Delaware Stadium is a 18,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Newark, Delaware, and is home to the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team. The stadium is part of the David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, which includes the Bob Carpenter Center, Fred P. Rullo Stadium, the Fred Rust Ice Arena and the Delaware Field House.
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, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, and 2003. They returned to the FCS National Championship game in 2007 and 2010. The program has produced 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 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. In 2023, the program announced it will move into Conference USA and the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) prior to the 2025 season.
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are the athletic teams of the University of Delaware (UD) of Newark, Delaware, in the United States. The Blue Hens compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Coastal Athletic Association and its technically separate football league, CAA Football.
Wilmington Park was a ballpark in Wilmington, Delaware that was located at the corner of 30th Street and Governor Printz Boulevard. It was home to the University of Delaware football team from 1940 to 1952 and the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class B Interstate League from 1940 to 1952. The Blue Rocks were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1940 to 1943 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1944 to 1952.
The 2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the CAA's South Division. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Delaware State in the first round, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, and Southern Illinois in the semifinals before losing to Appalachian State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
The Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the William & Mary Tribe is a matchup between two public universities, the University of Delaware (UD) and the College of William & Mary (W&M), that are also members of both the Colonial Athletic Association and its legally separate football arm of CAA Football. Both schools have academic reputations that have labeled them as Public Ivies. Both schools are also colonial colleges, having been founded before the United States became independent in 1776; W&M was founded in 1693 and UD's predecessor school was founded in 1743.
The 1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Hens compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Maxon-Dixon Conference championship, defeated Rollins in the Cigar Bowl, and were selected by the Associated Press as the small college national champion. They were also ranked at No. 82 among all college football teams in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
The 1925 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1925 college football season. in their first season under head coach Frank M. Forstburg, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 63. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1920 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College in the 1920 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Burton Shipley, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 201 to 55. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Sylvester Derby, the Blue Hens compiled a 5–4 record and were outscored by a total of 187 to 163. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1927 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1927 college football season. In their first season under head coach Joseph J. Rothrock, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 104 to 18. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1931 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charles Rogers, the Blue Hens compiled a 5–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 25. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 51. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1935 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1935 college football season. In their first season under head coach Lyal Clark, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 117 to 69. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Stephen Grenda, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 70. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Baumgartner, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 108 to 20. Ernest S. Wilson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 66 to 60. Michael J. Fidance was the team captain. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1914 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 66. Victor H. Handy was the team captain. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.
The 1913 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 82 to 55. William F. Cann was the team captain.
The Delaware–Lehigh football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Fightin' Blue Hens of the University of Delaware and the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh University.
