2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2017 record 7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach Danny Rocco (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Matt Simon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2017 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 –0     14 –1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 –2     8 –4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 –3     9 –5  
Delaware  5 –3     7 –4  
Richmond  4 –4     6 –5  
Towson  3 –5     5 –6  
Villanova  3 –5     5 –6  
Maine  3 –5     4 –6  
Albany  2 –6     4 –7  
Rhode Island  2 –6     3 –8  
William & Mary  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, who previously coached at CAA-rival Richmond. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season

The Hens would start the season with two consecutive wins, against Delaware State and at Lafayette. They followed with a five-game losing streak, the longest by Delaware since 1939, which cost head coach Dave Brock his job. He was replaced by Dennis Dottin-Carter on an interim basis, and the Hens finished with a record of 4–7 (2–6 CAA).

Coaching staff

NamePositionYearAlma mater
Danny RoccoHead Coach1stWake Forest (1984)
Matt SimonOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stEastern New Mexico (1976)
Chris CoshDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs1stVirginia Tech (1984)
Eddie AllenSpecial Teams Coordinator/Running Backs4thNew Haven (2003)
Blaine McCorkleOffensive Line1stLouisiana State (2000)
Levern BelinWide Receivers1stVirginia (2007)
Bill PolinTight Ends1stColby (2000)
Manny RojasInside Linebackers1stLiberty (2007)
Clint SintimOutside Linebackers1stVirginia (2009)
Wes ReberDefensive Quality Control1stDuquesne (2012)
Chris StewartStrength & Conditioning1stWestern Carolina (1998)
Carl KotzDirector of Football Operations1stClemson (2003)
Tony PalmieriVideo Coordinator1stNorth Florida (2009)
Jude MoserAdministrative Assistant8th University of Delaware

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Delaware State* Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) BHAA W 22–3   18,040
September 9 3:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN Extra L 0–27   62,526
September 16 3:30 p.m. Cornell* Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE BHAA W 41–14   14,714
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 1 James Madison Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry) CSN+
CSN-P		 L 10–20   16,372
October 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 23 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY Wolfievision W 24–20   7,694
October 14 3:30 p.m. William & Mary Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry) NBCS RN
NBCS P		 W 17–0   18,721
October 21 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Richmonddagger Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CSL[2] W 42–35 2OT  15,710
October 28 4:00 p.m. at Towson No. 23 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD FSGO L 17–18   6,402
November 4 2:00 p.m. at Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium • Portland, ME CSL[2] W 31–17   7,212
November 11 3:30 p.m. Albany Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE NBCS RN
NBCS P		 W 22–3   16,333
November 18 1:00 p.m. at Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) FSGO L 7–28   5,109
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Regular season

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Blue Hens 2 6 7 7 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–0 2016 W 56–14

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 0 0
Hokies 7 10 0 10 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 0 7 7 14
Blue Hens 10 17 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Dukes 7 10 0 3 20
Blue Hens 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–10 2016 L 20–43

at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 7 10 7 24
No. 23 Seawolves 7 13 0 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 L 3–28

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Hens 0 10 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–18 2016 L 17–24

Richmond

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 11 Spiders 7 7 14 070 35
Blue Hens 14 7 0 777 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–11 2016 L 17–31

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Blue Hens 0 7 7 3 17
Tigers 3 0 8 7 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2016 W 20–6

at Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 14 3 14 31
Black Bears 10 0 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–11 2016 L 21–28

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 3 0 0 0 3
Blue Hens 0 3 5 14 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2016 W 33–17

at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 14 0 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–28–1 2016 L 10–41

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV 
Coaches NR RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Coaching Staff". UD Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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