Putting Up Numbers· college football

Delaware @ Vanderbilt

Sat, Sep 12, 2026

Vanderbilt 35, Delaware 26Vanderbilt was favored by 20.5, and Delaware covered.

Delaware at Vanderbilt: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameDelaware1 gameVanderbilt1 game
Points−2.5+4.9
Points allowed+11.6+1.4
Total offense, yards−37−89
Total defense, yards−15−26
Touchdowns−1.4+0.3
Passer rating−31.0−14.4
Third downs−23.4%−6.7%
Sacks+1.0+3.7
Penalty yards−37.3−21.5
Turnovers forced−0.2+0.8
Turnovers lost+0.8−0.3

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Vanderbilt

Delaware

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Vanderbilt

  • Vanderbilt had won 8 straight at home.streakthe runs →Extended to 9.

Delaware

  • Delaware had won 4 straight at home.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

If you squint

  • Vanderbilt had beaten 8 of its last 10 unranked opponents.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
  • Vanderbilt had won 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 12, 2026at VanderbiltVanderbilt 35, Delaware 26

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 11, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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