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2004 Delaware

9–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2004, game by game: lost vs. New Hampshire 21–24; won vs. Towson 21–17; won vs. West Chester 24–6; won vs. Massachusetts 21–7; won vs. Maine 43–38; won vs. Hofstra 20–19; won vs. William & Mary 31–28; lost at Navy 20–34; lost at James Madison 13–20; won vs. Richmond 23–14; won vs. Villanova 41–35; won vs. Lafayette 28–14+18−14Lost 21–24 vs. New Hampshire-3New HampshireWon 21–17 vs. Towson+4TowsonWon 24–6 vs. West Chester+18West ChesterWon 21–7 vs. Massachusetts+14MassachusettsWon 43–38 vs. Maine+5MaineWon 20–19 vs. Hofstra+1HofstraWon 31–28 vs. William & Mary+3William & MaryLost 20–34 at Navy-14NavyLost 13–20 at James Madison-7James MadisonWon 23–14 vs. Richmond+9RichmondWon 41–35 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaWon 28–14 vs. Lafayette+14Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNew HampshireL 21–⁠2465%
Sep 11vsTowsonW 21–⁠1757%
Sep 18vsWest ChesterW 24–⁠677%
Sep 25vsMassachusettsW 21–⁠750%
Oct 2vsMaineW 43–⁠3863%
Oct 16vsHofstraW 20–⁠1969%
Oct 23vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2859%
Oct 30atNavyL 20–⁠3434%
Nov 6atJames MadisonL 13–⁠2046%
Nov 13vsRichmondW 23–⁠1474%
Nov 20vsVillanovaW 41–⁠3551%
Nov 27vsLafayetteIaa PlayoffsW 28–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lafayette 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic 10 champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Delaware’s 2004 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 4atWilliam & MaryL 38–⁠44William & Mary’s article

Atlantic 10 champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with James Madison and William & Mary

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
306–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.1 No. 8 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison7–⁠110–⁠2
William & Mary7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire7–⁠211–⁠2
Delaware7–⁠29–⁠3
Massachusetts4–⁠46–⁠6
Northeastern4–⁠45–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠57–⁠5
Maine3–⁠56–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠64–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
Towson0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.