2003 Delaware
11–1 (8–1 Atlantic 10). The season’s Wikipedia article records 15–1, over 16 games to the 12 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rhode Island 55–10Oct 18
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs The Citadel | W 41–7 | 54% |
| Sep 13 | vs Richmond | W 44–14 | 64% |
| Sep 20 | vsWest Chester | W 49–7 | 78% |
| Sep 27 | vsHofstra | W 24–14 | 76% |
| Oct 4 | vs William & Mary | W 41–27 | 71% |
| Oct 11 | at New Hampshire | W 22–21 | 60% |
| Oct 18 | vs Rhode Island | W 55–10 | 70% |
| Oct 25 | at Navy | W 21–17 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs Maine | W 24–21 | 76% |
| Nov 8 | vsNortheastern | L 14–24 | 69% |
| Nov 15 | vs Massachusetts | W 51–45 | 51% |
| Nov 22 | at Villanova | W 20–17 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Villanova 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic 10 champions.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Delaware’s 2003 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.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | vsSouthern Illinois | W 48–7 | Southern Illinois’s article |
| Dec 6 | vsNorthern Iowa | W 37–7 | Northern Iowa’s article |
| Dec 13 | vsWofford | W 24–9 | Wofford’s article |
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.
Atlantic 10 champions8–1 in the conference, shared with Massachusetts
- Record
- 11–1
- Conference
- 8–1 2nd in Atlantic 10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 406–224
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1441 +147 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.5 No. 6 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Kirk Ciarrocca
- Defensive coordinator
- Dave Cohen
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2004
The 2004 draft| Rd 6 | Shawn Johnson DE | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 6 | Andrew Hall QB | Philadelphia Eagles |
2003 Atlantic 10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 9–1 | 10–2 | |
 Delaware | 8–1 | 11–1 | |
| Northeastern | 6–3 | 8–4 | |
| Villanova | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Maine | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| William & Mary | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 James Madison | 4–5 | 6–6 | |
| New Hampshire | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Rhode Island | 3–6 | 4–8 | |
| Hofstra | 2–7 | 2–10 | |
| Richmond | 1–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.