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2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Danny Rocco in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Rocco was fired at the end of the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Maine No. 5 FloSports W 34–24 5,548
September 11 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)* No. 6 FloSports W 27–10 13,351
September 18 3:30 p.m. at Rutgers* No. 6 BTN L 13–45 40,129
October 2 3:00 p.m. Albany No. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
 NBCSPHI+/FloSports W 20–15 18,080
October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 18 Rhode Island No. 9 FloSports L 15–22 4,917
October 16 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook No. 14 FloSports L 17–34 5,590
October 23 3:00 p.m. No. 7 James Madison No. 23
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
 NBCSPHI/FloSports L 10–22 15,783
October 30 1:00 p.m. Dixie State*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
 FloSports W 17–10 8,391
November 6 1:00 p.m. No. T–20 William & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
 FloSports W 24–3 10,021
November 13 2:00 p.m. at Richmond NBCSWA/FloSports L 27–51 6,104
November 20 1:00 p.m. No. 6 Villanova NBCSPHI/FloSports L 13–21 11,437
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. Tresolini, Kevin (November 29, 2021). "Danny Rocco fired as University of Delaware football coach". Delaware News-Journal.
  2. "NBC Sports Philadelphia to Air Select Delaware Football Games". Delaware Blue Hens. September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  3. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. "2022 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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