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2005 Delaware

6–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2005, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 34–33; won vs. West Chester 42–21; won vs. Holy Cross 35–23; lost at Towson 31–35; lost vs. Hofstra 6–10; lost vs. Richmond 10–20; won vs. James Madison 34–28; lost at Maine 15–25; lost vs. Massachusetts 7–35; won at William & Mary 22–21; won at Villanova 38–13+25−28Won 34–33 vs. Lehigh+1LehighWon 42–21 vs. West Chester+21West ChesterWon 35–23 vs. Holy Cross+12Holy CrossLost 31–35 at Towson-4TowsonLost 6–10 vs. Hofstra-4HofstraLost 10–20 vs. Richmond-10RichmondWon 34–28 vs. James Madison+6James MadisonLost 15–25 at Maine-10MaineLost 7–35 vs. Massachusetts-28MassachusettsWon 22–21 at William & Mary+1William & MaryWon 38–13 at Villanova+25Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsLehighW 34–⁠3347%
Sep 17vsWest ChesterW 42–⁠2181%
Sep 24vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠2372%
Oct 1atTowsonL 31–⁠3572%
Oct 8vsHofstraL 6–⁠1063%
Oct 15vsRichmondL 10–⁠2067%
Oct 22vsJames MadisonW 34–⁠2840%
Oct 29atMaineL 15–⁠2562%
Nov 5vsMassachusettsL 7–⁠3540%
Nov 12atWilliam & MaryW 22–⁠2134%
Nov 19atVillanovaW 38–⁠1348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Villanova 38–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1378 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.2 No. 25 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire7–⁠111–⁠2
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Massachusetts5–⁠26–⁠4
Hofstra5–⁠38–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Towson3–⁠47–⁠4
Delaware3–⁠56–⁠5
Maine3–⁠55–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠54–⁠6
Villanova2–⁠64–⁠7
Northeastern1–⁠62–⁠9

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