Wk 2 · 2026

Delaware Blue Hens at Vanderbilt Commodores — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN · SEC Network FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Delaware Blue Hens

CUSA · 2-3

4:15pET

VAN -20.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened -21.5 · 1 toward DEL

Ratings differential VAN by 18.8

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC · 3-3

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Delaware: -13.7#117

Efficiency margin

Vanderbilt: +2.7#61

Delaware: 24.4

Offense (pts/100)

Vanderbilt: 31.5

Delaware: 29.1

Defense (pts/100)

Vanderbilt: 19.8

Delaware: 64.2

Pace (plays/g)

Vanderbilt: 65.0

Delaware: 5.60

Yards / play

Vanderbilt: 5.36

Delaware: 5.50

Yards / play allowed

Vanderbilt: 5.55

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Delaware: 21.4

Points / game

Vanderbilt: 24.0

Delaware: 25.6

Points allowed

Vanderbilt: 29.5

Delaware: 360

Yards / game

Vanderbilt: 348

Delaware: 393

Yards allowed

Vanderbilt: 354

Delaware: 256

Pass yds allowed

Vanderbilt: 214

Delaware: 137

Rush yds allowed

Vanderbilt: 140

Delaware: 1.40

Turnovers / game

Vanderbilt: 1.67

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Delaware form

L 14-30vs LIBL 3-42at UVAW 22-14vs CCUL 26-35at VANW 42-7vs MRMK

2026 season

Vanderbilt form

L 17-52vs MISSL 14-38at UGAL 15-21at AUBW 35-31vs NCSUW 35-26vs DEL

2026 season

Delaware this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)

Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Vanderbilt this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.

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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Vanderbilt leads 1–0 · Vanderbilt won the last one

1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 9.0 points toward Vanderbilt

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2026	2026-09-12	Delaware 26 — 35 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Vanderbilt

Delaware leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Nick Minicucci QB #4	59/103, 838 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
	Braden Streeter QB #16	12/35, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Jo Silver RB #27	52 CAR, 211 YDS, 1 TD
	Kaderris Roberts RB #3	21 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TD
	Viron Ellison Jr. RB #21	19 CAR, 71 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Sean Wilson WR #18	21 REC, 304 YDS, 3 TD
	Da'Wain Lofton WR #5	16 REC, 272 YDS, 1 TD
	Bryson Graves WR #0	12 REC, 147 YDS
	Kaderris Roberts RB #3	7 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Colin Gallagher LB #9	41
	Blake Matthews LB #10	30
	Gavin Moul LB #35	27
Sacks	Blake Matthews LB #10	4.5
	Colin Gallagher LB #9	3.5
	Brandon Gorham DE #3	2.5
Interceptions	George Mullins S #29	1

full roster and per-player history

Vanderbilt leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Jared Curtis QB #2	63/98, 746 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Blaze Berlowitz QB #1	26/48, 368 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Sedrick Alexander RB #28	45 CAR, 200 YDS, 4 TD
	Makhilyn Young RB #22	34 CAR, 134 YDS, 1 TD
	Jared Curtis QB #2	41 CAR, 133 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Junior Sherrill WR #0	28 REC, 474 YDS, 3 TD
	Tristen Brown WR #5	9 REC, 130 YDS
	Jayvontay Conner TE #8	11 REC, 126 YDS
	Ja'Cory Thomas WR #6	6 REC, 78 YDS

Defense

Tackles	CJ Heard S #8	40
	Bryan Longwell LB #11	31
	Nick Rinaldi LB #24	26
Sacks	Nick Rinaldi LB #24	3.5
	CJ Heard S #8	3
	Issa Ouattara DL #5	2
Interceptions	Miles Capers EDGE #29	1
	Bryce Cowan LB #22	1
	Martel Hight CB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.