# 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team will represent the University of Delaware as a member of the Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are expected to be led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Carty and play their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
The 2025 season will be Delaware's first year in Conference USA since transitioning from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). They are ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Melkart Abou Jaoude | DL | North Carolina |
| Tyler Davis | S | Temple |
| Pete Melle | DE | Unknown |
| Daniel Lipovski | QB | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Kahlil Ali | S | Boston College |
| Jawarren Corbin | LB | Iowa Central CC |
| Noah Matthews | DE | Kentucky |
| Thomas Amankwaa | WR | Rutgers |
| Noah Rosahac | OL | Syracuse |
| Patrick Methlie | OL | West Chester |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 28 | Delaware State* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) |
| September 6 | at Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO |
| September 13 | UConn* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| September 20 | at FIU | Pitbull StadiumMiami, FL |
| October 3 | Western Kentucky | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| October 15 | at Jacksonville State | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL |
| October 22 | Middle Tennessee | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| November 1 | at Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA |
| November 8 | Louisiana Tech | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| November 15 | at Sam Houston | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX |
| November 22 | at Wake Forest* | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| November 29 | UTEP | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||

## Game summaries
### vs. (FCS) Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| (FCS) Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Thursday August 28, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware State | Passing |
| Delaware State | Rushing |
| Delaware State | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Colorado | Passing |
| Colorado | Rushing |
| Colorado | Receiving |

### vs. UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UConn | Passing |
| UConn | Rushing |
| UConn | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at FIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL
* Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| FIU | Passing |
| FIU | Rushing |
| FIU | Receiving |

### vs. Western Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Friday October 3, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Kentucky | Passing |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at Jacksonville State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Wednesday October 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |

### vs. Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Wednesday October 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
* Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Liberty | Passing |
| Liberty | Rushing |
| Liberty | Receiving |

### vs. Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### at Sam Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX
* Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Sam Houston | Passing |
| Sam Houston | Rushing |
| Sam Houston | Receiving |

### at Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
* Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Wake Forest | Passing |
| Wake Forest | Rushing |
| Wake Forest | Receiving |

### vs. UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |