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2012 Delaware

4–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2012, game by game: won vs. Delaware State 38–14; won vs. Bucknell 19–3; won at William & Mary 51–21; lost at New Hampshire 14–34; lost vs. Maine 3–26; won vs. Rhode Island 47–24; lost at Old Dominion 26–31; lost vs. Towson 27–34; lost at Richmond 17–23; lost vs. Villanova 10–41+30−31Won 38–14 vs. Delaware State+24Delaware StateWon 19–3 vs. Bucknell+16BucknellWon 51–21 at William & Mary+30William & MaryLost 14–34 at New Hampshire-20New HampshireLost 3–26 vs. Maine-23MaineWon 47–24 vs. Rhode Island+23Rhode IslandLost 26–31 at Old Dominion-5Old DominionLost 27–34 vs. Towson-7TowsonLost 17–23 at Richmond-6RichmondLost 10–41 vs. Villanova-31Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsDelaware StateW 38–⁠1481%
Sep 15vsBucknellW 19–⁠374%
Sep 22atWilliam & MaryW 51–⁠2157%
Sep 29atNew HampshireL 14–⁠3446%
Oct 6vsMaineL 3–⁠2669%
Oct 20vsRhode IslandW 47–⁠2485%
Oct 27atOld DominionL 26–⁠3131%
Nov 3vsTowsonL 27–⁠3455%
Nov 10atRichmondL 17–⁠2340%
Nov 17vsVillanovaL 10–⁠4147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠251
Coach
—
Elo
1299 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.7 No. 47 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 189

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Delaware are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Eric Enderson K★★No. 3004

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.710

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.

2012 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Old Dominion7–⁠110–⁠1
Richmond6–⁠26–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠27–⁠4
Towson5–⁠26–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠6
William & Mary1–⁠62–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠71–⁠10
Rhode Island0–⁠70–⁠10

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