CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Conference USA

Delaware

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-3Record
21.4PPG
25.6PPG Allowed
2-1Home
0-2Away
0-0Neutral
0-1Conference
5Games
3-2-0ATS · W-L-P
1-4-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Conference USA. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #111; PPG allowed #90. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHRyan CartySeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#115National recruiting class rank
167.01Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.07FBS #107 of 138
PPA per play0.13FBS #91 of 138
Success rate40.0%FBS #106 of 138
Success rate42.8%FBS #94 of 138
Explosiveness1.27FBS #59 of 138
Explosiveness1.21FBS #61 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.43FBS #96 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.82FBS #27 of 138
Power success rate55.6%FBS #131 of 138
Power success rate85.7%FBS #124 of 138
Stuff rate24.1%FBS #125 of 138
Stuff rate16.5%FBS #98 of 138
Line yards per rush2.51FBS #127 of 138
Line yards per rush2.97FBS #81 of 138
Second-level yards0.97FBS #105 of 138
Second-level yards1.12FBS #99 of 138
Open-field yards0.52FBS #126 of 138
Open-field yards1.09FBS #74 of 138
Passing success rate41.5%FBS #87 of 138
Passing success rate43.1%FBS #100 of 138
Passing PPA0.24FBS #69 of 138
Passing PPA0.27FBS #104 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.70FBS #32 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.51FBS #62 of 138
Rushing success rate40.2%FBS #103 of 138
Rushing success rate44.6%FBS #102 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.04FBS #119 of 138
Rushing PPA0.10FBS #86 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.71FBS #129 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.91FBS #67 of 138
Standard downs success rate48.0%FBS #82 of 138
Standard downs success rate50.3%FBS #109 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.06FBS #88 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.11FBS #102 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.10FBS #36 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.01FBS #84 of 138
Passing downs success rate24.1%FBS #119 of 138
Passing downs success rate26.1%FBS #45 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.08FBS #113 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.18FBS #62 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.93FBS #90 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.07FBS #80 of 138
Havoc allowed21.2%FBS #136 of 138
Havoc rate17.8%FBS #43 of 138
Total yards per game359.80FBS #97 of 138
Total yards per game392.60FBS #106 of 138
Passing yards per game261FBS #42 of 138
Passing yards per game255.80FBS #118 of 138
Rushing yards per game98.80FBS #132 of 138
Rushing yards per game136.80FBS #67 of 138
Turnovers7FBS #85 of 138
Turnovers forced6FBS #62 of 138
3rd-down conversions20FBS #109 of 138
3rd-down conversions28FBS #96 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate29.9%FBS #127 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate37.8%FBS #76 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Nick Minicucci

FBS #90 · 838 season total

59CMP103ATT838Yards5TD3INT57.28%CMP%135.82NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Jo'Nathan Silver

FBS #174 · 211 season total

52Carries211Yards1TD4.06Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Sean Wilson

FBS #81 · 304 season total

21REC304Yards3TD14.48Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Colin Gallagher

FBS #24 · 42 season total

42Total18Solo24Assists5TFL3Sacks

Sacks Leader

Blake Matthews

FBS #14 · 4 season total

4Sacks6TFL8QB hurries29Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

George Mullins

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards17Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-03HMerrimackW42–7-31.5W56.5U
22026-09-12AVanderbiltL26–35+20.5W54.5O
32026-09-19HCoastal CarolinaW22–14-4.5W56.5U
42026-09-26AVirginiaL3–42+19.5L52.5U
52026-10-02HLibertyL14–30+7L51.5U
72026-10-13AMiddle Tennessee——————
82026-10-20HMissouri State——————
92026-10-27AWestern Kentucky——————
102026-11-07AKennesaw State——————
112026-11-14HFlorida International——————
122026-11-21ANew Mexico State——————
132026-11-28HJacksonville State——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.