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2021 Delaware

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Delaware in 2021, game by game: won at Maine 34–24; won vs. Saint Francis 27–10; lost at Rutgers 13–45; won vs. UAlbany 20–15; lost at Rhode Island 15–22; lost at Stony Brook 17–34; lost vs. James Madison 10–22; won vs. Utah Tech 17–10; won vs. William & Mary 24–3; lost at Richmond 27–51; lost vs. Villanova 13–21+21−32Won 34–24 at Maine+10MaineWon 27–10 vs. Saint Francis+17Saint FrancisLost 13–45 at Rutgers-32RutgersWon 20–15 vs. UAlbany+5UAlbanyLost 15–22 at Rhode Island-7Rhode IslandLost 17–34 at Stony Brook-17Stony BrookLost 10–22 vs. James Madison-12James MadisonWon 17–10 vs. Utah Tech+7Utah TechWon 24–3 vs. William & Mary+21William & MaryLost 27–51 at Richmond-24RichmondLost 13–21 vs. Villanova-8Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMaineW 34–⁠2453%
Sep 11vsSaint FrancisW 27–⁠1075%
Sep 18atRutgersL 13–⁠4536%
Oct 2vsUAlbanyW 20–⁠1577%
Oct 9atRhode IslandL 15–⁠2251%
Oct 16atStony BrookL 17–⁠3465%
Oct 23vsJames MadisonL 10–⁠2231%
Oct 30vsUtah TechW 17–⁠1084%
Nov 6vsWilliam & MaryW 24–⁠350%
Nov 13atRichmondL 27–⁠5149%
Nov 20vsVillanovaL 13–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 21–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠257
Coach
—
Elo
1323 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.0 No. 55 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

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).

Transfers in 1

The 2021 portal
Blaise Sparks OT★★★from Illinois

Transfers out 1

Debo Williams ILB★★★to South Carolina

2021 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison7–⁠112–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠3
Elon5–⁠36–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠46–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
New Hampshire2–⁠63–⁠8
UAlbany1–⁠72–⁠9

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