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Delaware State

· 2-1 · power -8.5 · #279
Our numberUSF -36.5 no book has priced this game

South Florida

AAC · 2-0 (1-0 AAC) · power +19.1 · #41
Our side
MoneylineUSF to win ours 98%
Projected score 8–45 DSU – USF
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 18 ranks apart
Delaware State Hornets #6 rush offense South Florida Bulls #24 run defense
Pass game edge South Florida Bulls 130 ranks
Delaware State Hornets #167 pass offense South Florida Bulls #37 pass defense
Run game edge South Florida Bulls 68 ranks
South Florida Bulls #56 rush offense Delaware State Hornets #124 run defense
Pass game edge South Florida Bulls 121 ranks
South Florida Bulls #5 pass offense Delaware State Hornets #126 pass defense
Delaware State Hornets Run-heavy · 67% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 47 rush ypg South Florida Bulls Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg
Kevin Patrick · 0-1

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 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
South Florida Bulls
DL C.J. Hicks 9 tkl · 1.0 TFL #127 DL
DB Ayden Jackson 16 tkl · 1 PD #181 DB
QB Michael Van Buren Jr. 339 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT #54 QB
WR Bryson Rodgers 9 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD #208 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
Delaware State Hornets -8.5 -6.5 -2.0 #279
South Florida BullsAAC +19.1 +9.4 +9.7 #41

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

Where the number comes from
Delaware State offense vs South Florida defense-16.2 pts
South Florida offense vs Delaware State defense+11.3 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 872 mi

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.