Game notes: Delaware at Western Kentucky
Tuesday, October 27, 7 p.m. ET, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Delaware (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at Western Kentucky (3–4, 2–1 in conference), Tuesday, October 27, 7 p.m. ET, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Western Kentucky leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, October 3, 2025: Western Kentucky 27, Delaware 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Delaware
- Delaware is 2–4 (0–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 42–7 vs. Merrimack; L 26–35 at Vanderbilt; W 22–14 vs. Coastal Carolina; L 3–42 at Virginia; L 14–30 vs. Liberty; L 30–33 at Middle Tennessee.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Delaware has lost three straight, since beating Coastal Carolina 22–14 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Delaware is No. 116 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ryan Carty is 9–10 in his second season at Delaware.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ryan Carty is 0–1 against Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Nick Minicucci (QB): 838 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Sean Wilson (WR): 25 catches, 339 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Colin Gallagher (LB): 43 tackles, 3 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2018, Delaware beat Towson 40–36.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Western Kentucky
- Western Kentucky is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 14–49 at Nevada; L 20–70 at No. 2 Georgia; L 0–38 at No. 4 Indiana; W 52–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 13–34 at New Mexico State; W 34–13 vs. Missouri State; W 16–3 at Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Western Kentucky is No. 87 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tyson Helton is 60–40 in his eighth season at Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tyson Helton is 1–0 against Delaware.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Brock Glenn (QB): 663 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rodney Tisdale Jr. (QB): 862 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylen Lewis (DB): 58 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2018, Western Kentucky lost to Florida International 38–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Tyson Helton is 1–0 against Ryan Carty’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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