If the NCAA ruling prohibiting UD from hosting any future playoff games holds, the chances for the Hens playoff success will be drastically reduced. I did some quick checking and found the following stats relative to playoff performance home vs the road. Since 1990 UD is 12-3 at home and 3-5 on the road, neutral sites not included. I also compare that same stat to the following FCS schools who have been playoff participants on a regular basis since 1990.
Home playoff records first.. followed by road records.
Since 1990:
ASU - 17-3 & 2-4
Montana - 22-6 & 1-4
UNI - 11-3 & 4-7
EKU - 3-1 & 0-8
UMass – 3-0 & 5-4
GSU - 17-3 & 2-4
Furman - 5-3 & 3-5
JMU - 4-5 & 3-2
YSU - 11-1 & 4-3
McNeese St - 8-6 & 3-5
Combined home records – 108-32
Combined road records – 32-56
even if those numbers are off by a game or two.. it's pretty obvious that even the 'best' teams in the FCS have a lot of trouble winning on the road come playoff time.....
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