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Franklin Pierce

· 0-1 · power -7.2 · #267
Our numberDSU -1.5 no book has priced this game

Delaware State

· 2-1 · power -8.5 · #279
Our side
MoneylineDSU to win ours 54%
Projected score 26–28 FRAN – DSU
2026-10-10 · 1:00 PM Alumni Stadium (DE) · Dover, DE Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Delaware State Hornets Run-heavy · 67% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 47 rush ypg

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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
Franklin Pierce Ravens
DL Damir Stone 7 tkl · 0.5 TFL #399 DL
WR Raj Hillhouse 3 rec · 35 yds · 2 TD #286 WR
DL Damon Smith 5 tkl #664 DL
DL Darian Lopez-Sullivan 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL #944 DL
Delaware State Hornets
DB Kemari Nix 17 tkl · 1 PD #64 DB
DL Quoy Rainey 13 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #173 DL
DL Gensley Auguste 11 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #235 DL
WR Jaylin Terzado 10 rec · 185 yds · 1 TD #158 WR

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
Franklin Pierce Ravens -7.2 -2.8 -4.4 #267
Delaware State Hornets -8.5 -6.5 -2.0 #279

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

Where the number comes from
Franklin Pierce offense vs Delaware State defense-0.8 pts
Delaware State offense vs Franklin Pierce defense-2.1 pts
Rest · context onlyAway team on 29 more days rest

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.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.