# 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the CAA title with William & Mary. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens received a first round bye. They beat Lehigh in the second round, New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, and Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Eastern Washington in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, after leading by 19 points late in the third quarter. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Delaware received one vote in the AP Poll following their wins against Towson and UMass.

## Preseason
### Preseason awards

* Pat Devlin
       Consensus Draft Services Pre-Season NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision honorable mention All-American
* Anthony Walters
       Consensus Draft Services Pre-Season NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision honorable mention All-American
* Anthony Bratton
       Preseason All-CAA Football Defense - Safety (as voted on by the head coaches)

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 (D-II) West Chester* | No. 16 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry) | | W 31–0 | 19,421 |
| September 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 South Dakota State* | No. 16 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | W 26–3 | 19,854 |
| September 18 | 6:00 pm | Duquesne* | No. 11 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | W 30–6 | 18,922 |
| September 25 | 3:30 pm | at No. 5 Richmond | No. 7 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 34–13 | 8,700 |
| October 2 | 12:00 pm | at No. 3 James Madison | No. 5 | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (rivalry) | CSN | W 13–10 | 16,205 |
| October 9 | 1:00 pm | Maine | No. 2 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | W 26–7 | 19,523 |
| October 16 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | No. 2 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Parents & Family Weekend) | | W 24–17 | 22,576 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 4 William & Mary | No. 2 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry) | CSN | L 16–17 | 12,259 |
| November 6 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 5 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | W 48–0 | 21,603 |
| November 13 | 1:00 pm | at No. 14 UMass | No. 2 | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA | | W 45–27 | 10,057 |
| November 20 | 12:00 pm | No. 15 Villanova | No. 1 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Battle of the Blue) | CSN | L 21–28 $^{OT}$ | 22,891 |
| December 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 Lehigh* | No. 5 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (NCAA Division I Second Round, rivalry) | WFMZ | W 42–20 | 13,649 |
| December 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 11 New Hampshire* | No. 5 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN2 | W 16–3 | 8,770 |
| December 18 | 12:00 pm | No. 20 Georgia Southern* | No. 5 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (NCAA Division I Semifinal) | ESPNU | W 27–10 | 10,317 |
| January 7, 2011 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 | Pizza Hut ParkFrisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game) | ESPN2 | L 19–20 | 13,027 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||
Delaware was forced to revise their 2010 schedule when two Colonial Athletic Association opponents, the Northeastern Huskies and the Hofstra Pride, discontinued their football programs after the 2009 season.

## Awards
### Watchlists

* Pat Devlin
       Walter Payton Award watchlist
       Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watchlist

### Postseason

* K. C. Keeler (coach)
       AFCA FCS Coach of the Year
       Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award