The Blue Hens have been much better at home than on the road in their debut FBS-level season.
Should they continue that trend Nov. 29, it could net them quite a prize.
Delaware (5-6 overall, 3-4 Conference USA) hosts Texas-El Paso (2-9, 1-6) in the regular-season finale. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Delaware Stadium.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA win over UTEP would make the Hens bowl eligible, though, as a new FBS member, they could only earn a bid if there are not enough other teams with six wins.
Delaware takes the field before the Blue Hens’ 25-24 win against Louisiana Tech at Delaware Stadium, Nov. 8, 2025.The Hens are 4-1 at home and 1-5 on the road this year. They have also lost two straight, including a 26-23 setback against Sam Houston State, which had been winless in CUSA, and a 52-14 drubbing at ACC member Wake Forest. Both were road games.
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Delaware has not lost three straight games in Ryan Carty’s four seasons as coach.
“We certainly could have seven or eight wins,” Carty said, “and we could also certainly have three to four wins. This conference has been so close.”
Delaware quarterback Nick Minicucci takes a snap in front of lineman Patrick Shupp in the first quarter of the Blue Hens’ 25-24 win against Louisiana Tech at Delaware Stadium, Nov. 8, 2025.How to follow
Delawareonline.com will provide live reports on the game beginning before kickoff with updates through to the conclusion, with photos and videos followed by postgame reaction.
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Tickets may be purchased at https://bluehens.evenue.net/list/FB or at stadium and Carpenter Center box offices. Prices start at $25 for north end-zone seats.
How to watch
The game is being streamed on ESPN+, which requires a fee, with Scott Klatzkin on play-by-play and former Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin providing analysis.
How to listen
Nick Allessandrini will be calling the game on WDSD-94.7 FM with Bill Harman providing analysis. They come on the air at noon.
Student-radio station WVUD (91.3) is airing the game with Michael Boyer and Will Capuano.
Delaware tight end Connor Witthoft turns up field after receiving a pass late in the fourth quarter of the Blue Hens’ 25-24 win at Delaware Stadium, Nov. 8, 2025.What’s the point spread?
Delaware is favored by 4½ points, according to ESPN.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHow do the teams rate nationally?
UTEP is 123rd and Delaware 126th in the ESPN College Football Power Index of the 136 teams in FBS..
What’s the weather forecast?
Sunny with temperatures around 40.
Why is this game important for Delaware?
A victory would make Delaware bowl eligible in its first Football Bowl Subdivision season.
A crowd of 17,912 watches the Hens try to score late In the second quarter of Delaware’s 25-24 win against Louisiana Tech at Delaware Stadium, Nov. 8, 2025.Why is this game important for UTEP?
This is the Miners’ final Conference USA football game before next year’s move to the Mountain West and they’d like to have some momentum for that switch.
What’s the series record?
This is the first meeting between the schools.
What will be interesting to see for Delaware?
Delaware has sunk to 11th in CUSA total defense allowing 414.9 yards per game and needs to be much sturdier.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhat will be interesting to see for UTEP?
Miners are second in CUSA in pass defense (213.7 ypg) and also No. 1 in third-down defense and will need to do both well against Delaware’s first-in-CUSA passing attack.
Delaware linemen, including Fintan Brose (54), take the field in warm-ups before playing Stony Brook, Thursday, Aug 31, 2023 at LaValle Stadium in New York.Who is a player to watch for Delaware?
Five sixth-year Blue Hens who were on the team as true freshmen in the spring 2021 season will play their final home games on Senior Day -- offensive linemen Patrick Shupp and Fintan Brose, defensive linemen Jack Hall and Ethan Saunders and linebacker Dillon Trainer, though Shupp and Trainer have been sidelined with injuries.
Who is a player to watch for UTEP?
Quarterback Skyler Locklear is a dual threat Delaware will have to contain. He has thrown for 1,080 yards with nine TDs and six interceptions but is also CUSA’s nith-leading rusher with 50.1 yards per game.
Delaware head coach Ryan Carty make a case to an official late in the fourth quarter of the Blue Hens’ 25-24 win against Louisiana Tech at Delaware Stadium, Nov. 8, 2025.What does Delaware coach Ryan Carty say?
“They play hard and they play physical and they finish games. I think we're similarly talented. This will be a really nice matchup. We're both kind of a similar team and we both play hard and both finish. So let's see who can kind of do it better in one game on Saturday.”
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhat does UTEP coach Scotty Walden say?
“That's a program that has had a lot of success at the FCS level, got a lot of pride and tradition. So we know that they're going to play hard and on their senior day. But as always, it's about us and our preparation and getting ready.”
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: How to follow UTEP at Delaware in Conference USA football Nov. 29
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