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2014 Delaware

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

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2014, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 0–62; won vs. Delaware State 27–9; won vs. Colgate 28–25; won at James Madison 30–23; lost vs. Sacred Heart 7–10; won vs. Elon 34–24; lost vs. Towson 17–24; lost at William & Mary 17–31; won vs. Rhode Island 28–13; won at UAlbany 31–28; lost at New Hampshire 14–43; lost vs. Villanova 28–35+18−62Lost 0–62 at Pittsburgh-62PittsburghWon 27–9 vs. Delaware State+18Delaware StateWon 28–25 vs. Colgate+3ColgateWon 30–23 at James Madison+7James MadisonLost 7–10 vs. Sacred Heart-3Sacred HeartWon 34–24 vs. Elon+10ElonLost 17–24 vs. Towson-7TowsonLost 17–31 at William & Mary-14William & MaryWon 28–13 vs. Rhode Island+15Rhode IslandWon 31–28 at UAlbany+3UAlbanyLost 14–43 at New Hampshire-29New HampshireLost 28–35 vs. Villanova-7Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atPittsburghL 0–⁠6220%
Sep 7vsDelaware StateW 27–⁠969%
Sep 13vsColgateW 28–⁠2568%
Sep 27atJames MadisonW 30–⁠2342%
Oct 4vsSacred HeartL 7–⁠1062%
Oct 11vsElonW 34–⁠2478%
Oct 18vsTowsonL 17–⁠2462%
Oct 25atWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠3135%
Nov 1vsRhode IslandW 28–⁠1384%
Nov 8atUAlbanyW 31–⁠2843%
Nov 15atNew HampshireL 14–⁠4320%
Nov 22vsVillanovaL 28–⁠3529%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠327
Coach
—
Elo
1310 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.6 No. 73 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165

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 2014 class

Donte Raymond OLB★★No. 2134
Joseph Walker DUAL★★No. 2624
Anthony Jackson ILB★★No. 3208
Kareem Williams RB★★No. 3534
Quai Jefferson WR★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.768
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers12.00.700
Offensive line12.00.700
Linebackers22.00.769
Defensive backs12.00.700
Whole class72.00.729

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.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 5Nick Boyle TEBaltimore Ravens

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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