2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2021
Colonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Danny Rocco in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 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. Rocco was fired at the end of the season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at
Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
    		•  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 Madisondagger 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. T–20 William & Mary
    • Delaware Stadium
    • Newark, DE (rivalry)
    		 FloSports W 24–3 10,021
    November 13 2:00 p.m. at
    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
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [2][3][4]

    References

    1. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (November 29, 2021). "Danny Rocco fired as University of Delaware football coach". Delaware News-Journal.
    2. Delaware Blue Hens
      . September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
    3. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
    4. Delaware Blue Hens
      . Retrieved November 9, 2022.


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