2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco, and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware, with the stadium undergoing renovations prior to the 2019 season. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019 record5–7 (3–5 CAA)
Head coachDanny Rocco (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium (Capacity: 16,730)
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 –0     14 –2  
No. 18 Albany ^  6 –2     9 –5  
No. 15 Villanova ^  5 –3     9 –4  
New Hampshire  5 –3     6 –5  
Towson  4 –4     7 –5  
Maine  4 –4     6 –6  
Elon  4 –4     5 –6  
Richmond  4 –4     5 –7  
Delaware  3 –5     5 –7  
William & Mary  3 –5     5 –7  
Stony Brook  2 –6     5 –7  
Rhode Island  0 –8     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
See also: 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish tied for third in the conference. Delaware also returned to the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2010, falling in the first round to CAA rival James Madison.

Coaching staff
Name Position Year Alma mater
Danny RoccoHead Coach3rdWake Forest (1984)
Jared AmbroseOffensive Coordinator3rdShepherd (2007)
Chris CoshDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs3rdVirginia Tech (1984)
Bill CubitAssistant Head Coach/Running Backs1stDelaware (1973)
Levern BelinDefensive Line Coach3rdWake Forest (1991)
Holman CopelandAssistant Coach - Corners1st
Jalen KindleAssistant Coach2ndDelaware (2017)
Dave LeggAssistant Coach - Outside Linebackers/Special Teams1st
Gregory MeyerTight Ends Coach2ndBuffalo State (2009)
Bill PolinOffensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator3rdColby (2000)
Clint SintimOutside Linebackers Coach3rdVirginia (2009)
Alex WoodWide Receivers Coach2ndIowa (1978)
Tony PalmieriVideo Coordinator3rdNorth Florida (2009)
Carl KotzDirector of Football Operations3rdClemson (2003)
Chris StewartStrength & Conditioning3rdWestern Carolina (1998)
Felicia BergmanDirector of Football Advising3rdColorado State (2009)
Jude MoserAdministrative Assistant10thUniversity of Delaware (1984)

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison238 (20)
2Towson217 (3)
3Maine201 (1)
4Elon164
5Delaware162
6Stony Brook151
7New Hampshire109
8Rhode Island104
9Villanova84
10Richmond62
11William & Mary58
12Albany34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Fightin' Blue Hens had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule

Delaware has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Delaware State*No. 22
FloSportsW 31–1315,894
September 77:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandNo. 21
FloSportsW 44–36 3OT8,511
September 141:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 18
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCSPL 22–4714,489
September 211:00 p.m.Penn*No. 20
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
YouTubeW 28–2711,782
September 2812:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 20
ACCRSNL 14–1768,400
October 122:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 15
FloSportsL 7–425,572
October 191:00 p.m.No. 22 New HampshireNo. 24
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 16–1016,730
October 261:00 p.m.RichmondNo. 19
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsL 25–3515,308
November 22:00 p.m.at No. 21 Towson
FloSportsL 24–315,522
November 91:00 p.m.Albany
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsL 17–2113,742
November 161:00 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 17–1011,981
November 231:00 p.m.at No. 10 Villanova
FloSportsL 33–555,319
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

Delaware State
See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 0 7 13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens 3 13 9 6 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–0 2017 W 22–3

at Rhode Island
See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 14 8778 44
Rams 3 10 0 9770 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–10 2018 L 19–21

North Dakota State
See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 10 17 6 14 47
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens 5 0 3 14 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2018 L 10–38

Penn
See also: 2019 Penn Quakers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 7 7 7 6 27
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 14 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1983 W 40–7

at Pittsburgh
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 7 0 14
Panthers 0 10 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L 0–62

at Elon
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Phoenix 7 0 21 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2018 W 28–16

New Hampshire
See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wildcats 0 10 0 0 10
No. 24 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 10 3 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–12 2018 W 38–14

Richmond
See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 21 7 7 0 35
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 15 0 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–11 2018 W 43–28

at Towson
See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 7 3 24
No. 21 Tigers 7 17 0 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 2018 W 40–36

Albany
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 7 21
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 17 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2018 W 21–16

Stony Brook
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 10 0 0 10
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2018 L 3–17

at Villanova
See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 10 0 16 33
No. 10 Wildcats 20 14 14 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–30–1 2018 L 21–42

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 13 Final 
STATS FCS 22 21 18 20 20 19 15 24 19 RV  
Coaches 23 21 18 20 19 18 15 24 19 RV

References
  1. Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional" (PDF). 2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. July 2018. p. 273. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. "Seven Home Games Highlight Blue Hens' 2019 Slate". UD Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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