Boulder, Colorado sits just over a mile above sea level, and its hometown university is the first major test for Delaware's climb to the top level of college football.

The Blue Hens won their opener over in-state rival Delaware State, but it figures to be a whole new challenge as they face a Colorado team in the third season being led by NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.

Delaware does have 3 wins against FBS opponents since 2003, but all of them were at Navy, including the 2022 opener.

Games against current Power-4 opponents have typically not gone as well, including 2023's 63-7 loss at No. 7 Penn State and 2021's 45-13 loss to Rutgers, although 2019 featured a tight 17-14 loss to a Pittsburgh team that went on to finish 8-5 in the ACC.

Delaware wide receiver Jake Thaw had 92 receiving

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