Delaware Stadium, Newark

Kickoff time makes little difference at Delaware Stadium: scores run 90 to 92

Home of Delaware · Conference USA · capacity 22,000 · Turf

91 is Comfortable, and most stadiums score lower.

How the rank works

All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 14th and 55th.

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All Saturdays

  • noon: 92, Comfortable
  • 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
  • 7:30 pm: 91, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

September

In September at Delaware Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 98 and a noon Saturday 88.

  • noon: 88, Mixed
  • 3:30 pm: 89, Mixed
  • 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

October

In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Delaware Stadium: scores run 95 to 97, all Comfortable.

  • noon: 97, Comfortable
  • 3:30 pm: 96, Comfortable
  • 7:30 pm: 95, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

November

In November at Delaware Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 92 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 82.

  • noon: 92, Comfortable
  • 3:30 pm: 87, Mixed
  • 7:30 pm: 82, Mixed

Weather score at each kickoff time.

At kickoff, 113 regular-season Saturdays at each kickoff time, 2018 to 2025.

All Saturdays

Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 92, 3:30 pm 90, 7:30 pm 91.

September

Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (98). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (88 and 89).

October

Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 97, 3:30 pm 96, 7:30 pm 95.

November

Best kickoff time: noon (92). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (82).

The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.

What goes with it

Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.

All Saturdays

Feel under 32°F

noon2 in 100
3:30 pm4 in 100
7:30 pm6 in 100

September

Feel 85°F or hotter

noon11 in 100
3:30 pm5 in 100
7:30 pm0 in 100

October

At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of October Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.

November

Feel under 32°F

noon5 in 100
3:30 pm10 in 100
7:30 pm17 in 100

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Across all Saturdays, Delaware Stadium scores higher than 6 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums

All Saturdays

  1. Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 92, Comfortable
  2. Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 91, Comfortable
  3. Williams Stadium (Liberty): 91, Comfortable
  4. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 89, Mixed
  5. Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 89, Mixed
  6. Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 88, Mixed
  7. Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 87, Mixed
  8. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 82, Mixed
  9. Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 72, Rough

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Delaware Stadium scores 91, higher than 6, lower than 1 and level with 1 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 72 to 92.

Noon Saturdays

  1. Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 92, Comfortable
  2. Williams Stadium (Liberty): 92, Comfortable
  3. Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 91, Comfortable
  4. Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 87, Mixed
  5. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 87, Mixed
  6. Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 87, Mixed
  7. Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 87, Mixed
  8. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 76, Mixed
  9. Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 63, Rough

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Delaware Stadium scores 92, tied for the highest of the 9 Conference USA stadiums, with Williams Stadium (Liberty). Scores run 63 to 92.

3:30 pm Saturdays

  1. Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 90, Comfortable
  2. Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 89, Mixed
  3. Williams Stadium (Liberty): 89, Mixed
  4. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 87, Mixed
  5. Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 87, Mixed
  6. Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 85, Mixed
  7. Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 84, Mixed
  8. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 76, Mixed
  9. Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 68, Rough

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Delaware Stadium scores 90, the highest of the 9 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 68 to 90.

7:30 pm Saturdays

  1. Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 95, Comfortable
  2. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 94, Comfortable
  3. Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 93, Comfortable
  4. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 93, Comfortable
  5. Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 93, Comfortable
  6. Williams Stadium (Liberty): 92, Comfortable
  7. Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 91, Comfortable
  8. Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 89, Mixed
  9. Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 87, Mixed

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Delaware Stadium scores 91, higher than 2, lower than 6 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 87 to 95.

One dot per stadium: 9 Conference USA stadiums. Every Conference USA stadium by month.

More about Delaware Stadium

The table behind this page
Weather score by part of the season and kickoff time, Delaware Stadium.
SeasonNoon3:30 pm7:30 pm
All Saturdays929091
September888998
October979695
November928782
Saturdays counted113113113
How this is measured

The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.

Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.