2012 Delaware State
4–5 (3–3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–5, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina A&T 24–0Oct 20
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs VMI | W 17–10 | 60% |
| Sep 8 | at Delaware | L 14–38 | 19% |
| Sep 15 | at Cincinnati | L 7–23 | 7% |
| Sep 22 | vs Florida A&M | L 22–24 | 34% |
| Oct 20 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 24–0 | 45% |
| Oct 25 | at Morgan State | W 28–23 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | at North Carolina Central | L 20–23 | 44% |
| Nov 10 | vs Hampton | W 35–27 | 61% |
| Nov 17 | at Howard | L 34–41 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Howard 41–34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 10th-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 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | atNorfolk State | W 20–17 | Norfolk State’s article, Delaware State’s article |
| Oct 13 | vsSouth Carolina State | W 31–17 | Delaware State’s article, South Carolina State’s article |
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–209
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1224 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.2 No. 71 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 158
- Offensive coordinator
- Arrington Jones
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Ketchum
Top recruits in the 2012 class
| Nate Ortiz TE | ★★★ | No. 1587 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2012 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bethune-Cookman | 7–0 | 8–3 | |
| Howard | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 South Carolina State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Delaware State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| North Carolina Central | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
 Norfolk State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Hampton | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Savannah State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.