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2019 Delaware

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2019, game by game: won vs. Delaware State 31–13; won at Rhode Island 44–36; lost vs. North Dakota State 22–47; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–27; lost at Pittsburgh 14–17; lost at Elon 7–42; won vs. New Hampshire 16–10; lost vs. Richmond 25–35; lost at Towson 24–31; lost vs. UAlbany 17–21; won vs. Stony Brook 17–10; lost at Villanova 33–55+18−35Won 31–13 vs. Delaware State+18Delaware StateWon 44–36 at Rhode Island+8Rhode IslandLost 22–47 vs. North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…Won 28–27 vs. Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaLost 14–17 at Pittsburgh-3PittsburghLost 7–42 at Elon-35ElonWon 16–10 vs. New Hampshire+6New HampshireLost 25–35 vs. Richmond-10RichmondLost 24–31 at Towson-7TowsonLost 17–21 vs. UAlbany-4UAlbanyWon 17–10 vs. Stony Brook+7Stony BrookLost 33–55 at Villanova-22Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsDelaware StateW 31–⁠1376%
Sep 7atRhode IslandW 44–⁠3650%
Sep 14vsNorth Dakota StateL 22–⁠4728%
Sep 21vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠2763%
Sep 28atPittsburghL 14–⁠1721%
Oct 12atElonL 7–⁠4249%
Oct 19vsNew HampshireW 16–⁠1048%
Oct 26vsRichmondL 25–⁠3567%
Nov 2atTowsonL 24–⁠3137%
Nov 9vsUAlbanyL 17–⁠2157%
Nov 16vsStony BrookW 17–⁠1052%
Nov 23atVillanovaL 33–⁠5525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 55–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠344
Coach
—
Elo
1284 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.6 No. 55 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 176

Leaders

Passing yardsNolan Henderson QB127 yds
Passing touchdownsNolan Henderson QB2 TD
Rushing yardsWill Knight RB40 yds
Receiving yardsGene Coleman II WR61 yds
Receiving touchdownsGene Coleman II WR1 TD
TacklesKedrick Whitehead DB13 tkl
InterceptionsTim Poindexter DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Noelly Miller WR★★No. 2722
Quincy Watson WR★★No. 2839
Akie Nance DT★★No. 3017
Bradly Anyanwu OG★★No. 3053
Levaughn Lewis OLB

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.793
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line12.00.789
Whole class42.00.791

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.

2019 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠014–⁠2
UAlbany6–⁠29–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠39–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠36–⁠5
Towson4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠45–⁠6
Richmond4–⁠45–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠7
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Stony Brook2–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island0–⁠82–⁠10

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