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Delaware

University of Delaware · 2025 · Conference USA

FanBoardHQ CFP
#98
Efficiency
-15.3
118th FBS
Record
7-6
Conf. record
4-4
Conf. finish
7th
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Delaware went 7-6 and was ranked 98th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 94th-ranked offense was the engine, backed by a 129th-ranked defense. They passed the ball on 60% of offensive plays with an 112th-ranked passing attack and ran the ball on the remaining 40% of plays with a 127th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-1
Q4
7-4

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 7.0 wins
Strength of Record
87th
-4.6 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
130th
full season
130th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
122nd
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.4 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Delaware StateMEACW 3517+17.3100%-11.0Q4
2@ ColoradoBig 12#101L 731-15.00%-27.4Q3
3vs UConnFBS Independents#69W 4441-8.6100%-7.5Q4
4@ FIUConference USA#89W 3816-5.9100%20.0Q4
6vs Western KentuckyConference USA#68L 2427-6.70%-14.3Q4
8@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#83L 2538-6.40%-28.8Q4
9vs Middle TennesseeConference USA#129W 3128+7.6100%-20.1Q4
10@ LibertyConference USA#115L 3059-7.70%-39.7Q4
11vs Louisiana TechConference USA#75W 2524-8.3100%-7.1Q4
12vs Sam HoustonConference USA#133L 2326+11.50%-29.8Q4
13@ Wake ForestACC#43L 1452-21.80%-28.3Q2
14vs UTEPConference USA#132W 6131+7.0100%0.8Q4
Postseason
vs LouisianaSun Belt#100W 2013-2.9100%-5.9Q4

13 played · 7-6. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Delaware, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-34.9-9.9+15.2-11-27-720-14-29-20-40-7-30-281Week 0Week 20
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 112th
SR 103rdYPP 121stEPA 113th
RushingEff 127th
SR 114thYPP 133rdEPA 126th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 133rd
SR 133rdYPP 131stEPA 128th
Rush defenseEff 108th
SR 61stYPP 118thEPA 114th
Dropback rate 60%Tempo +3.0 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 95th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 43%1st · Defense allowed: 40%1st2nd · Offense: 43%2nd · Defense allowed: 42%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 46%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 46%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 58.0Q1 · Allowed: 80.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 125.0Q2 · Allowed: 112.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 76.0Q3 · Allowed: 116.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 103.0Q4 · Allowed: 74.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Delaware Offense vs Defense, 2025
Offensive EffRanked 94th
-4.3
Field position: -0.9Finishing drives: -3.5
Field position -0.9Finishing drives -3.5= -4.3
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 95th · Finishing 92nd

Defensive EffRanked 129th
-11.1
Field position: -2.6Finishing drives: -8.4
Field position -2.6Finishing drives -8.4= -11.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 129th · Finishing 122nd

2.21 points per drive on offense, 2.38 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 29.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(224)59% / 41%45%5.7
Q2(253)62% / 38%42%5.4
Q3(211)59% / 41%46%6.6
Q4(240)61% / 39%41%5.5
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(242)10.046%6.1
2nd(172)8.642%7.0
3rd(131)8.040%6.8
4th(15)5.660%5.4
All (560)44%6.6
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(157)9.738%4.0
2nd(133)6.743%5.9
3rd(58)4.652%3.9
4th(20)2.655%2.1
All (368)43%4.6

Delaware, all games.