2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean Devine (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Maine $^  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 9 James Madison ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^  5 –3   7 –5  
No. 20 Towson ^  5 –3   7 –5  
No. 24 Delaware ^  5 –3   7 –5  
No. 19 Elon ^  4 –3   6 –5  
Rhode Island  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  3 –4   4 –6  
New Hampshire  3 –5   4 –7  
Villanova  2 –6   5 –6  
Richmond  2 –6   4 –7  
Albany  1 –7   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CAA. Delaware received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, the Fightin' Blue Hens they lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

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

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Nasir Adderley S SR
Buck Buchanan Award[3] Troy Reeder LB R-SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Rhode IslandNo. 15
CBSI Digital, CBS SportsLiveL 19–2117,945
September 83:30 p.m.Lafayette*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
MASNW 37–012,781
September 153:30 p.m.Cornell*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
BHAAW 27–1014,511
September 222:00 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN+L 10–3818,883
October 63:00 p.m.at Richmond
NBCS WAW 43–288,217
October 133:30 p.m.No. 5 Elon
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCS PHILW 28–1619,209
October 203:30 p.m.at New HampshireNo. 24
CBSI Digital, CBS SportsLiveW 38–1411,992
October 273:30 p.m.No. 10 TowsondaggerNo. 21
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FCS, FSGOW 40–3614,593
November 33:30 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 13
UAlbany Live Events[4]W 21–163,182
November 101:00 p.m.at No. 12 Stony BrookNo. 11
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 3–176,667
November 1712:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 17
NBCS PHILL 21–4218,752
November 243:00 p.m.at No. 6 James Madison*No. 21
ESPN3L 6–207,297
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5][6]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year Alma mater
Danny RoccoHead coach2ndWake Forest (1984)
Matt SimonOffensive coordinator/running backs2ndEastern New Mexico (1976)
Chris CoshDefensive coordinator/defensive backs2ndVirginia Tech (1984)
Erik CampbellPassing game coordinator/wide receivers2ndMichigan (1988)
Bill PolinRecruiting coordinator/offensive line2ndColby (2000)
Manny RojasInside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator2ndLiberty (2007)
Clint SintimOutside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator2ndVirginia (2009)
Alex WoodQuarterbacks1stIowa (1978)
Kevin ReihnerOffensive Assistant/tight ends1stStanford (2015)
Levern BelinDefensive line2ndWake Forest (1991)
Nick RaponeCornerbacks8thVirginia Tech (1978)
Greg MeyerRecruiting Assistant/offensive Quality Control1stBuffalo State (2009)
Jalen KindleDefensive assistant1stDelaware (2017)
Chris StewartStrength and conditioning2ndWestern Carolina (1998)
Carl KotzDirector of football operations2ndClemson (2003)
Felicia BergmanDirector of Football Advising2ndColorado State (2009)
Tony PalmieriVideo coordinator2ndNorth Florida (2009)
Jude MoserAdministrative Assistant9thUniversity of Delaware (1984)

Game summaries

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 14 0 21
No. 15 Blue Hens 0 10 3 6 19

This marks the first time Delaware opens with a conference game since 2007 (49–31 win at William & Mary).

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Hens 14 7 7 9 37

Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Hens 7 7 0 13 27

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 10 10
No. 1 Bison 28 7 3 0 38

At Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 19 14 10 0 43
Spiders 7 3 6 12 28

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Phoenix 7 3 6 0 16
Blue Hens 0 7 7 14 28

At New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Blue Hens 10 7 14 7 38
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tigers 5 13 10 8 36
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 6 21 13 40

At Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Blue Hens 0 12 3 6 21
Great Danes 0 3 7 6 16

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Blue Hens 0 0 0 3 3
No. 12 Seawolves 0 3 7 7 17

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 7 14 42
No. 17 Blue Hens 7 0 14 0 21

At James Madison–NCAA Division I First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 3 3 0 6
No. 6 Dukes 3 9 8 0 20

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS15RVRVRVRVRVRV24211311172124
Coaches16RVRVRVRVRVRV25211612182323

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
260Nasir AdderleySLos Angeles Chargers

References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title In 2018". CAA Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced" (Press release). NCAA. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nine added to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List". STATS. November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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