2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco, and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware, with the stadium undergoing renovations prior to the 2019 season. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Previous season. The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–3 in  CAA play to finish tied for third in the conference. Delaware also returned to the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2010, falling in the first round to CAA rival James Madison. Preseason. CAA poll. In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in fifth place. Preseason All–CAA team. The Fightin' Blue Hens had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team. Offense Mario Farinella – OL Special Teams Nick Pritchard – P Schedule. Delaware has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed  for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.