2005 Delaware State
5–4 (5–2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–4, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morgan State 41–14Oct 22
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at James Madison | L 7–65 | 21% |
| Sep 24 | at Coastal Carolina | L 6–24 | 22% |
| Oct 1 | at Hampton | L 8–26 | 15% |
| Oct 8 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 17–0 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 23–13 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | vs Morgan State | W 41–14 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | at South Carolina State | L 3–24 | 26% |
| Nov 12 | vs Norfolk State | W 38–17 | 71% |
| Nov 19 | vs Howard | W 23–7 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Howard 23–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Delaware State’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atFlorida A&M | W 21–17 | Florida A&M’s article, Delaware State’s article |
| Sep 10 | vsMillersville | W 38–6 | Delaware State’s article |
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–190
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1290 +72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.9 No. 60 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 7–0 | 9–1 | |
| South Carolina State | 7–1 | 7–2 | |
 Florida A&M | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
 Delaware State | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4–4 | 5–4 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Howard | 1–6 | 3–6 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.