2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 6–42 at South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 24 (tie)
Record	8–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Ryan Carty (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (capacity: 18,800)

The 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Carty and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rhode Island	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	6	–	5
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
Monmouth	3	–	5	5	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	3	–	8
Maine	2	–	6	2	–	9
Hampton	1	–	7	4	–	7
Stony Brook	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Blue Hens were predicted to finish in second place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Villanova	270 (16)
2	Delaware	235 (7)
3	Rhode Island	224
4	Richmond	219
5	William & Mary	206 (2)
6	Elon	191 (1)
7	Stony Brook	151
8	Maine	134
9	New Hampshire	117
10	Monmouth	105
11	Towson	81
12	Albany	64
13	Hampton	31

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Navy*	No. 19	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 14–7	30,542
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 35–9	17,176
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Rhode Island	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 42–21	4,666
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 35–3	16,035
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Towson	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 24–10	18,905
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	FloSports	L 21–27	12,506
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 38–7	16,375
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Elon	No. 12	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 7–27	5,541
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	No. 18	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 49–17	16,385
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Richmond	No. 17	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	L 13–21	16,534
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 20	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports	L 26–29	6,451
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 23	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 56–17	4,629
December 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 1 South Dakota State*	No. 23	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 6–42	6,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	0	14
Midshipmen	0	0	7	0	7

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	6	9
No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	14	7	35

At No. 17 Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	28	0	7	42
No. 17 Rams	0	7	7	7	21

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	3	3
No. 8 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	0	14	7	35

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	7	10
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	7	3	24

At No. 16 William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	14	0	21
No. 16 Tribe	0	17	7	3	27

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	0	7
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	0	7	17	38

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	0	0	7
Phoenix	3	7	14	3	27

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	10	0	0	7	17
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens	21	21	7	0	49

No. 12 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Spiders	3	3	3	12	21
No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	13	13

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	9	7	3	26
Wildcats	7	7	7	8	29

FCS Playoffs

Saint Francis – first round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	0	7	7	17
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	7	21	56

South Dakota State – second round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens	3	3	0	0	6
No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	14	21	0	42

References

Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
"Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
"2022 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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[preseason-1] Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[2] "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[3] "2022 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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