Game notes: Delaware at Kennesaw State
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The matchup
- Delaware (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at Kennesaw State (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 3 p.m. ET, Fifth Third 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 first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
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 faces Kennesaw State as a head coach for the first time.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 2015, Delaware lost to UAlbany 17–6.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.
Kennesaw State
- Kennesaw State is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 47–0 vs. West Georgia; L 17–31 vs. Georgia State; L 9–42 at No. 15 Tennessee; L 14–17 at Arkansas State; L 26–27 vs. Jacksonville State; L 21–24 at Missouri State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kennesaw State has lost five straight, since beating West Georgia 47–0 (Sept. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kennesaw State is No. 113 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jerry Mack is 11–9 in his second season at Kennesaw State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jerry Mack faces Delaware as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Rickie Collins (QB): 1,287 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alan Woods III (RB): 253 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tywon Christopher (LB): 49 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Baron Hopson needs 4 tackles to pass Izzy Sam (198, 2015–17) for third on Kennesaw State’s career tackles list. He has 195 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Daniel Kinney needs 2 field goals to pass Austin Welch (14, 2024) for fourth on Kennesaw State’s career field goals list. He has 13 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Rickie Collins needs 231 yards to pass teammate Davis Bryson (1,517, 2026) for fifth on Kennesaw State’s career passing yards list. He has 1,287 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Davis Bryson needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Daniel David (8, 2016–19) for seventh on Kennesaw State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 6 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Isaac Paul needs 15 tackles to pass Desmond Johnson Jr. (148, 2016–19) for eighth on Kennesaw State’s career tackles list. He has 134 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Kennesaw State lost to Charleston Southern 28–14.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
- It is the first meeting of Ryan Carty and Jerry Mack as head coaches.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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