2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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.

2023 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceCAA Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Rojas (4th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317 p.m.at Stony BrookNo. 22FloSportsW 37–1311,132
September 9Noonat No. 7 (FBS) Penn State*No. 19PeacockL 7–63108,575
September 166 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*No. 22FloSportsW 42–1416,332
September 236 p.m.No. 11 New HampshireNo. 19
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 29–2510,618
October 73 p.m.Duquesne*No. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 43–1718,952
October 143 p.m.North Carolina A&T No. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsW 21–613,041
October 212 p.m.at HamptonNo. 7FloSportsW 47–34,186
October 281 p.m.at TowsonNo. 5FloSportsW 51–134,238
November 41 p.m.ElonNo. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FloSportsL 27–3316,722
November 111 p.m.at CampbellNo. 8FloSportsW 45–73,786
November 181 p.m.No. 10 VillanovaNo. 7
FloSports, NBC Sports PhiladelphiaL 7–3517,718
November 252 p.m.No. 20 Lafayette*No. 11
ESPN+W 36–344,039
December 29 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 11
ESPN+L 19–4920,580
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Delaware Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.