2018 (August). The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are the athletic teams of the University of Delaware, which is located in Newark, Delaware. The university's sports programs are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. The Blue Hens, who went 55-7 during their regular season before being defeated by Miami (FL) in the NCAA Tournament, have won at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title for three consecutive years. UD also has three Ivy League championships and one America East championship to its name. The school's football team has made the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs nine times with two second-place finishes and one national championship game appearance. They play their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, which has a capacity of 10,099. The stadium was built in 1929 and was originally called New Castle County Stadium until it was renamed after Delaware's first senator and governor, Daniel F. Dickinson. He was born in New Castle County and attended the University of Pennsylvania before moving to Wilmington in 1812. There he started a law practice with his brother William Smith Dickinson and became active in local politics. In 1813, he was elected to the First State House of Representatives and served three terms.