2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	9–2 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Ryan Carty (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Terence Archer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (5th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ryan Carty and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Richmond +^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 10 Rhode Island* +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 12 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
Delaware*	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 19 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 24 Stony Brook	5	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	5
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	6
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Monmouth	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	7
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	8
Hampton	2	–	6	5	–	7
Campbell	1	–	7	3	–	9
Bryant	0	–	8	2	–	10
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	11
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of November 28, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

This was Delaware's final season in the CAA, as they moved into Conference USA and the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) prior to the 2025 season. As such, they were not eligible to participate in the 2024 FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Bryant^{[note 1]}*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 48–17	17,244
September 14	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloSports	W 42–13	11,421
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Penn*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 29–22	17,848
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 49–0	19,054
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	FloSports	W 42–35	3,374
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 44–21	15,564
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 9–28	5,382
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Albany	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 28–14	17,847
November 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Rhode Island	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 24–21	17,326
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 41–22	16,422
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports	L 28–38	7,105
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[1] ^{[note 1]} The game against Bryant, a fellow member of the CAA, was played as a non-conference game and will not count in the league standings.

Game summaries

vs. Bryant

Game One – Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) at Delaware Blue Hens (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	0	7	17
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	20	7	7	48

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 17,244
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BRY	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina A&T

Game Two – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (1–0) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	12	9	14	7	42
Aggies	0	13	0	0	13

at Truist Stadium • Greensboro, NC

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	NCAT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Penn

Game Three – Penn Quakers (0–0) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PENN	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sacred Heart

Game Four – Sacred Heart Pioneers (2–2) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SHU	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacred Heart	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Monmouth

Game Five – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (4–0) at Monmouth Hawks (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Maine

Game Six – Maine Black Bears (3–2) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ME	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 18 Richmond

Game Seven – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6–0) at No. 18 Richmond Spiders (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
TV: FloSports/MASN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Albany

Game Eight – Albany Great Danes (3–4) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 11 Rhode Island

Game Nine – No. 11 Rhode Island Rams (8–1) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (7–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	URI	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Campbell

Game Ten – Campbell Fighting Camels (3–7) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAM	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 15 Villanova (Battle of the Blue)

Game Eleven – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at No. 15 Villanova Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0
No. 15 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

[1] "2024 Football Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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