# 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Carty and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

## Preseason
### CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Blue Hens were predicted to finish in second place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Villanova | 270 (16) |
| 2 | Delaware | 235 (7) |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 224 |
| 4 | Richmond | 219 |
| 5 | William & Mary | 206 (2) |
| 6 | Elon | 191 (1) |
| 7 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 8 | Maine | 134 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 117 |
| 10 | Monmouth | 105 |
| 11 | Towson | 81 |
| 12 | Albany | 64 |
| 13 | Hampton | 31 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Navy* | No. 19 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 14–7 | 30,542 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 10 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) | FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia | W 35–9 | 17,176 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Rhode Island | No. 9 | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | W 42–21 | 4,666 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Hampton | No. 8 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 35–3 | 16,035 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Towson | No. 6 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia | W 24–10 | 18,905 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 6 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry) | FloSports | L 21–27 | 12,506 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | No. 13 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 38–7 | 16,375 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Elon | No. 12 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | L 7–27 | 5,541 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth | No. 18 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia | W 49–17 | 16,385 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Richmond | No. 17 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia | L 13–21 | 16,534 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | No. 20 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) | FloSports | L 26–29 | 6,451 |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 23 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | W 56–17 | 4,629 |
| December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 23 | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 6–42 | 6,117 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | Delaware | Navy |
| First downs | 13 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 61 | 76 |
| Rushes–yards | 3 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 189 | 135 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–0 | 5–13–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Delaware | Passing | Nolan Henderson | 20–32–0, 189 yards, 2 TD |
| Delaware | Rushing | Quincy Watson | 6 carries, 15 yards |
| Delaware | Receiving | Chandler Harvin | 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 5–13–0, 135 yards, TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Daba Fofana | 15 carries, 48 yards |
| Navy | Receiving | Maquel Haywood | 2 receptions, 77 yards |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At No. 17 Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 17 Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 8 Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### At No. 16 William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 16 Tribe | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 38 |

### At Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 49 |

### No. 12 Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Spiders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |

## FCS Playoffs
### Saint Francis – first round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |

### South Dakota State – second round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 1 Jackrabbits | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |