2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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.

2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017 record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coachDanny Rocco (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Simon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2017 Colonial Athletic Association 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 Poll

Previous season
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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 Assistant8thUniversity of Delaware(1984)

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Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Delaware State*
BHAAW 22–318,040
September 93:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCN ExtraL 0–2762,526
September 163:30 p.m.Cornell*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
BHAAW 41–1414,714
September 303:30 p.m.No. 1 James Madison
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Rivalry)
CSN+
CSN-P		L 10–2016,372
October 76:00 p.m.at No. 23 Stony Brook
WolfievisionW 24–207,694
October 143:30 p.m.William & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Rivalry)
NBCS RN
NBCS P		W 17–018,721
October 213:30 p.m.No. 11 Richmond
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSL[2]W 42–35 2OT15,710
October 284:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 23
FSGOL 17–186,402
November 42:00 p.m.at Maine
CSL[2]W 31–177,212
November 113:30 p.m.Albany
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCS RN
NBCS P		W 22–316,333
November 181:00 p.m.at Villanova
FSGOL 7–285,109

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Regular season

Delaware State
See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry
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
See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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
See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team
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
See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team and Delaware–James Madison football rivalry
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
See also: 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
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
See also: 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry
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
See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team
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
See also: 2017 Towson Tigers football team
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
See also: 2017 Maine Black Bears football team
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
See also: 2017 Albany Great Danes football team
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
See also: 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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. 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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