Safety, Western Michigan (from Illinois), 2018–22
Delano Ware
Lettered 2018–20 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, CA
Delano Ware played safety at Illinois (2018–20) and Western Michigan (2021–22).
Career highs
9tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Toledo, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 35 | 21 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Illinois | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Illinois | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 64 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 172 | 110 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 26 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 26 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 26 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 26 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 26 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 207 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Western Michigan 12 games, 64 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Michigan State | L 13–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Ball State | W 37–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 13–34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at San José State | L 6–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. New Hampshire | W 44–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 23–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Ohio | L 14–33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Miami (OH) | W 16–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Bowling Green | L 9–13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 21–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Central Michigan | W 12–10 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Toledo | W 20–14 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Western Michigan 10 games, 40 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Michigan | L 14–47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.San José State | W 23–3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Buffalo | W 24–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Ball State | L 20–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Kent State | W 64–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atToledo | L 15–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Akron | W 45–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atEastern Michigan | L 21–22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atNorthern Illinois | W 42–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Nevada | W 52–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Illinois 5 games, 11 tackles
2019 Illinois 7 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Akron | W 42–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Nebraska | L 38–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Minnesota | L 17–40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMichigan State | W 37–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. California | L 20–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Illinois 11 games, 35 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Kent State | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Penn State | L 24–63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Rutgers | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Purdue | L 7–46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Wisconsin | L 20–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 33–63 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Iowa | L 0–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atNorthwestern | L 16–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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