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2007 Delaware

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠4, over 15 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2007, game by game: won at William & Mary 49–31; won vs. West Chester 41–14; won vs. Rhode Island 38–9; won at Towson 27–7; won vs. Monmouth 42–7; lost at New Hampshire 30–35; won vs. Northeastern 30–20; won at Navy 59–52; won vs. James Madison 37–34; lost vs. Richmond 56–62; lost at Villanova 10–16; won vs. Delaware State 44–7; won at Northern Iowa 39–27+37−6Won 49–31 at William & Mary+18William & MaryWon 41–14 vs. West Chester+27West ChesterWon 38–9 vs. Rhode Island+29Rhode IslandWon 27–7 at Towson+20TowsonWon 42–7 vs. Monmouth+35MonmouthLost 30–35 at New Hampshire-5New HampshireWon 30–20 vs. Northeastern+10NortheasternWon 59–52 at Navy+7NavyWon 37–34 vs. James Madison+3James MadisonLost 56–62 vs. Richmond-6RichmondLost 10–16 at Villanova-6VillanovaWon 44–7 vs. Delaware State+37Delaware StateWon 39–27 at Northern Iowa+12Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠3154%
Sep 8vsWest ChesterW 41–⁠1475%
Sep 15vsRhode IslandW 38–⁠971%
Sep 22atTowsonW 27–⁠748%
Sep 29vsMonmouthW 42–⁠762%
Oct 6atNew HampshireL 30–⁠3546%
Oct 13vsNortheasternW 30–⁠2072%
Oct 27atNavyW 59–⁠5231%
Nov 3vsJames MadisonW 37–⁠3446%
Nov 10vsRichmondL 56–⁠6253%
Nov 17atVillanovaL 10–⁠1656%
Nov 23vsDelaware StateIaa PlayoffsW 44–⁠757%
Dec 1atNorthern IowaIaa PlayoffsW 39–⁠2730%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Iowa 39–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

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

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Delaware’s 2007 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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 8atSouthern IllinoisW 20–⁠17Southern Illinois’s article
Dec 14vsApp StateL 21–⁠49App State’s article
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
502–⁠321
Coach
—
Elo
1523 +187 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.2 No. 1 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kirk Ciarrocca
Defensive coordinator
Nick Rapone
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Joe Flacco QBBaltimore Ravens

2007 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
Massachusetts7–⁠110–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠310–⁠3
Villanova5–⁠37–⁠4
Hofstra4–⁠48–⁠4
New Hampshire4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine3–⁠54–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Northeastern2–⁠63–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠8

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