2026 Delaware

2–⁠4 (0–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Ryan Carty. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Merrimack 42–⁠7Sep 3
By 35 points, its widest win.
Most excitingLost to Middle Tennessee 30–⁠33Oct 13
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 3	vsMerrimack	W 42–⁠7	85%
Sep 12	atVanderbilt	L 26–⁠35	22%
Sep 19	vsCoastal Carolina	W 22–⁠14	58%
Sep 26	atVirginia	L 3–⁠42	29%
Oct 2	vsLiberty	L 14–⁠30	51%
Oct 13	atMiddle Tennessee	L 30–⁠33	52%
Oct 20	vsMissouri State	Preview	59%
Oct 27	atWestern Kentucky	Preview	33%
Nov 7	atKennesaw State	Preview	41%
Nov 14	vsFlorida International	Preview	49%
Nov 21	atNew Mexico State	Preview	48%
Nov 28	vsJacksonville State	Preview	39%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record: 2–⁠4
Conference: 0–⁠2 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP now: Unranked
Points: 137–⁠161
Coach: Ryan Carty
Elo: 1407 −45 this season
SP+ rating: -13.1 No. 118 of 138; offense No. 108, defense No. 116, special teams No. 112
SRS: −13.0 No. 116 of 138 in FBS
Returning: 85% of last season’s EPA, No. 9 of 136
Recruiting class: No. 115 roster talent No. 134 in FBS

How good, play by play

Offense116th of 138
Defense101st of 138
Offense, opponent-adjusted131st of 138
Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 138

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	-0.03	37%	1.21	116th of 138
Defense	0.18	43%	1.30	101st of 138
Opponent-adjusted	-0.01 off 0.15 def	37% off 44% def	—	131st off 101st def

Passing and running

	Pass success	Depth of target	Deep throws	Line yards	Stuffed
Offense		41%	9.8 yds	19%	3.20	17%
Defense		45%	9.4 yds	16%	3.00	13%

How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

	Points per trip inside the 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		3.7	own 27	20% allowed
Defense		3.0	own 28	18% caused

CORE rating -14.2, 124th of 138 (offense -8.6, defense 5.7).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yards	Nick Minicucci QB	838 yds
Passing touchdowns	Nick Minicucci QB	5 TD
Rushing yards	Jo’Nathan Silver RB	230 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Kaderris Roberts RB	2 TD
Receiving yards	Sean Wilson WR	339 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Sean Wilson WR	3 TD
Tackles	Colin Gallagher LB	43 tkl
Sacks	Blake Matthews LB	4 sacks
Interceptions	George Mullins S	2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Carson Griffin WR	★★★	No. 1474
Tyler Bell QB	★★★	No. 1566
Jaiden Edwards OL	★★★	No. 1708
Dorian Rutledge S	★★★	No. 1914
Shawn Church Jr. CB	★★★	No. 2052

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

The 2026 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	3.0	0.860
Receivers	4	3.0	0.844
Offensive line	3	3.0	0.845
Defensive line	3	3.0	0.836
Linebackers	3	3.0	0.827
Defensive backs	5	3.0	0.844
Whole class	19	3.0	0.841

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.

Roster 106

The 2026 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2026 portal

Kaderris Roberts RB	★★★	from Bowling Green
Jack Small OT	★★★	from Duke
Bryson Graves WR	★★★	from Coastal Carolina
Jaquise Alexander CB	★★★	from North Dakota State
Mustafa Feika OL	★★★	from Tiffin University
Quincy Smith DL	★★★	from Lenoir-Rhyne
Sam Siafa DL	★★★	from Penn State
Dylan Mann DL	★★★	from Troy
Tucker Smack K	★★★	from Salisbury University
Josh Humes TE	★★	from Coastal Carolina
George Mullins S	★★★	from Michigan State
James Steel DL	★★★	from UAB

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 8

Anthony Crenshaw S	★★★	to Baylor
Anwar O’Neal OT	★★★	to Louisville
Thomas Amankwaa WR	★★★★	no new school on file
Alex Nash S	★★★	to Maine
Meikhi Cuttino LB	★★★	no new school on file
Micah Pryor DL		no new school on file
Nyair Domnie CB		to New Hampshire
Skyler Sholder K		no new school on file

2026 Conference USA standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
Jacksonville State	3–⁠0	5–⁠2
Liberty	2–⁠0	5–⁠1
Western Kentucky	2–⁠1	3–⁠4
Middle Tennessee	1–⁠1	3–⁠3
Florida International	1–⁠1	3–⁠3
New Mexico State	1–⁠1	2–⁠4
Missouri State	1–⁠1	2–⁠4
Delaware	0–⁠2	2–⁠4
Kennesaw State	0–⁠2	1–⁠5
Sam Houston	0–⁠2	1–⁠5

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