South Florida routs Delaware State 59-17
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We had South Florida favored. It won.
Next: Delaware State beat Towson 33-28, Sat Sep 26
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave South Florida a 95% chance, and the closing betting line (South Florida was a 37.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
South Florida led by 7 after the first quarter and by 11 at the half.
Delaware State · Q1 4:47
South Florida 59-17 Delaware StateSouth Florida wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Delaware State 17-59 South FloridaDelaware State lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (South Florida -37.5), at 99% for South Florida (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
South Florida scored on 9 of its 12 drives; Delaware State on 3 of its 11.
South Florida’s drives are teal, Delaware State’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
South Florida 59, Delaware State 17
South Florida covered −37.5 by 4.5. The total, 76, went over 59.5.
| Team totals | Delaware State | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 353 | 611 |
| Passing | 17 of 27, 250 yds | 25 of 35, 321 yds |
| Rushing | 31 for 103 yds | 31 for 290 yds |
| First downs | 17 | 33 |
| Third down | 3 of 12 | 4 of 6 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 1 | 0 of 0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 7 for 67 yds | 4 for 35 yds |
| Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
Delaware State leaders
- Passing Ui Ale 16 of 22, 249 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Ui Ale 4 for 49 yds; Jayden Sauray 5 for 21 yds
- Receiving Nathan Stewart 2 for 102 yds, 1 TD; Terrence Rone 4 for 44 yds
South Florida leaders
- Passing Michael Van Buren Jr. 23 of 32, 300 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing D.J. Crowther 8 for 101 yds, 3 TD; Tray Kinkle 5 for 67 yds
- Receiving Joshua Porter 8 for 106 yds, 1 TD; Bryson Rodgers 7 for 86 yds
Kickoff came 28 minutes late
79° at kickoff · no rain on radar during play · wind 3 mph from the north-northeast, gusts to 13
Thunder was reported at Macdill Afb/tampa airport (8.8 miles away) from 5:33 p.m. to 6:05 p.m., around the delay.
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Tampa International Airport, 2.5 miles away. The paler thunder bar is thunder reported in the vicinity of an airport. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
Delaware State · 2-1
Rated 187th in our preseason ratings, 185th now.
2-1 in its last three, including a 7-point win over Stony Brook as a 4.5-point underdog.
W 21-6 vs Bowie State #338 of 668
W 41-34 vs Stony Brook #175 of 668
won by 7 as a 4.5-point underdog
Last two games
South Florida · 2-0
Rated 64th in our preseason ratings, 66th now.
Two straight wins, capped by a 4-point win over Army as a 3-point underdog.
Week by week
South Florida
- Wk 1Wvs Florida International19-9
- Wk 2Wat Army28-24
Delaware State
- Wk 1Wvs Stony Brook41-34
- Wk 1Lat William & Mary15-22
- Wk 2Wvs Bowie State21-6
Power rating by week
South Florida is rated 8.6 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on South Florida’s chances here.
South Florida favored by 37.5 · Total 59.5
How games like this usually go
South Florida by 37.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 1 point toward South Florida.
The total fell 2 points.
Spread: −36.5 → −37.5 · Total: 61.5 → 59.5
Weather at kickoff
Warm, with rain. Feels like 82° at kickoff.
Delaware State at South Florida · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
- 82°feels like at kickoff
- 0.01 inrain at kickoff
- 91weather score, Comfortable
- 2ndbest of the day's 8 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the second best of the day's eight kickoff times. At Raymond James Stadium that day, a 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 95, against 91 at 7:30 pm.
- noon: 48, Harsh
- 1 pm: 34, Harsh
- 2 pm: 35, Harsh
- 3:30 pm: 39, Harsh
- 4 pm: 42, Harsh
- 6 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 91, Comfortable (this game)
- 7:45 pm: 95, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
South Florida is worth +2.3 points (±4.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 19th percentile.
41% at home, 29% on the road against FBS opponents (17-24 home, 14-34 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.6 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±6.7 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 872 miles to get here.