Game notes: Delaware at New Mexico State
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The matchup
- Delaware (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at New Mexico State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 3 p.m. ET, Aggie Memorial 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 New Mexico 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 beat Elon 14–10.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.
New Mexico State
- New Mexico State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–34 at Florida State; W 51–14 vs. Mercyhurst; L 19–29 at Hawai’i; L 18–42 vs. New Mexico; W 34–13 vs. Western Kentucky; L 3–22 at Florida International.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico State is No. 126 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Sanchez is 9–21 in his third season at New Mexico State and 29–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Sanchez 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.
- James Jones (RB): 599 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Hedden (QB): 906 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nicolas Sessions (S): 51 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, New Mexico State beat Louisiana 37–34.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 Tony Sanchez 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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