Delaware Blue Hens
Delaware is No. 120 of 138 in the model after week 6 (2-3, 0-1 in conference play). Its projected final record is 4.6-7.4, with a 1% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #120in the model (▲2 from last week)
- 4.6-7.4projected final record
- −10.5points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Delaware's best unit is its run defense (No. 74 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 128). Overall, the offense ranks No. 94 and the defense No. 113, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 6 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 108, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Delaware's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 120) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Delaware would usually have won 1.2 games; it has won 2.
Postseason odds: <1% to win the Conference USA, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 26% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 22.8points per game
- 26.8points allowed per game
- 40%offensive success rate
- 43%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Nick Minicucci, 838 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing: Jo'Nathan Silver, 230 yards on 58 carries, 1 TD
- Receiving: Sean Wilson, 25 catches, 339 yards, 3 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Merrimack | W 42-7 | 99% win |
| 2 | at Vanderbilt | L 26-35 | 5% win |
| 3 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 22-14 | 17% win |
| 4 | at Virginia | L 3-42 | 2% win |
| 5 | vs Liberty | L 14-30 | 0% win |
| 7 | at Middle Tennessee | L 30-33 | 63% win |
| 8 | vs Missouri State | 62% to win | |
| 9 | at Western Kentucky | 43% to win | |
| 10 | at Kennesaw State | 37% to win | |
| 11 | vs Florida International | 38% to win | |
| 12 | at New Mexico State | 43% to win | |
| 13 | vs Jacksonville State | 42% to win |
Conference USA in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Liberty | 5-1 | 2-0 | 9.7-2.3 |
| 80 | Florida International | 3-2 | 1-0 | 6.7-5.3 |
| 95 | Jacksonville State | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.2-3.8 |
| 105 | Kennesaw State | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3.9-8.1 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4.6-7.4 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5.1-6.9 |
| 120 | Delaware | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4.6-7.4 |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee | 2-3 | 0-1 | 5.4-6.6 |
| 123 | Sam Houston | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3.6-8.4 |
| 127 | Missouri State | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4.1-7.9 |
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