2017 Delaware State
2–9 (2–6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina State 17–14Oct 21
By 3 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to West Virginia 16–59Sep 16
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Delaware | L 3–22 | 22% |
| Sep 8 | at Hampton | L 15–28 | 23% |
| Sep 16 | at West Virginia | L 16–59 | 4% |
| Sep 23 | vs Norfolk State | L 7–17 | 42% |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina A&T | L 3–44 | 6% |
| Oct 14 | vs Howard | L 23–52 | 40% |
| Oct 21 | vs South Carolina State | W 17–14 | 22% |
| Oct 28 | at North Carolina Central | L 14–42 | 9% |
| Nov 4 | atSavannah State | L 21–35 | 31% |
| Nov 11 | vs Morgan State | W 33–30 | 47% |
| Nov 18 | at Florida State | L 6–77 | 3% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida State 77–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 8th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 158–420
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1044 −60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −43.4 No. 115 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 221
- Offensive coordinator
- Vincent White
- Defensive coordinator
- Gerard Wilcher
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jack McDaniels QB | 193 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jack McDaniels QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Keenan Black QB | 76 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Nyfease West RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Nyfease West RB | 108 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kwannah Kollie DB | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Jahad Neibauer DB | 14 tkl |
| Sacks | Alexander Lozano DB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Nigel Bynum DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Angelo Gonzalez WR | ★★★ | No. 1724 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.817 |
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.
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 8–0 | 12–0 | |
| Howard | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Bethune-Cookman | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| North Carolina Central | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Hampton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Norfolk State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Savannah State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| South Carolina State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
 Florida A&M | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Delaware State | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.