2023 Delaware
9–4. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hampton 47–3Oct 21
By 44 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Elon 27–33Nov 4
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Stony Brook | W 37–13 | 66% |
| Sep 9 | at 7Penn State | L 7–63 | 13% |
| Sep 16 | vsSaint Francis | W 42–14 | 65% |
| Sep 23 | vs New Hampshire | W 29–25 | 60% |
| Oct 7 | vs Duquesne | W 43–17 | 74% |
| Oct 14 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 21–6 | 80% |
| Oct 21 | at Hampton | W 47–3 | 72% |
| Oct 28 | at Towson | W 51–13 | 65% |
| Nov 4 | vs Elon | L 27–33 | 75% |
| Nov 11 | at Campbell | W 45–7 | 62% |
| Nov 18 | vs Villanova | L 7–35 | 61% |
| Nov 25Bowls & playoff | vs LafayetteFCS Championship – First Round | W 36–34 | 65% |
| Dec 2Bowls & playoff | at MontanaFCS Championship – Second Round | L 19–49 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Montana 49–19 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The tied 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 87 on file).
- Record
- 9–4
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 4th in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 411–312
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1428 +57 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −16.9 No. 26 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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Leaders
| Passing yards | Ryan O’Connor QB | 2,104 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Ryan O’Connor QB | 19 TD |
| Rushing yards | Marcus Yarns RB | 940 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Marcus Yarns RB | 15 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jourdan Townsend WR | 661 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Joshua Youngblood WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Nic Ware DB | 9 tkl |
| Interceptions | Khalil Dawsey DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Kion Wright DE | ★★★ | No. 2024 |
| Hasson Manning Jr. S | ★★★ | No. 2318 |
| Anwar O’neal OT | ||
| Anthony Caccese OL | ||
| K.T. Seay S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.816 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.822 |
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.
Transfers in 0
The 2023 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 2
 Joseph Bruno RB | ★★ | no new school on file |
| Noah Plack LB | ★★ | to  UConn |