2019_Delaware_Fightin'_Blue_Hens_football_team
2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
American college football season
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.
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| 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
| 4 | Elon | 164 |
| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
| 12 | Albany | 34 |
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Preseason All–CAA team
The Fightin' Blue Hens had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
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Offense Mario Farinella – OL |
Special teams Nick Pritchard – P |
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]
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 22 | FloSports | W 31–13 | 15,894 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | No. 21 | FloSports | W 44–36 3OT | 8,511 | |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 18 |
| NBCSP | L 22–47 | 14,489 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn* | No. 20 |
| YouTube | W 28–27 | 11,782 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | ACCRSN | L 14–17 | 68,400 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | No. 15 | FloSports | L 7–42 | 5,572 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 New Hampshire | No. 24 |
| FloSports | W 16–10 | 16,730 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 19 |
| FloSports | L 25–35 | 15,308 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Towson | FloSports | L 24–31 | 5,522 | ||
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany |
| FloSports | L 17–21 | 13,742 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Stony Brook |
| FloSports | W 17–10 | 11,981 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Villanova | FloSports | L 33–55 | 5,319 | ||
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More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Year | Alma mater |
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| Danny Rocco | Head coach | 3rd | Wake Forest (1984) |
| Jared Ambrose | Offensive coordinator | 3rd | Shepherd (2007) |
| Chris Cosh | Defensive coordinator/defensive backs | 3rd | Virginia Tech (1984) |
| Bill Cubit | Assistant head coach/running backs | 1st | Delaware (1973) |
| Levern Belin | Defensive line coach | 3rd | Wake Forest (1991) |
| Holman Copeland | Assistant coach - Corners | 1st | |
| Jalen Kindle | Assistant coach | 2nd | Delaware (2017) |
| Dave Legg | Assistant coach – Outside linebackers/special teams | 1st | |
| Gregory Meyer | Tight ends coach | 2nd | Buffalo State (2009) |
| Bill Polin | Offensive line coach/recruiting coordinator | 3rd | Colby (2000) |
| Clint Sintim | Outside linebackers coach | 3rd | Virginia (2009) |
| Alex Wood | Wide receivers coach | 2nd | Iowa (1978) |
| Tony Palmieri | Video coordinator | 3rd | North Florida (2009) |
| Carl Kotz | Director of football operations | 3rd | Clemson (2003) |
| Chris Stewart | Strength and conditioning | 3rd | Western Carolina (1998) |
| Felicia Bergman | Director of Football Advising | 3rd | Colorado State (2009) |
| Jude Moser | Administrative Assistant | 10th | University of Delaware (1984) |
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Delaware State
See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
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At Rhode Island
See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team
More information OT, 2OT ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 44 |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
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North Dakota State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bison | 10 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 47 |
| No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
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Penn
See also: 2019 Penn Quakers football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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At Pittsburgh
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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At Elon
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
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New Hampshire
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 24 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
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Richmond
See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
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At Towson
See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| No. 21 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
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Albany
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Stony Brook
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seawolves | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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At Villanova
See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
| No. 10 Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
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- Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- "Seven Home Games Highlight Blue Hens' 2019 Slate". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- "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.
- "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.