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2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean Devine (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 20 Elon ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Towson   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Villanova   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Albany   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8  
William & Mary   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Delaware State*
BHAAW 22–318,040
September 93:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCN ExtraL 0–2762,526
September 163:30 p.m.Cornell*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
BHAAW 41–1414,714
September 303:30 p.m.No. 1 James Madison
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
CSN+, CSN-PL 10–2016,372
October 76:00 p.m.at No. 23 Stony Brook
WolfievisionW 24–207,694
October 143:30 p.m.William & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
NBCS RN, NBCS PW 17–018,721
October 213:30 p.m.No. 11 Richmond 
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSL[1]W 42–35 2OT15,710
October 284:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 23
FSGOL 17–186,402
November 42:00 p.m.at Maine
CSL[1]W 31–177,212
November 113:30 p.m.Albany
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCS RN, NBCS PW 22–316,333
November 181:00 p.m.at Villanova
FSGOL 7–285,109
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Year Alma mater
Danny Rocco Head coach 1st Wake Forest (1984)
Matt Simon Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Eastern New Mexico (1976)
Chris Cosh Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 1st Virginia Tech (1984)
Eddie Allen Special teams coordinator/running backs 4th New Haven (2003)
Blaine McCorkle Offensive line 1st Louisiana State (2000)
Levern Belin Wide receivers 1st Virginia (2007)
Bill Polin Tight ends 1st Colby (2000)
Manny Rojas Inside Linebackers 1st Liberty (2007)
Clint Sintim Outside Linebackers 1st Virginia (2009)
Wes Reber Defensive Quality Control 1st Duquesne (2012)
Chris Stewart Strength and conditioning 1st Western Carolina (1998)
Carl Kotz Director of football operations 1st Clemson (2003)
Tony Palmieri Video coordinator 1st North Florida (2009)
Jude Moser Administrative Assistant 8th University of Delaware(1984)

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Game summaries

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Delaware State

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See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Blue Hens 2 6 7 7 22

At Virginia Tech

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See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 0 0
Hokies 7 10 0 10 27

Cornell

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See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 0 7 7 14
Blue Hens 10 17 7 7 41

James Madison

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See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team and Delaware–James Madison football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Dukes 7 10 0 3 20
Blue Hens 3 7 0 0 10

At Stony Brook

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See also: 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 7 10 7 24
No. 23 Seawolves 7 13 0 0 20

William & Mary

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See also: 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Hens 0 10 0 7 17

Richmond

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See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 11 Spiders 7 7 14 070 35
Blue Hens 14 7 0 777 42

At Towson

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See also: 2017 Towson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Blue Hens 0 7 7 3 17
Tigers 3 0 8 7 18

At Maine

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See also: 2017 Maine Black Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 14 3 14 31
Black Bears 10 0 7 0 17

Albany

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See also: 2017 Albany Great Danes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 3 0 0 0 3
Blue Hens 0 3 5 14 22

At Villanova

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See also: 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 14 0 14 0 28

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 Coaching Staff". UD Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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