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Wk 4 · 2026

Delaware Blue Hens at Virginia Cavaliers — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA · ACC 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.
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UVA -19.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings opened -20.5 · 1 toward DEL
Ratings differential UVA by 21.2
ACC · 4-2
42

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
Virginia: +5.1#46
Delaware: 24.4
Offense (pts/100)
Virginia: 31.6
Delaware: 29.1
Defense (pts/100)
Virginia: 17.6
Delaware: 64.2
Pace (plays/g)
Virginia: 68.7
Delaware: 5.60
Yards / play
Virginia: 5.54
Delaware: 5.50
Yards / play allowed
Virginia: 4.85
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
Virginia: 32.8
Delaware: 25.6
Points allowed
Virginia: 19.2
Delaware: 360
Yards / game
Virginia: 380
Delaware: 393
Yards allowed
Virginia: 314
Delaware: 256
Pass yds allowed
Virginia: 162
Delaware: 137
Rush yds allowed
Virginia: 152
Delaware: 1.40
Turnovers / game
Virginia: 0.33
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

Virginia form

W 28-25vs SYRL 7-38at FSUW 42-3vs DELL 27-38vs WVUW 59-3vs NORF
2026 season

Delaware this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Virginia this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (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.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Virginia leads 1–0 · Virginia won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 39.0 points toward Virginia
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-26Delaware 3 — 42 Virginiaat UVAVirginia

Delaware leaders 2026 regular season

PassingNick Minicucci QB #459/103, 838 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
Braden Streeter QB #1612/35, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
RushingJo Silver RB #2752 CAR, 211 YDS, 1 TD
Kaderris Roberts RB #321 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TD
Viron Ellison Jr. RB #2119 CAR, 71 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingSean Wilson WR #1821 REC, 304 YDS, 3 TD
Da'Wain Lofton WR #516 REC, 272 YDS, 1 TD
Bryson Graves WR #012 REC, 147 YDS
Kaderris Roberts RB #37 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesColin Gallagher LB #941
Blake Matthews LB #1030
Gavin Moul LB #3527
SacksBlake Matthews LB #104.5
Colin Gallagher LB #93.5
Brandon Gorham DE #32.5
InterceptionsGeorge Mullins S #291

Virginia leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBeau Pribula QB #780/118, 961 YDS, 12 TD, 1 INT
Eli Holstein QB #1012/18, 180 YDS, 3 TD
RushingJekail Middlebrook RB #2150 CAR, 242 YDS, 1 TD
Xavier Brown RB #031 CAR, 166 YDS, 2 TD
Xay Davis RB #2532 CAR, 160 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingKameron Courtney WR #515 REC, 166 YDS, 2 TD
Rico Flores Jr. WR #1111 REC, 152 YDS, 1 TD
Da'Shawn Martin WR #1811 REC, 148 YDS, 4 TD
Josiah Abdullah WR #134 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJacobie Henderson CB #1027
Myles Brown LB #1323
Fisher Camac DE #1422
SacksMatthew Fobbs-White DE #163
Nnanna Anyanwu DE #332
Fisher Camac DE #141
InterceptionsBrandyn Hillman S #63
Keke Adams S #212
Corey Costner S #41
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.