2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 19–49 at Montana
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Ryan Carty (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (4th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Albany +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 6 Villanova +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 15 Richmond +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 10 Delaware ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
Elon	6	–	2	6	–	5
New Hampshire	4	–	4	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	6	–	5
Campbell	4	–	4	5	–	6
Towson	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hampton	3	–	5	5	–	6
Monmouth	3	–	5	4	–	7
Maine	1	–	7	2	–	9
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	10
Stony Brook	0	–	8	0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ryan Carty and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 22	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W 37–13	11,132
September 9	Noon	at No. 7 (FBS) Penn State*	No. 19	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Peacock	L 7–63	108,575
September 16	6 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 22	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 42–14	16,332
September 23	6 p.m.	No. 11 New Hampshire	No. 19	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 29–25	10,618
October 7	3 p.m.	Duquesne*	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 43–17	18,952
October 14	3 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 21–6	13,041
October 21	2 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 7	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 47–3	4,186
October 28	1 p.m.	at Towson	No. 5	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 51–13	4,238
November 4	1 p.m.	Elon	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	L 27–33	16,722
November 11	1 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 8	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	W 45–7	3,786
November 18	1 p.m.	No. 10 Villanova	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports, NBC Sports Philadelphia	L 7–35	17,718
November 25	2 p.m.	No. 20 Lafayette*	No. 11	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 36–34	4,039
December 2	9 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana*	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 19–49	20,580
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "2023 Delaware Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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v t e 2023 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Albany Austin Peay Chattanooga Delaware Drake Duquesne Furman Gardner–Webb Idaho Lafayette Mercer Montana Montana State Nicholls North Carolina Central North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Villanova Youngstown State
Champion – South Dakota State