# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) | BHAA | W 22–3 | 18,040 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | L 0–27 | 62,526 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Cornell* | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | BHAA | W 41–14 | 14,714 |
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 James Madison | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry) | CSN+, CSN-P | L 10–20 | 16,372 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Stony Brook | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | Wolfievision | W 24–20 | 7,694 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | William & Mary | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry) | NBCS RN, NBCS P | W 17–0 | 18,721 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Richmond | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | CSL | W 42–35 $^{2OT}$ | 15,710 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 23 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | FSGO | L 17–18 | 6,402 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maine | | Fitzpatrick StadiumPortland, ME | CSL | W 31–17 | 7,212 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | NBCS RN, NBCS P | W 22–3 | 16,333 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) | FSGO | L 7–28 | 5,109 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

| 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) |

## Game summaries
### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Hens | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hokies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### Cornell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Blue Hens | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Blue Hens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 23 Seawolves | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 11 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |

### At Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Black Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |