2016 Delaware
4–7 (2–6 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Delaware State 56–14Sep 1
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Wake Forest 21–38Sep 17
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Delaware State | W 56–14 | 75% |
| Sep 10 | at Lafayette | W 24–6 | 52% |
| Sep 17 | at Wake Forest | L 21–38 | 24% |
| Oct 1 | at James Madison | L 20–43 | 25% |
| Oct 8 | vs Maine | L 21–28 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | at William & Mary | L 17–24 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | vs Stony Brook | L 3–28 | 44% |
| Oct 29 | vs Towson | W 20–6 | 52% |
| Nov 5 | at UAlbany | W 33–17 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | at Richmond | L 17–31 | 18% |
| Nov 19 | vs Villanova | L 10–41 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Villanova 41–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 242–276
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1249 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.2 No. 59 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 184
Leaders
| Passing yards | Blake Rankin QB | 38 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Blake Rankin QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jalen Randolph RB | 36 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jalen Randolph RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Diante Cherry WR | 22 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Diante Cherry WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Cam Kitchen DL | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | Cam Kitchen DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Tenny Adewusi DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Timothy Poindexter S | ★★★ | No. 1052 |
| Colby Reeder OLB | ★★ | No. 2247 |
| Stefon Woodruff SDE | ★★ | No. 3783 |
| Sal Mauro SDE | ★★ | No. 3847 |
| Nijuel Hill CB | ★★ | No. 3908 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.750 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.793 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.771 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.2 | 0.767 |
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.
2016 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 9–0 | 14–1 | |
| Villanova | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
 New Hampshire | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
| Richmond | 5–3 | 10–4 | |
| Maine | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| UAlbany | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Stony Brook | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| William & Mary | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Towson | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Delaware | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Elon | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
 Rhode Island | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.