2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 24 (tie)
Record8–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium (capacity: 18,800)
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

Previous season
Main article: 2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season 5–6 overall, 3–5 CAA play to finish in 9th place. Rocco was fired at the end of the season.[1] Former Delaware Quarterback player Ryan Carty was hired as a head coach.

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.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Villanova270 (16)
2Delaware235 (7)
3Rhode Island224
4Richmond219
5William & Mary206 (2)
6Elon191 (1)
7Stony Brook151
8Maine134
9New Hampshire117
10Monmouth105
11Towson81
12Albany64
13Hampton31

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.at Navy*No. 19
CBSSNW 14–730,542
September 106:00 p.m.Delaware State*No. 10
FloSports/NBC Sports PhiladelphiaW 35–917,176
September 171:00 p.m.at No. 17 Rhode IslandNo. 9
FloSportsW 42–214,666
September 246:00 p.m.HamptonNo. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 35–316,035
October 13:30 p.m.TowsonNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSports/NBC Sports PhiladelphiaW 24–1018,905
October 83:30 p.m.at No. 16 William & MaryNo. 6
FloSportsL 21–2712,506
October 223:00 p.m.Morgan State*daggerNo. 13
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 38–716,375
October 293:30 p.m.at ElonNo. 12
FloSportsL 7–275,541
November 51:00 p.m.MonmouthNo. 18
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSports/NBC Sports PhiladelphiaW 49–1716,385
November 121:00 p.m.No. 12 RichmondNo. 17
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSports/NBC Sports PhiladelphiaL 13–2116,534
November 191:00 p.m.at VillanovaNo. 20
FloSportsL 26–296,451
November 262:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*No. 23
ESPN+W 56–174,629
December 33:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota State*No. 23
ESPN+L 6–426,117
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

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
See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team

Delaware State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 0 0 6 9
No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry

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
See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

Hampton
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 3 3
No. 8 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 0 14 7 35
See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

Towson
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 7 10
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 7 3 24
See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

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
See also: 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

Morgan State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 0 7 17 38
See also: 2022 Morgan State Bears football team

At Elon
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 0 0 7
Phoenix 3 7 14 3 27
See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

Monmouth
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 10 0 0 7 17
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens 21 21 7 0 49
See also: 2022 Monmouth Hawks football team

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
See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

At Villanova
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 9 7 3 26
Wildcats 7 7 7 8 29
See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue

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
See also: 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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
See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

References
  1. Tresolini, Kevin (November 29, 2021). "Danny Rocco fired as University of Delaware football coach". Delaware News-Journal.
  2. Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. "2022 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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