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2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

April 13, 2024

The 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CAA. Delaware received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, the Fightin' Blue Hens they lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean Devine (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Maine $^   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 20 Towson ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 19 Elon ^   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   3 – 4     4 – 6  
New Hampshire   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Villanova   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Richmond   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Albany   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

CAA Poll edit

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 241 (21)
2 New Hampshire 206 (2)
3 Delaware 182
4 Stony Brook 169
5 Elon 168 (1)
6 Villanova 164
7 Richmond 127
8 Maine 81
9 Albany 78
10 Towson 74
11 William & Mary 55
12 Rhode Island 39

Preseason All-CAA Team edit

The Fightin' Blue Hens had five players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Award watch lists edit

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Nasir Adderley S SR
Buck Buchanan Award[3] Troy Reeder LB R-SR

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Rhode IslandNo. 15
CBSI Digital, CBS SportsLiveL 19–2117,945
September 83:30 p.m.Lafayette*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
MASNW 37–012,781
September 153:30 p.m.Cornell*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
BHAAW 27–1014,511
September 222:00 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN+L 10–3818,883
October 63:00 p.m.at Richmond
NBCS WAW 43–288,217
October 133:30 p.m.No. 5 Elon
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCS PHILW 28–1619,209
October 203:30 p.m.at New HampshireNo. 24
CBSI Digital, CBS SportsLiveW 38–1411,992
October 273:30 p.m.No. 10 Towson No. 21
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
FCS, FSGOW 40–3614,593
November 33:30 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 13
UAlbany Live Events[4]W 21–163,182
November 101:00 p.m.at No. 12 Stony BrookNo. 11
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 3–176,667
November 1712:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 17
NBCS PHILL 21–4218,752
November 243:00 p.m.at No. 6 James Madison*No. 21
ESPN3L 6–207,297
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5][6]

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Year Alma mater
Danny Rocco Head coach 2nd Wake Forest (1984)
Matt Simon Offensive coordinator/running backs 2nd Eastern New Mexico (1976)
Chris Cosh Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 2nd Virginia Tech (1984)
Erik Campbell Passing game coordinator/wide receivers 2nd Michigan (1988)
Bill Polin Recruiting coordinator/offensive line 2nd Colby (2000)
Manny Rojas Inside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator 2nd Liberty (2007)
Clint Sintim Outside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator 2nd Virginia (2009)
Alex Wood Quarterbacks 1st Iowa (1978)
Kevin Reihner Offensive Assistant/tight ends 1st Stanford (2015)
Levern Belin Defensive line 2nd Wake Forest (1991)
Nick Rapone Cornerbacks 8th Virginia Tech (1978)
Greg Meyer Recruiting Assistant/offensive Quality Control 1st Buffalo State (2009)
Jalen Kindle Defensive assistant 1st Delaware (2017)
Chris Stewart Strength and conditioning 2nd Western Carolina (1998)
Carl Kotz Director of football operations 2nd Clemson (2003)
Felicia Bergman Director of Football Advising 2nd Colorado State (2009)
Tony Palmieri Video coordinator 2nd North Florida (2009)
Jude Moser Administrative Assistant 9th University of Delaware (1984)

Game summaries edit

Rhode Island edit

See also: 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 14 0 21
No. 15 Blue Hens 0 10 3 6 19

This marks the first time Delaware opens with a conference game since 2007 (49–31 win at William & Mary).

Lafayette edit

See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Hens 14 7 7 9 37

Cornell edit

See also: 2018 Cornell Big Red football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Hens 7 7 0 13 27

At North Dakota State edit

See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 10 10
No. 1 Bison 28 7 3 0 38

At Richmond edit

See also: 2018 Richmond Spiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 19 14 10 0 43
Spiders 7 3 6 12 28

Elon edit

See also: 2018 Elon Phoenix football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Phoenix 7 3 6 0 16
Blue Hens 0 7 7 14 28

At New Hampshire edit

See also: 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Blue Hens 10 7 14 7 38
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14

Towson edit

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tigers 5 13 10 8 36
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 6 21 13 40

At Albany edit

See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Blue Hens 0 12 3 6 21
Great Danes 0 3 7 6 16

At Stony Brook edit

See also: 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Blue Hens 0 0 0 3 3
No. 12 Seawolves 0 3 7 7 17

Villanova edit

See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 7 14 42
No. 17 Blue Hens 7 0 14 0 21

At James Madison–NCAA Division I First Round edit

See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team and Delaware–James Madison football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 3 3 0 6
No. 6 Dukes 3 9 8 0 20

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS15RVRVRVRVRVRV24211311172124
Coaches16RVRVRVRVRVRV25211612182323

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 60 Nasir Adderley S Los Angeles Chargers

References edit

  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title In 2018". CAA Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced" (Press release). NCAA. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nine added to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List". STATS. November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ . The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

April 13, 2024
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The 2018 Delaware Fightin Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association CAA during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season Led by second year head coach Danny Rocco the Fightin Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7 5 with a mark of 5 3 in conference play placing in a three way tie for third in the CAA Delaware received an at large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs the Fightin Blue Hens they lost in the first round to James Madison The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark Delaware 2018 Delaware Fightin Blue Hens footballNCAA Division I First Round L 6 20 at James MadisonConferenceColonial Athletic AssociationRankingSTATSNo 24FCS CoachesNo 23Record7 5 5 3 CAA Head coachDanny Rocco 2nd season Offensive coordinatorSean Devine 2nd season Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh 2nd season Home stadiumDelaware StadiumSeasons 20172019 2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 4 Maine 7 1 10 4 No 9 James Madison 6 2 9 4 No 16 Stony Brook 5 3 7 5 No 20 Towson 5 3 7 5 No 24 Delaware 5 3 7 5 No 19 Elon 4 3 6 5 Rhode Island 4 4 6 5 William amp Mary 3 4 4 6 New Hampshire 3 5 4 7 Villanova 2 6 5 6 Richmond 2 6 4 7 Albany 1 7 3 8 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 CAA Poll 1 2 Preseason All CAA Team 1 3 Award watch lists 2 Schedule 3 Coaching staff 4 Game summaries 4 1 Rhode Island 4 2 Lafayette 4 3 Cornell 4 4 At North Dakota State 4 5 At Richmond 4 6 Elon 4 7 At New Hampshire 4 8 Towson 4 9 At Albany 4 10 At Stony Brook 4 11 Villanova 4 12 At James Madison NCAA Division I First Round 5 Ranking movements 6 Players drafted into the NFL 7 ReferencesPreseason editCAA Poll edit In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24 2018 the Fightin Blue Hens were predicted to finish in third place 1 Predicted finish Team Votes 1st place 1 James Madison 241 21 2 New Hampshire 206 2 3 Delaware 1824 Stony Brook 1695 Elon 168 1 6 Villanova 1647 Richmond 1278 Maine 819 Albany 7810 Towson 7411 William amp Mary 5512 Rhode Island 39Preseason All CAA Team edit The Fightin Blue Hens had five players selected to the preseason all CAA team 1 OffenseKani Kane RBCharles Scarff TEMario Farinella OL DefenseTony Reeder LBNasir Adderley S Award watch lists edit Award Player Position YearBuck Buchanan Award 2 Nasir Adderley S SRBuck Buchanan Award 3 Troy Reeder LB R SRSchedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 307 00 p m Rhode IslandNo 15Delaware StadiumNewark DECBSI Digital CBS SportsLiveL 19 2117 945September 83 30 p m Lafayette Delaware StadiumNewark DEMASNW 37 012 781September 153 30 p m Cornell Delaware StadiumNewark DEBHAAW 27 1014 511September 222 00 p m at No 1 North Dakota State FargodomeFargo NDESPN L 10 3818 883October 63 00 p m at RichmondE Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond VANBCS WAW 43 288 217October 133 30 p m No 5 ElonDelaware StadiumNewark DENBCS PHILW 28 1619 209October 203 30 p m at New HampshireNo 24Wildcat StadiumDurham NHCBSI Digital CBS SportsLiveW 38 1411 992October 273 30 p m No 10 Towson nbsp No 21Delaware StadiumNewark DEFCS FSGOW 40 3614 593November 33 30 p m at AlbanyNo 13Bob Ford Field at Tom amp Mary Casey StadiumAlbany NYUAlbany Live Events 4 W 21 163 182November 101 00 p m at No 12 Stony BrookNo 11Kenneth P LaValle StadiumStony Brook NYCBSI Digital CBS SportsLiveL 3 176 667November 1712 00 p m VillanovaNo 17Delaware StadiumNewark DE Battle of the Blue NBCS PHILL 21 4218 752November 243 00 p m at No 6 James Madison No 21Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg VA NCAA Division I First Round rivalry ESPN3L 6 207 297 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time 5 6 Coaching staff editName Position Year Alma materDanny Rocco Head coach 2nd Wake Forest 1984 Matt Simon Offensive coordinator running backs 2nd Eastern New Mexico 1976 Chris Cosh Defensive coordinator defensive backs 2nd Virginia Tech 1984 Erik Campbell Passing game coordinator wide receivers 2nd Michigan 1988 Bill Polin Recruiting coordinator offensive line 2nd Colby 2000 Manny Rojas Inside Linebackers co special teams coordinator 2nd Liberty 2007 Clint Sintim Outside Linebackers co special teams coordinator 2nd Virginia 2009 Alex Wood Quarterbacks 1st Iowa 1978 Kevin Reihner Offensive Assistant tight ends 1st Stanford 2015 Levern Belin Defensive line 2nd Wake Forest 1991 Nick Rapone Cornerbacks 8th Virginia Tech 1978 Greg Meyer Recruiting Assistant offensive Quality Control 1st Buffalo State 2009 Jalen Kindle Defensive assistant 1st Delaware 2017 Chris Stewart Strength and conditioning 2nd Western Carolina 1998 Carl Kotz Director of football operations 2nd Clemson 2003 Felicia Bergman Director of Football Advising 2nd Colorado State 2009 Tony Palmieri Video coordinator 2nd North Florida 2009 Jude Moser Administrative Assistant 9th University of Delaware 1984 Game summaries editRhode Island edit See also 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team 1 2 3 4 TotalRams 0 7 14 0 21No 15 Blue Hens 0 10 3 6 19This marks the first time Delaware opens with a conference game since 2007 49 31 win at William amp Mary Lafayette edit See also 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team 1 2 3 4 TotalLeopards 0 0 0 0 0Blue Hens 14 7 7 9 37 Cornell edit See also 2018 Cornell Big Red football team 1 2 3 4 TotalBig Red 3 0 0 7 10Blue Hens 7 7 0 13 27 At North Dakota State edit See also 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team 1 2 3 4 TotalBlue Hens 0 0 0 10 10No 1 Bison 28 7 3 0 38This marks Delaware s first trip west of the Mississippi River since the 2010 National Championship a 19 20 loss to Eastern Washington This marks Delaware s first game against a MVFC opponent since 2010 a 26 3 win over South Dakota State This marks Delaware s first ever regular season game west of the Mississippi River and the first regular season game in the Central Time Zone since 1981 a 38 14 win at Western Kentucky At Richmond edit See also 2018 Richmond Spiders football team 1 2 3 4 TotalBlue Hens 19 14 10 0 43Spiders 7 3 6 12 28 Elon edit See also 2018 Elon Phoenix football team 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 5 Phoenix 7 3 6 0 16Blue Hens 0 7 7 14 28 At New Hampshire edit See also 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 24 Blue Hens 10 7 14 7 38Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14 Towson edit See also 2018 Towson Tigers football team 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 10 Tigers 5 13 10 8 36No 21 Blue Hens 0 6 21 13 40 At Albany edit See also 2018 Albany Great Danes football team 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 13 Blue Hens 0 12 3 6 21Great Danes 0 3 7 6 16 At Stony Brook edit See also 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 11 Blue Hens 0 0 0 3 3No 12 Seawolves 0 3 7 7 17 Villanova edit See also 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue 1 2 3 4 TotalWildcats 14 7 7 14 42No 17 Blue Hens 7 0 14 0 21 At James Madison NCAA Division I First Round edit See also 2018 James Madison Dukes football team and Delaware James Madison football rivalry 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 21 Blue Hens 0 3 3 0 6No 6 Dukes 3 9 8 0 20Ranking movements editRanking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking RV Received votesWeekPollPre123456789101112FinalSTATS FCS15RVRVRVRVRVRV24211311172124Coaches16RVRVRVRVRVRV25211612182323Players drafted into the NFL editSee also 2019 NFL Draft Round Pick Player Position NFL Club2 60 Nasir Adderley S Los Angeles ChargersReferences edit a b Washburn Rob July 24 2018 James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title In 2018 CAA Sports Retrieved August 30 2018 FCS football 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced Press release NCAA August 2 2018 Retrieved August 2 2018 Nine added to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List STATS November 8 2018 Retrieved November 8 2018 Upcoming Live Events The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany Archived from the original on October 14 2018 Retrieved November 2 2018 Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2018 ESPN Retrieved November 9 2022 2018 Football Schedule Delaware Blue Hens Retrieved November 9 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Delaware Fightin 27 Blue Hens football team amp oldid 1189524802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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