This is a list of seasons completed by the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's creation in 1889, the Fightin' Blue Hens have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games.
For most of its existence, Delaware competed as an independent. Delaware was a member of the Mason-Dixon Conference in 1946, the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1958 to 1969, the Yankee Conference from 1986 to 1996, the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1997 to 2006, and the Coastal Athletic Association beginning in 2007.
National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth |
Year | Coach | Conference | Record [1] | Postseason | Final ranking | |||||
Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
Delaware | ||||||||||
1889 | No Coach | Ind | 1 | 1 | 1 | β | ||||
1890 | Ind | 3 | 2 | 0 | β | |||||
1891 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1892 | Ind | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | |||||
1893 | Ind | 2 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1894 | Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1895 | Ind | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1896 | Ira Pierce | Ind | 0 | 6 | 0 | β | ||||
1897 | Herbert Rice | Ind | 2 | 4 | 0 | β | ||||
1898 | Ind | 2 | 5 | 2 | β | |||||
1899 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 0 | β | |||||
1900 | Ind | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1901 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1902 | Clarence A. Short | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | β | ||||
1903 | Nathan Mannakee | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | β | ||||
1904 | Ind | 1 | 5 | 1 | β | |||||
1905 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | β | |||||
1906 | Clarence A. Short | Ind | 5 | 1 | 0 | β | ||||
1907 | E. Pratt King | Ind | 0 | 5 | 1 | β | ||||
1908 | William McAvoy | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | β | ||||
1909 | Ind | 1 | 6 | 1 | β | |||||
1910 | Ind | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | |||||
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | ||||||||||
1911 | William McAvoy | Ind | 2 | 5 | 2 | β | ||||
1912 | Ind | 1 | 6 | 1 | β | |||||
1913 | Ind | 2 | 4 | 2 | β | |||||
1914 | Ind | 7 | 1 | 1 | β | |||||
1915 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1916 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1917 | Stan Baumgartner | Ind | 2 | 5 | 0 | β | ||||
1918 | Milton Aronowitz | Ind | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | ||||
1919 | Burton Shipley | Ind | 2 | 5 | 1 | β | ||||
1920 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | β | |||||
1921 | Sylvester Derby | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | β | ||||
1922 | William McAvoy | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | β | ||||
1923 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1924 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1925 | R. M. Forstburg | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | β | ||||
1926 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 0 | β | |||||
1927 | Joseph J. Rothrock | Ind | 2 | 5 | 1 | β | ||||
1928 | Ind | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | |||||
1929 | Gus Ziegler | Ind | 0 | 7 | 1 | β | ||||
1930 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1931 | Charles Rogers | Ind | 5 | 1 | 2 | β | ||||
1932 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1933 | Ind | 2 | 4 | 2 | β | |||||
1934 | Skip Stahley | Ind | 4 | 3 | 1 | β | ||||
1935 | Lyal Clark | Ind | 2 | 5 | 1 | β | ||||
1936 | Mason-Dixon | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | |||||
1937 | Mason-Dixon | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | |||||
1938 | Stephen Grenda | Mason-Dixon | 3 | 5 | 0 | β | ||||
1939 | Mason-Dixon | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | |||||
1940 | William D. Murray | Mason-Dixon | 5 | 3 | 0 | β | ||||
1941 | Mason-Dixon | 7 | 0 | 1 | β | |||||
1942 | Mason-Dixon | 8 | 0 | 0 | β | |||||
1946 | Mason-Dixon | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1947 Cigar Bowl vs. Rollins, 21β7 | 19 | ||||
1947 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1948 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1949 | Ind | 8 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1950 | Ind | 2 | 5 | 1 | β | |||||
1951 | David M. Nelson | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | β | ||||
1952 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1953 | Ind | 7 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1954 | Ind | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won 1954 Refrigerator Bowl vs. Kent State, 19β7 | β | ||||
1955 | Ind | 8 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1956 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1957 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1958 | MAC | 5 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1959 | MAC | 8 | 1 | 0 | β | |||||
1960 | MAC | 2 | 6 | 1 | β | |||||
1961 | MAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1962 | MAC | 7 | 2 | 0 | β | |||||
1963 | MAC | 8 | 0 | 0 | β | |||||
1964 | MAC | 4 | 5 | 0 | β | |||||
1965 | MAC | 5 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1966 | Tubby Raymond | MAC | 6 | 3 | 0 | β | ||||
1967 | MAC | 2 | 7 | 0 | β | |||||
1968 | MAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1968 Boardwalk Bowl vs. IUP, 31β24 | β | ||||
1969 | MAC | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won 1969 Boardwalk Bowl vs. North Carolina Central, 31β13 | β | ||||
1970 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won 1970 Boardwalk Bowl vs. Morgan State, 38β23 | β | ||||
1971 | Ind | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1971 Boardwalk Bowl vs. C.W. Post, 72β22 | β | ||||
1972 | Ind | 10 | 0 | 0 | β | |||||
1973 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost NCAA Semifinals (1973 Boardwalk Bowl) vs. Grambling State, 8β17 | β | ||||
1974 | Ind | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs.
Youngstown State, 35β14 Won NCAA Semifinals ( Grantland Rice Bowl) vs. UNLV, 49β11 Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game ( Camellia Bowl) vs. Central Michigan, 14β54 |
β | ||||
1975 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1976 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Michigan, 17β28 | β | ||||
1977 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1978 | Ind | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs.
Jacksonville State, 42β27 Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Winston-Salem, 41β0 Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game vs. Eastern Illinois, 9β10 |
β | ||||
1979 | Ind | 13 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs.
Virginia Union, 58β28 Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Mississippi College, 60β10 Won NCAA Division II Championship Game ( Zia Bowl) vs. Youngstown State, 38β21 |
β | ||||
1980 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | β | |||||
1981 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Kentucky, 28β35 | β | ||||
1982 | Ind | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs.
Colgate, 20β13 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Louisiana Tech, 17β0 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game ( Pioneer Bowl) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 14β17 |
β | ||||
1983 | Ind | 4 | 7 | 0 | β | |||||
1984 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 0 | β | |||||
1985 | Ind | 7 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1986 | Yankee | 9 | 4 | 0 | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
William & Mary, 51β17 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Arkansas State, 14β55 |
β | ||||
1987 | Yankee | 5 | 6 | 0 | β | |||||
1988 | Yankee | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Furman, 7β21 | β | ||||
1989 | Yankee | 7 | 4 | 0 | β | |||||
1990 | Yankee | 6 | 5 | 0 | β | |||||
1991 | Yankee | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. James Madison, 35β42 (2OT) | β | ||||
1992 | Yankee | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Samford, 56β21 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northeast Louisiana, 41β18 Lost I-AA Semifinals vs. Marshall, 7β28 |
β | ||||
1993 | Yankee | 9 | 4 | 0 | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Montana, 49β48 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Marshall, 31β34 |
β | ||||
1994 | Yankee | 7 | 3 | 1 | β | |||||
1995 | Yankee | 11 | 2 | 0 | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Hofstra, 38β17 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. McNeese State, 18β52 |
β | ||||
1996 | Yankee | 8 | 4 | β [A 1] | Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Marshall, 14β59 | 10 | ||||
1997 | Atlantic 10 | 12 | 2 | β | Won NCAA I-AA 1st Round vs. Hofstra, 24β14 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Georgia Southern, 16β7 Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinal vs. McNeese State, 21β23 |
3 | ||||
1998 | Atlantic 10 | 7 | 4 | β | 23 | |||||
1999 | Atlantic 10 | 7 | 4 | β | β | |||||
2000 | Atlantic 10 | 12 | 2 | β | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Portland State, 49β14 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Lehigh, 49β22 Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 18β27 |
3 | ||||
2001 | Atlantic 10 | 4 | 6 | β | β | |||||
2002 | K. C. Keeler | Atlantic 10 | 6 | 6 | β | β | ||||
2003 | Atlantic 10 | 15 | 1 | β | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Southern Illinois, 48β7 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 37β7 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Wofford Won NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Colgate, 40β0 |
1 | ||||
2004 | Atlantic 10 | 9 | 4 | β | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Lafayette, 28β14 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. William & Mary, 38β44 |
7 | ||||
2005 | Atlantic 10 | 6 | 5 | β | β | |||||
2006 | Atlantic 10 | 5 | 6 | β | β | |||||
2007 | CAA | 11 | 4 | β | Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs.
Delaware State, 44β7 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 39β27 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Southern Illinois, 20β17 Lost NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Appalachian State, 21β49 |
2 | ||||
2008 | CAA | 4 | 8 | β | β | |||||
2009 | CAA | 6 | 5 | β | β | |||||
2010 | CAA | 12 | 3 | β | Won NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Lehigh, 42β20 Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire, 16β3 Won NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 27β10 Lost NCAA FCS Championship vs. Eastern Washington, 19β20 |
2 | ||||
2011 | CAA | 7 | 4 | β | 17 | |||||
2012 | CAA | 5 | 6 | β | β | |||||
2013 | Dave Brock | CAA | 7 | 5 | β | β | ||||
2014 | CAA | 6 | 6 | β | β | |||||
2015 | CAA | 4 | 7 | β | β | |||||
2016 | Dave Brock Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim) [A 2] |
CAA | 4 | 7 | β | β | ||||
2017 | Danny Rocco | CAA | 7 | 4 | 0 | β | ||||
2018 | CAA | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost NCAA FCS First Round vs. James Madison, 6β20 | 24 | ||||
2019 | CAA | 5 | 7 | 0 | β | |||||
2020 | CAA | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA FCS First Round vs.
Sacred Heart, 19β10 Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 20β14 Lost NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. South Dakota State, 3β33 |
5 | ||||
2021 | CAA | 5 | 6 | 0 | β | |||||
2022 | Ryan Carty | CAA | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won NCAA FCS First Round vs.
Saint Francis (PA), 56β17 Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. South Dakota State, 6β42 |
19 | |||
2023 | CAA | 9 | 4 | 0 | Won NCAA FCS First Round vs.
Lafayette, 36β34 Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 19β49 |
10 | ||||
Total | 732 | 483 | 44 | (all games) |
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