Delaware
Delaware is 4-5 and No. 99 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 8.4 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 42-40 at Kennesaw State in Week 10.
Week 11: vs Florida International, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Delaware is No. 99
- Delaware's rating is −8.4: the machine's estimate that Delaware is 8.4 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 99 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −6.6, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 1.8.
- The biggest weekly moves: −3.7 after Week 4 (L 3-42 at Virginia) and +2.4 after Week 2 (L 26-35 at Vanderbilt).
- Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 52 Liberty, No. 54 Virginia, No. 55 Vanderbilt, No. 113 Kennesaw State, No. 128 Middle Tennessee, by 13.8 points on average. The 4 wins came by 20.0 points on average; the best was over No. 102 Coastal Carolina. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 94 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 98 Washington State (−8.4); just below is No. 100 San Diego State (−8.6).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Ryan Carty is in his 2nd season at Delaware (since 2025). This season: 4-5. At Delaware overall: 11-11, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 199-332 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2698 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 22-8 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.1No. 35 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 13.0%No. 22 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 6.8%No. 101 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 282-962 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 3.4No. 125 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 12.6%No. 97 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 20.5%No. 115 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 30.3No. 52 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.03No. 49 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 35.3%No. 106 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 69.7%No. 29 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 11No. 62 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 29.1No. 106 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.96No. 104 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.5No. 90 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.2No. 79 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 6.0%No. 62 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 15No. 21 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 38.9%No. 75 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Nick Minicucci146-224, 1885 yds, 16 TD, 4 INT
- Tyler Bell28-49, 373 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Braden Streeter12-35, 175 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
- Jo'Nathan Silver94 carries, 419 yds, 2 TD
- Kaderris Roberts43 carries, 183 yds, 3 TD
- Viron Ellison Jr.41 carries, 136 yds, 5 TD
Receiving
- Sean Wilson46 catches, 639 yds, 5 TD
- Da'Wain Lofton25 catches, 397 yds, 1 TD
- Donovan Lewis32 catches, 395 yds, 3 TD
Tackles
- Gavin Moul60
- Blake Matthews50
- Kahlil Ali45
Sacks
- Blake Matthews4.5
- Brandon Gorham3.5
- Colin Gallagher3
Interceptions
- George Mullins4
- AJ Graham1
- Jawarren Corbin1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Nick MinicucciMost passes in the last game7 games224 attempts67%
- Tyler Bell3 games49 attempts15%
- Braden Streeter4 games35 attempts11%
- EJ Archield Jr.1 game19 attempts6%
Carrying
- Jo'Nathan Silver9 games94 carries46%
- Kaderris Roberts9 games43 carries21%
- Viron Ellison Jr.9 games41 carries20%
- Jared Porter3 games11 carries5%
Catching
- Sean Wilson9 games46 catches23%
- Donovan Lewis9 games32 catches16%
- Bryson Graves9 games29 catches15%
- Da'Wain Lofton7 games25 catches13%
Tackling
- Gavin Moul8 games60 tackles9%
- Blake Matthews9 games50 tackles8%
- Kahlil Ali9 games45 tackles7%
- Colin Gallagher6 games43 tackles7%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 42–7 vs Merrimack. Merrimack is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 2 L 26–35 at Vanderbilt. The run game struggled: 2.7 yards a carry, 1.8 less than Vanderbilt usually allows. The offense gave up 5 sacks.
- Week 3 W 22–14 vs Coastal Carolina. The run game struggled: 3.0 yards a carry, 1.8 less than Coastal Carolina usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 4 L 3–42 at Virginia. The passing game struggled: 2.6 yards an attempt, 5.3 less than Virginia usually allows. The defense had 5 sacks.
- Week 5 L 14–30 vs Liberty. The pass defense was the strength: Liberty got 6.3 yards an attempt, 3.4 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 7 L 30–33 at Middle Tennessee. The run game struggled: 2.3 yards a carry, 3.4 less than Middle Tennessee usually allows. The offense gave up 6 sacks.
- Week 8 W 61–38 vs Missouri State. The pass defense gave ground: Missouri State got 9.6 yards an attempt, 2.8 over what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 9 W 35–21 at Western Kentucky. The run game struggled: 2.9 yards a carry, 3.0 less than Western Kentucky usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 10 L 40–42 at Kennesaw State. The run game struggled: 2.7 yards a carry, 1.9 less than Kennesaw State usually allows. The machine had Delaware by 2.0 (54%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.