List of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1889, the Fightin' Blue Hens have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games.

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For most of its existence, Delaware competed as an independent. Delaware was a member of the Mason-Dixon Conference in 1946, the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1958 to 1969, the Yankee Conference from 1986 to 1996, the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1997 to 2006, the Coastal Athletic Association from 2007 to 2024, and Conference USA starting in 2025.

Seasons

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berth
YearCoachConferenceRecord [1] PostseasonFinal ranking
WinsLossesTies
Delaware
1889 No CoachInd111—
1890 Ind320—
1891 Ind531—
1892 Ind122—
1893 Ind210—
1894 Ind110—
1895 Ind130—
1896 Ira Pierce Ind060—
1897 Herbert Rice Ind240—
1898 Ind252—
1899 Ind620—
1900 Ind231—
1901 Ind540—
1902 Clarence A. Short Ind351—
1903 Nathan Mannakee Ind440—
1904 Ind151—
1905 Ind341—
1906 Clarence A. ShortInd510—
1907 E. Pratt King Ind051—
1908 William McAvoy Ind341—
1909 Ind161—
1910 Ind122—
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
1911 William McAvoyInd252—
1912 Ind161—
1913 Ind242—
1914 Ind711—
1915 Ind630—
1916 Ind431—
1917 Stan Baumgartner Ind250—
1918 Milton Aronowitz Ind122—
1919 Burton Shipley Ind251—
1920 Ind351—
1921 Sylvester Derby Ind540—
1922 William McAvoyInd630—
1923 Ind531—
1924 Ind431—
1925 R. M. Forstburg Ind440—
1926 Ind350—
1927 Joseph J. Rothrock Ind251—
1928 Ind260—
1929 Gus Ziegler Ind071—
1930 Ind631—
1931 Charles Rogers Ind512—
1932 Ind540—
1933 Ind242—
1934 Skip Stahley Ind431—
1935 Lyal Clark Ind251—
1936 Mason-Dixon 260—
1937 Mason-Dixon 170—
1938 Stephen Grenda Mason-Dixon 350—
1939 Mason-Dixon 170—
1940 William D. Murray Mason-Dixon 530—
1941 Mason-Dixon 701—
1942 Mason-Dixon 800—
1946 Mason-Dixon 1000Won 1947 Cigar Bowl vs. Rollins, 21–719
1947 Ind440—
1948 Ind530—
1949 Ind810—
1950 Ind251—
1951 David M. Nelson Ind530—
1952 Ind440—
1953 Ind710—
1954 Ind820Won 1954 Refrigerator Bowl vs. Kent State, 19–7—
1955 Ind810—
1956 Ind531—
1957 Ind430—
1958 MAC 530—
1959 MAC810—
1960 MAC261—
1961 MAC440—
1962 MAC720—
1963 MAC800—
1964 MAC450—
1965 MAC540—
1966 Tubby Raymond MAC630—
1967 MAC270—
1968 MAC830Won 1968 Boardwalk Bowl vs. IUP, 31–24—
1969 MAC920Won 1969 Boardwalk Bowl vs. North Carolina Central, 31–13—
1970 Ind920Won 1970 Boardwalk Bowl vs. Morgan State, 38–23—
1971 Ind1010Won 1971 Boardwalk Bowl vs. C.W. Post, 72–22—
1972 Ind 1000—
1973 Ind840Lost NCAA Semifinals (1973 Boardwalk Bowl) vs. Grambling State, 8–17—
1974 Ind1220Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Youngstown State, 35–14
Won NCAA Semifinals (Grantland Rice Bowl) vs. UNLV, 49–11
Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game (Camellia Bowl) vs. Central Michigan, 14–54		—
1975 Ind830—
1976 Ind831Lost NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Michigan, 17–28—
1977 Ind631—
1978 Ind1040Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 42–27
Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Winston-Salem, 41–0
Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game vs. Eastern Illinois, 9–10		—
1979 Ind1310Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Virginia Union, 58–28
Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Mississippi College, 60–10
Won NCAA Division II Championship Game (Zia Bowl) vs. Youngstown State, 38–21		—
1980 Ind 920—
1981 Ind930Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Kentucky, 28–35—
1982 Ind1220Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Colgate, 20–13
Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Louisiana Tech, 17–0
Lost NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game (Pioneer Bowl) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 14–17		—
1983 Ind470—
1984 Ind830—
1985 Ind740—
1986 Yankee 940Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. William & Mary, 51–17
Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Arkansas State, 14–55		—
1987 Yankee560—
1988 Yankee750Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Furman, 7–21—
1989 Yankee740—
1990 Yankee650—
1991 Yankee1020Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. James Madison, 35–42 (2OT)—
1992 Yankee1130Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Samford, 56–21
Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northeast Louisiana, 41–18
Lost I-AA Semifinals vs. Marshall, 7–28		—
1993 Yankee940Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Montana, 49–48
Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Marshall, 31–34		—
1994 Yankee731—
1995 Yankee1120Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Hofstra, 38–17
Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. McNeese State, 18–52		—
1996 Yankee84— [A 1] Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Marshall, 14–5910
1997 Atlantic 10 122—Won NCAA I-AA 1st Round vs. Hofstra, 24–14
Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Georgia Southern, 16–7
Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinal vs. McNeese State, 21–23		3
1998 Atlantic 1074—23
1999 Atlantic 1074——
2000 Atlantic 10122—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Portland State, 49–14
Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Lehigh, 49–22
Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 18–27		3
2001 Atlantic 1046——
2002 K. C. Keeler Atlantic 1066——
2003 Atlantic 10151—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Southern Illinois, 48–7
Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 37–7
Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Wofford
Won NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Colgate, 40–0		1
2004 Atlantic 1094—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Lafayette, 28–14
Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. William & Mary, 38–44		7
2005 Atlantic 1065——
2006 Atlantic 1056——
2007 CAA 114—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Delaware State, 44–7
Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 39–27
Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Southern Illinois, 20–17
Lost NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Appalachian State, 21–49		2
2008 CAA48——
2009 CAA65——
2010 CAA123—Won NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Lehigh, 42–20
Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire, 16–3
Won NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 27–10
Lost NCAA FCS Championship vs. Eastern Washington, 19–20		2
2011 CAA74—17
2012 CAA56——
2013 Dave Brock CAA75——
2014 CAA66——
2015 CAA47——
2016 Dave Brock
Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim) [A 2] 		CAA47——
2017 Danny Rocco CAA74——
2018 CAA75—Lost NCAA FCS First Round vs. James Madison, 6–2024
2019 CAA57——
2020 CAA71—Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Sacred Heart, 19–10
Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 20–14
Lost NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. South Dakota State, 3–33		5
2021 CAA56——
2022 Ryan Carty CAA85—Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Saint Francis (PA), 56–17
Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. South Dakota State, 6–42		19
2023 CAA94—Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Lafayette, 36–34
Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 19–49		10
2024 CAA92—10
2025 CUSA 00——
Total74148544(all games)

Notes

  1. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [2]
  2. ↑ Dave Brock was fired on October 16, 2016, after posting a 2–4 record for the season. Dennis Dottin Carter took over as interim head coach, and he finished the season with a 2–3 record.

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Results" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
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