2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean Devine (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

The 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

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-PL 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 PW 17–018,721
October 213:30 p.m.No. 11 Richmonddagger
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSL[1]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[1]W 31–177,212
November 113:30 p.m.Albany
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCS RN, NBCS PW 22–316,333
November 181:00 p.m.at Villanova
FSGOL 7–285,109
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

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 and conditioning1stWestern Carolina (1998)
Carl KotzDirector of football operations1stClemson (2003)
Tony PalmieriVideo coordinator1stNorth Florida (2009)
Jude MoserAdministrative Assistant8thUniversity of Delaware(1984)

[4]

Game summaries

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Blue Hens 2 6 7 7 22

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 0 0
Hokies 7 10 0 10 27

Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 0 7 7 14
Blue Hens 10 17 7 7 41

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Dukes 7 10 0 3 20
Blue Hens 3 7 0 0 10

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 7 10 7 24
No. 23 Seawolves 7 13 0 0 20

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Hens 0 10 0 7 17

Richmond

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 11 Spiders 7 7 14 070 35
Blue Hens 14 7 0 777 42

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Blue Hens 0 7 7 3 17
Tigers 3 0 8 7 18

At Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 14 3 14 31
Black Bears 10 0 7 0 17

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 3 0 0 0 3
Blue Hens 0 3 5 14 22

At Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 14 0 14 0 28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV23RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches—RV————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2017 Coaching Staff". UD Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.