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2018 Delaware

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

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2018, game by game: lost vs. Rhode Island 19–21; won vs. Lafayette 37–0; won vs. Cornell 27–10; lost at North Dakota State 10–38; won at Richmond 43–28; won vs. Elon 28–16; won at New Hampshire 38–14; won vs. Towson 40–36; won at UAlbany 21–16; lost at Stony Brook 3–17; lost vs. Villanova 21–42; lost at James Madison 6–20+37−28Lost 19–21 vs. Rhode Island-2Rhode IslandWon 37–0 vs. Lafayette+37LafayetteWon 27–10 vs. Cornell+17CornellLost 10–38 at North Dakota State-28North Dakota St…Won 43–28 at Richmond+15RichmondWon 28–16 vs. Elon+12ElonWon 38–14 at New Hampshire+24New HampshireWon 40–36 vs. Towson+4TowsonWon 21–16 at UAlbany+5UAlbanyLost 3–17 at Stony Brook-14Stony BrookLost 21–42 vs. Villanova-21VillanovaLost 6–20 at James Madison-14James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsRhode IslandL 19–⁠2171%
Sep 8vsLafayetteW 37–⁠077%
Sep 15vsCornellW 27–⁠1075%
Sep 22atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠3818%
Oct 6atRichmondW 43–⁠2841%
Oct 13vsElonW 28–⁠1654%
Oct 20atNew HampshireW 38–⁠1459%
Oct 27vsTowsonW 40–⁠3657%
Nov 3atUAlbanyW 21–⁠1673%
Nov 10atStony BrookL 3–⁠1742%
Nov 17vsVillanovaL 21–⁠4275%
Nov 24atJames MadisonL 6–⁠2019%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 6th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠258
Coach
—
Elo
1366 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.9 No. 22 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 225

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 2018 class

Stevon Brown OG★★No. 2801
Johnny Buchanan ILB
Anthony Paoletti PRO
Anthony Toro TE
Robert Nachtman OT

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.780

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 2Nasir Adderley SLos Angeles Chargers

2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠4
James Madison7–⁠29–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠37–⁠5
Towson5–⁠37–⁠5
Elon4–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠47–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠44–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠54–⁠7
Villanova2–⁠65–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠64–⁠7
UAlbany1–⁠73–⁠8

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