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Delaware

CUSA · 1-1 · power +7.6 · #95
Our numberUVA -13.5 no book has priced this game

Virginia

ACC · 2-0 (1-0 ACC) · power +22.3 · #23
Our side
MoneylineUVA to win ours 82%
Projected score 20–33 DEL – UVA
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD Scott Stadium · Charlottesville, VA Early season

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Virginia Cavaliers 163 ranks
Delaware Blue Hens #201 rush offense Virginia Cavaliers #38 run defense
Pass game edge Virginia Cavaliers 87 ranks
Delaware Blue Hens #122 pass offense Virginia Cavaliers #35 pass defense
Run game edge Virginia Cavaliers 180 ranks
Virginia Cavaliers #46 rush offense Delaware Blue Hens #226 run defense
Pass game edge Virginia Cavaliers 46 ranks
Virginia Cavaliers #128 pass offense Delaware Blue Hens #174 pass defense
Delaware Blue Hens Balanced · 44% run Avg pace Virginia Cavaliers Balanced · 53% run Avg pace
Ryan Carty · 7-6 · offense-minded Tony Elliott · 22-26 · defense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Delaware Blue Hens
LB Colin Gallagher 13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #46 LB
WR Da'Wain Lofton 7 rec · 206 yds · 1 TD #85 WR
RB Kaderris Roberts 27 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec #109 RB
LB Gavin Moul 16 tkl · 0.5 TFL #188 LB
Virginia Cavaliers
DL Fisher Camac 6 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 TFL #140 DL
DB Jacobie Henderson 12 tkl · 3 PD #147 DB
DB Brandyn Hillman 6 tkl · 3 INT #152 DB
K Will Bettridge 3 FG · 11 XP · 20 pts #36 K

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Delaware Blue HensCUSA +7.6 +6.8 +0.8 #95
Virginia CavaliersACC +22.3 +8.6 +13.7 #23

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Delaware offense vs Virginia defense-6.9 pts
Virginia offense vs Delaware defense+7.8 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.