Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
	2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
First season	1889
Athletic director	Christine Rawak
Head coach	Ryan Carty ; 2nd season, 17–9 (.654)
Stadium	Delaware Stadium; (capacity: 23,000)
Field	Tubby Raymond Field
Year built	1952
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Newark, Delaware, U.S.
NCAA division	I FCS; (FBS in 2025)
Conference	CAA Football; (CUSA in 2025)
All-time record	730–483–44 (.598)
Bowl record	8–3 (.727)
Playoff appearances	24
Playoff record	26–18 (Div. I FCS); 7–4 (Div. II)
Claimed national titles	6 ; (Div. II): 1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979 ; (Div. I FCS): 2003
Conference titles	17
Rivalries	Villanova (rivalry); Delaware State (rivalry); James Madison (rivalry); William & Mary (rivalry)
Colors	Royal blue and gold;
Fight song	"The Delaware Fight Song"
Mascot	YoUDee
Marching band	Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band
Outfitter	Adidas
Website	BlueHens.com

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware (UD) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football as a member of CAA Football, the technically separate football arm of UD's full-time home of the Coastal Athletic Association. The team is currently led by head coach Ryan Carty and plays on Tubby Raymond Field at 18,500-seat Delaware Stadium located in Newark, Delaware. The Fightin' Blue Hens have won six national titles in their 117-year history – 1946 (AP College Division), 1963 (UPI College Division), 1971 (AP/UPI College Division), 1972 (AP/UPI College Division), 1979 (Division II), and 2003 (Division I-AA). They returned to the FCS National Championship game in 2007 and 2010.

The program has produced five NFL quarterbacks: Rich Gannon, Joe Flacco, Jeff Komlo, Pat Devlin, and Scott Brunner. The Blue Hens are recognized as a perennial power in FCS football^[2]^[3]^[4] and Delaware was the only FCS program to average more than 20,000 fans per regular-season home game for each season from 1999 to 2010.^[5] In 2023, the program announced it will move into Conference USA and the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) prior to the 2025 season.

^ "Delaware Blue Hens Logo Usage". August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
^ Huber, Bill (May 16, 2012). "Getting to Know: Shea Allard". Scout.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^ Feldman, Bruce (May 4, 2011). "A new measurement for physical play". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^ Hansen, Eric (December 14, 2011). "Notre Dame Football notebook: Weis returns, visits Crist and Dieter". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^ "Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[1] "Delaware Blue Hens Logo Usage". August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[2] Huber, Bill (May 16, 2012). "Getting to Know: Shea Allard". Scout.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[3] Feldman, Bruce (May 4, 2011). "A new measurement for physical play". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[4] Hansen, Eric (December 14, 2011). "Notre Dame Football notebook: Weis returns, visits Crist and Dieter". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[University_of_Delaware_Athletics-5] "Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

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