2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–7 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

The 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The stadium underwent renovations prior to the 2019 season.

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 scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs.[2] 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.[3]

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.RichmonddaggerNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4][5]

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 and conditioning3rdWestern Carolina (1998)
Felicia BergmanDirector of Football Advising3rdColorado State (2009)
Jude MoserAdministrative Assistant10thUniversity of Delaware (1984)

Game summaries

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 0 7 13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens 3 13 9 6 31

At Rhode Island

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 14 8778 44
Rams 3 10 0 9770 36

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 10 17 6 14 47
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens 5 0 3 14 22

Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 7 7 7 6 27
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 14 7 28

At Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 7 0 14
Panthers 0 10 0 7 17

At Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Phoenix 7 0 21 14 42

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wildcats 0 10 0 0 10
No. 24 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 10 3 3 16

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 21 7 7 0 35
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 15 0 25

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 7 3 24
No. 21 Tigers 7 17 0 7 31

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 7 21
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 17 0 0 17

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 10 0 0 10
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 0 7 17

At Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 10 0 16 33
No. 10 Wildcats 20 14 14 7 55

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS222118202019152419RV
Coaches232118201918152419RV

References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Seven Home Games Highlight Blue Hens' 2019 Slate". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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