# 2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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.
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* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 48–17 | 17,244 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T | Truist StadiumGreensboro, NC | FloSports | W 42–13 | 11,421 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Penn* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 29–22 | 17,848 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 49–0 | 19,054 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth | Kessler StadiumWest Long Branch, NJ | FloSports | W 42–35 | 3,374 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 44–21 | 15,564 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | L 9–28 | 5,382 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Albany | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 28–14 | 17,847 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Rhode Island | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 24–21 | 17,326 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 41–22 | 16,422 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Villanova | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) | FloSports | L 28–38 | 7,105 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Bryant | Passing |
| Bryant | Rushing |
| Bryant | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at North Carolina A&T

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| North Carolina A&T | Passing |
| North Carolina A&T | Rushing |
| North Carolina A&T | Receiving |

### Penn

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Penn | Passing |
| Penn | Rushing |
| Penn | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### Sacred Heart

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at Monmouth

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Monmouth | Passing |
| Monmouth | Rushing |
| Monmouth | Receiving |

### Maine

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Maine | Passing |
| Maine | Rushing |
| Maine | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at No. 18 Richmond

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Richmond | Passing |
| Richmond | Rushing |
| Richmond | Receiving |

### Albany

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### No. 11 Rhode Island

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rhode Island | Passing |
| Rhode Island | Rushing |
| Rhode Island | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### Campbell

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Campbell | Passing |
| Campbell | Rushing |
| Campbell | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at No. 15 Villanova (Battle of the Blue)

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Villanova | Passing |
| Villanova | Rushing |
| Villanova | Receiving |