American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | | | BHAA | W 22–3 | 18,040 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | | | ACCN Extra | L 0–27 | 62,526 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Cornell* | | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| BHAA | W 41–14 | 14,714 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 James Madison | | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE (rivalry)
| CSN+, CSN-P | L 10–20 | 16,372 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Stony Brook | | | Wolfievision | W 24–20 | 7,694 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | William & Mary | | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE (rivalry)
| NBCS RN, NBCS P | W 17–0 | 18,721 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Richmond | | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| CSL[1] | W 42–35 2OT | 15,710 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 23 | | FSGO | L 17–18 | 6,402 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maine | | | CSL[1] | W 31–17 | 7,212 |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany | | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| NBCS RN, NBCS P | W 22–3 | 16,333 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | | | FSGO | L 7–28 | 5,109 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Coaching staff[edit]
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Game summaries[edit]
Delaware State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Blue Hens | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
At Virginia Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hokies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Cornell[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Big Red | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Blue Hens | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Blue Hens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Stony Brook[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
No. 23 Seawolves | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
William & Mary[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Richmond[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
No. 11 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
At Towson[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Tigers | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
At Maine[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hens | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Black Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Blue Hens | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
At Villanova[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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References[edit]
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National championship seasons in bold |