2017 — The 2017 Season

Delaware's 2017 season (7-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.0 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Dela Sta 22-3 L @ Virg Tec 0-27 W vs Cornell 41-14 L vs Jame Mad 10-20 W @ Ston Bro 24-20 W vs Will Mar 17-0 W vs Richmond 42-35 L @ Towson 17-18 W @ Maine 31-17 W vs UAlbany 22-3 L @ Villan 7-28
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Delaware 41, Cornell 14. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Delaware 0, Virginia Tech 27. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Fear the Hen"
— Delaware fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 is a middle chapter for Delaware — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.