American college football season
2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 19 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 24 (tie) |
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Record | 8–5 (4–4 CAA) |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Manny Rojas (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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Seasons |
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.
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 |
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September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Navy* | No. 19 | | CBSSN | W 14–7 | 30,542 |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 10 | | FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia | W 35–9 | 17,176 |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Rhode Island | No. 9 | | 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 | | FloSports | L 21–27 | 12,506 |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Morgan State*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 13 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| FloSports | W 38–7 | 16,375 |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Elon | No. 12 | | 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 | | FloSports | L 26–29 | 6,451 |
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 23 | | ESPN+ | W 56–17 | 4,629 |
December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 23 | | 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
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Game summaries
At Navy
Delaware at Navy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - Date: September 3, 2022
- Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD - Game start: 12:03 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3 hours, 21 minutes
- Game attendance: 30,542
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH
- Referee: Kevin Randall
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 14:38 | DEL | Bryce De Mille 6–yard pass from Nolan Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick) (1 play, 21 yards, 0:10) | DEL 7–0 | | 2 | | | No scoring plays this quarter | | | 3 | 4:30 | DEL | Chandler Harvin 51–yard pass from Noah Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick) (5 plays, 78 yards, 3:12) | DEL 14–0 | 0:29 | NAVY | Tai Lavatai 2–yard run (Evan Warren kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:55) | DEL 14–7 | | 4 | | | No scoring plays this quarter | | |
Statistics | Delaware | Navy |
First downs | 13 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 61 | 76 |
Rushes–yards | 3 | 184 |
Passing yards | 189 | 135 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–0 | 5–13–0 |
Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Delaware | Passing | Nolan Henderson | 20–32–0, 189 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Quincy Watson | 6 carries, 15 yards |
Receiving | Chandler Harvin | 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 5–13–0, 135 yards, TD |
Rushing | Daba Fofana | 15 carries, 48 yards |
Receiving | Maquel Haywood | 2 receptions, 77 yards |
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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