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2013 Delaware

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2013, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville 51–35; won vs. Delaware State 42–21; lost at Navy 7–51; won vs. Wagner 49–9; won vs. James Madison 29–22; lost at Maine 28–62; won vs. UAlbany 33–30; won at Rhode Island 35–13; won at Towson 32–31; lost vs. William & Mary 10–24; lost vs. Richmond 43–46; lost vs. Villanova 34–35+40−44Won 51–35 vs. Jacksonville+16JacksonvilleWon 42–21 vs. Delaware State+21Delaware StateLost 7–51 at Navy-44NavyWon 49–9 vs. Wagner+40WagnerWon 29–22 vs. James Madison+7James MadisonLost 28–62 at Maine-34MaineWon 33–30 vs. UAlbany+3UAlbanyWon 35–13 at Rhode Island+22Rhode IslandWon 32–31 at Towson+1TowsonLost 10–24 vs. William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 43–46 vs. Richmond-3RichmondLost 34–35 vs. Villanova-1Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsJacksonvilleW 51–⁠3552%
Sep 7vsDelaware StateW 42–⁠2168%
Sep 14atNavyL 7–⁠5121%
Sep 21vsWagnerW 49–⁠957%
Sep 28vsJames MadisonW 29–⁠2253%
Oct 5atMaineL 28–⁠6236%
Oct 12vsUAlbanyW 33–⁠3068%
Oct 26atRhode IslandW 35–⁠1369%
Nov 2atTowsonW 32–⁠3124%
Nov 9vsWilliam & MaryL 10–⁠2459%
Nov 16vsRichmondL 43–⁠4659%
Nov 23vsVillanovaL 34–⁠3539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 35–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
393–⁠379
Coach
—
Elo
1341 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.2 No. 47 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 147

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 2013 class

Roman Tatum CB★★★No. 1714
Kyle Yocum PRO★★★No. 1837
Diante Cherry WR★★No. 2126

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.799
Receivers12.00.787
Defensive backs13.00.806
Whole class32.70.797

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.

2013 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠2
Towson6–⁠211–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠47–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠6
James Madison3–⁠56–⁠6
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠9
UAlbany0–⁠81–⁠11

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