2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Delaware State*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	W 22–3	18,040
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	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		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	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	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FSGO	L 17–18	6,402
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Maine		Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME	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		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	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

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Danny Rocco	Head coach	1st	Wake Forest (1984)
Matt Simon	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	1st	Eastern New Mexico (1976)
Chris Cosh	Defensive coordinator/defensive backs	1st	Virginia Tech (1984)
Eddie Allen	Special teams coordinator/running backs	4th	New Haven (2003)
Blaine McCorkle	Offensive line	1st	Louisiana State (2000)
Levern Belin	Wide receivers	1st	Virginia (2007)
Bill Polin	Tight ends	1st	Colby (2000)
Manny Rojas	Inside Linebackers	1st	Liberty (2007)
Clint Sintim	Outside Linebackers	1st	Virginia (2009)
Wes Reber	Defensive Quality Control	1st	Duquesne (2012)
Chris Stewart	Strength and conditioning	1st	Western Carolina (1998)
Carl Kotz	Director of football operations	1st	Clemson (2003)
Tony Palmieri	Video coordinator	1st	North Florida (2009)
Jude Moser	Administrative Assistant	8th	University of Delaware(1984)

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

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

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

Schedule

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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