2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco, and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Rocco was fired at the end of the season.[1]

2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2021 record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium (Capacity: 18,800)
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 James Madison +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^  7 1   10 3  
Elon  5 3   6 5  
Rhode Island  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   6 5  
Stony Brook  4 4   5 6  
Delaware  3 5   5 6  
Towson  3 5   4 7  
New Hampshire  2 6   3 8  
Albany  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the regular season as champions of the CAA North Division and CAA overall, earning the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. Delaware lost in the FCS Semifinals to South Dakota State, finishing the shortened season 7–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Maine No. 5 FloSports W 34–24 5,548
September 11 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)* No. 6 FloSports W 27–10 13,351
September 18 3:30 p.m. at Rutgers* No. 6 BTN L 13–45 40,129
October 2 3:00 p.m. Albany No. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCSPHI+/FloSports W 20–15 18,080
October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 18 Rhode Island No. 9 FloSports L 15–22 4,917
October 16 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook No. 14 FloSports L 17–34 5,590
October 23 3:00 p.m. No. 7 James Madison No. 23
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Rivalry)
NBCSPHI/FloSports L 10–22 15,783
October 30 1:00 p.m. Dixie State*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSports W 17–10 8,391
November 6 1:00 p.m. No. 20т William & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Rivalry)
FloSports W 24–3 10,021
November 13 2:00 p.m. at Richmond NBCSWA/FloSports L 27–51 6,104
November 20 1:00 p.m. No. 6 Villanova
NBCSPHI/FloSports L 13–21 11,437
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

References

  1. Tresolini, Kevin (November 29, 2021). "Danny Rocco fired as University of Delaware football coach". Delaware News-Journal.
  2. "2021 Schedule". Bluehens.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. "NBC Sports Philadelphia to Air Select Delaware Football Games". Bluehens.com. September 28, 2021.


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