ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games ... returned two punts for 58 yards at Army, including a career-long 50-yard return ... had three punt returns for 22 yards against Connecticut ... had a 20-yard reception at Buffalo ... had two punt returns against Western?Michigan for 35 yards ... ran for 32 yards on two punt returns in the win at Miami ... had three returns for 35 yards, including a 26-yard return, in the win over Ohio ... ran for 28 yards on three returns at?Navy ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action ... also saw action on punt return unit ... finished the season with seven returns for 73 yards ... made first career reception with a seven-yard grab in the win over Northern Illinois ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game following the win over Kent State ... had a career-long 18-yard reception against the Golden Flashes ... made an 11-yard catch at Western Michigan ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Had 22 catches for four TDs in 2006 under head coach John Shuman at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy ... program also produced Temple letterwinners Dwavon Battle, Wilbert Brinson, and Jason Harper.
High School: A 2006 graduate of James Monroe HS in Fredericksburg, Va. ... named the Free Lance Star Player of the Year after passing for 1,076 yards and 19 TDs, while rushing for 760 yards and eight scores, to lead the Yellow Jackets to an 11-2 record and their first regional title in 10 years ... earned first-team All-Region and Washington Post first-team All-Battlefield District honors under head coach Richard Serbay ... Prep Star All-Atlantic Region selection ... also a varsity basketball and track and field letterwinner ... earned team MVP honors on the hardwood and All-State accolades on the track ... winner of the Bobby Jones Scholarship, the Ralph [quote]Tuffy[quote] Hicks Competitive Spirit Award, the NAACP Philip Y. Wyatt Leadership Award, and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
Personal: Born June 8, 1987, in Richmond, Va. ... son of Mekeasha Scranage ... public communication major.
Mid-year student that enrolled at Temple in January of 2007.
Honors: 2010 fourth-team All-MAC punt returner by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2010 J. Myron Honigman Award for spirit, dedication, and?loyalty … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Central Michigan and Northern Illinois games (Sept. 9, 2010; Oct. 9, 2010) … 2010 preseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named third-team All-MAC at punt returner in 2009 by Phil Steele … earned National Punt Returner of the Week honors from the College Football Performance Awards (Nov. 16, 2009; Nov. 22, 2009) … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Akron and Kent State games (Nov. 14, 2009; Nov. 22, 2009) … named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (November 2009). … named the MAC?Specialist of the Week (Nov. 19, 2007).
2010: Played in all 12 games with one start … served as team’s primary punt returner … had two punt returns at Miami … returned two punts in the win at Kent State … had three punt returns for 44 yards in the shutout of Akron … returned three punts for eight yards in the win at Buffalo … had two punt returns for 47 yards at Northern Illinois en route to the coaches’ specialist of the game honors … returned four punts for 42 yards in the win over Connecticut … had a nine-yard reception and a two-yard run in the win over Central Michigan … also returned two punts for 22 yards against the Chippewas … named the coaches’ specialist of the game … returned two punts in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games … served as the team’s primary punt returner … finished the season with 233 yards and a school record two touchdowns on 20 punt returns … also had 129 receiving yards on eight catches … rushed for three yards, made a 21-yard reception, and had two punt returns against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had three receptions for 34 yards at Ohio … had three punt returns for 67 yards and a 62-yard touchdown in the win over Kent State … became the first punt returner in school history to score a touchdown in consecutive games … added a 50-yard rushing TD against the Flashes … named the National Punt Returner of the Week, as well as the coaches’ specialist of the week, for the second consecutive week … returned two punts for 70 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown, tying the school record … also had a seven-yard rush against the Zips en route to National Punt Returner of the Week and coaches’ specialist of the week honors … also returned two punts for 30 yards in the win over Miami … made a two-yard reception and returned two punts for 22 yards in the win at Toledo … had two receptions for 38 yards, including a 33-yarder, in the win over Ball State … had an 18-yard punt return in the win over Buffalo … returned two punts against Villanova in the opener ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games ... returned two punts for 58 yards at Army, including a career-long 50-yard return ... had three punt returns for 22 yards against Connecticut ... had a 20-yard reception at Buffalo ... had two punt returns against Western?Michigan for 35 yards ... ran for 32 yards on two punt returns in the win at Miami ... had three returns for 35 yards, including a 26-yard return, in the win over Ohio ... ran for 28 yards on three returns at?Navy ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action ... also saw action on punt return unit ... finished the season with seven returns for 73 yards ... made first career reception with a seven-yard grab in the win over Northern Illinois ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game following the win over Kent State ... had a career-long 18-yard reception against the Golden Flashes ... made an 11-yard catch at Western Michigan ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Had 22 catches for four TDs in 2006 under head coach John Shuman at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy ... program also produced Temple letterwinners Dwavon Battle, Wilbert Brinson, and Jason Harper.
High School: A 2006 graduate of James Monroe HS in Fredericksburg, Va. ... named the Free Lance Star Player of the Year after passing for 1,076 yards and 19 TDs, while rushing for 760 yards and eight scores, to lead the Yellow Jackets to an 11-2 record and their first regional title in 10 years ... earned first-team All-Region and Washington Post first-team All-Battlefield District honors under head coach Richard Serbay ... Prep Star All-Atlantic Region selection ... also a varsity basketball and track and field letterwinner ... earned team MVP honors on the hardwood and All-State accolades on the track ... winner of the Bobby Jones Scholarship, the Ralph [quote]Tuffy[quote] Hicks Competitive Spirit Award, the NAACP Philip Y. Wyatt Leadership Award, and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
Personal: Born June 8, 1987, in Richmond, Va. ... son of Mekeasha Scranage ... public communication major.
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