List of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons

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.

Seasons

National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth

Year	Coach	Conference	Record^[1]			Postseason	Final ranking
Year	Coach	Conference	Wins	Losses	Ties	Postseason	Final ranking
Delaware
1889	No Coach	Ind	1	1	1		—
1890		Ind	3	2	0		—
1891		Ind	5	3	1		—
1892		Ind	1	2	2		—
1893		Ind	2	1	0		—
1894		Ind	1	1	0		—
1895		Ind	1	3	0		—
1896	Ira Pierce	Ind	0	6	0		—
1897	Herbert Rice	Ind	2	4	0		—
1898		Ind	2	5	2		—
1899		Ind	6	2	0		—
1900		Ind	2	3	1		—
1901		Ind	5	4	0		—
1902	Clarence A. Short	Ind	3	5	1		—
1903	Nathan Mannakee	Ind	4	4	0		—
1904		Ind	1	5	1		—
1905		Ind	3	4	1		—
1906	Clarence A. Short	Ind	5	1	0		—
1907	E. Pratt King	Ind	0	5	1		—
1908	William McAvoy	Ind	3	4	1		—
1909		Ind	1	6	1		—
1910		Ind	1	2	2		—
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
1911	William McAvoy	Ind	2	5	2		—
1912		Ind	1	6	1		—
1913		Ind	2	4	2		—
1914		Ind	7	1	1		—
1915		Ind	6	3	0		—
1916		Ind	4	3	1		—
1917	Stan Baumgartner	Ind	2	5	0		—
1918	Milton Aronowitz	Ind	1	2	2		—
1919	Burton Shipley	Ind	2	5	1		—
1920	Burton Shipley	Ind	3	5	1		—
1921	Sylvester Derby	Ind	5	4	0		—
1922	William McAvoy	Ind	6	3	0		—
1923		Ind	5	3	1		—
1924		Ind	4	3	1		—
1925	R. M. Forstburg	Ind	4	4	0		—
1926	R. M. Forstburg	Ind	3	5	0		—
1927	Joseph J. Rothrock	Ind	2	5	1		—
1928	Joseph J. Rothrock	Ind	2	6	0		—
1929	Gus Ziegler	Ind	0	7	1		—
1930	Gus Ziegler	Ind	6	3	1		—
1931	Charles Rogers	Ind	5	1	2		—
1932		Ind	5	4	0		—
1933		Ind	2	4	2		—
1934	Skip Stahley	Ind	4	3	1		—
1935	Lyal Clark	Ind	2	5	1		—
1936		Mason-Dixon	2	6	0		—
1937		Mason-Dixon	1	7	0		—
1938	Stephen Grenda	Mason-Dixon	3	5	0		—
1939	Stephen Grenda	Mason-Dixon	1	7	0		—
1940	William D. Murray	Mason-Dixon	5	3	0		—
1941		Mason-Dixon	7	0	1		—
1942		Mason-Dixon	8	0	0		—
1946		Mason-Dixon	10	0	0	Won 1947 Cigar Bowl vs. Rollins, 21–7	19
1947		Ind	4	4	0		—
1948		Ind	5	3	0		—
1949		Ind	8	1	0		—
1950		Ind	2	5	1		—
1951	David M. Nelson	Ind	5	3	0		—
1952		Ind	4	4	0		—
1953		Ind	7	1	0		—
1954		Ind	8	2	0	Won 1954 Refrigerator Bowl vs. Kent State, 19–7	—
1955		Ind	8	1	0		—
1956		Ind	5	3	1		—
1957		Ind	4	3	0		—
1958		MAC	5	3	0		—
1959		MAC	8	1	0		—
1960		MAC	2	6	1		—
1961		MAC	4	4	0		—
1962		MAC	7	2	0		—
1963		MAC	8	0	0		—
1964		MAC	4	5	0		—
1965		MAC	5	4	0		—
1966	Tubby Raymond	MAC	6	3	0		—
1967		MAC	2	7	0		—
1968		MAC	8	3	0	Won 1968 Boardwalk Bowl vs. IUP, 31–24	—
1969		MAC	9	2	0	Won 1969 Boardwalk Bowl vs. North Carolina Central, 31–13	—
1970		Ind	9	2	0	Won 1970 Boardwalk Bowl vs. Morgan State, 38–23	—
1971		Ind	10	1	0	Won 1971 Boardwalk Bowl vs. C.W. Post, 72–22	—
1972		Ind	10	0	0		—
1973		Ind	8	4	0	Lost NCAA Semifinals (1973 Boardwalk Bowl) vs. Grambling State, 8–17	—
1974		Ind	12	2	0	Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Youngstown State, 35–14 Won NCAA Semifinals (Grantland Rice Bowl) vs. UNLV, 49–11 Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game (Camellia Bowl) vs. Central Michigan, 14–54	—
1975		Ind	8	3	0		—
1976		Ind	8	3	1	Lost NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Michigan, 17–28	—
1977		Ind	6	3	1		—
1978		Ind	10	4	0	Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 42–27 Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Winston-Salem, 41–0 Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game vs. Eastern Illinois, 9–10	—
1979		Ind	13	1	0	Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Virginia Union, 58–28 Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Mississippi College, 60–10 Won NCAA Division II Championship Game (Zia Bowl) vs. Youngstown State, 38–21	—
1980		Ind	9	2	0		—
1981		Ind	9	3	0	Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Kentucky, 28–35	—
1982		Ind	12	2	0	Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Colgate, 20–13 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Louisiana Tech, 17–0 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game (Pioneer Bowl) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 14–17	—
1983		Ind	4	7	0		—
1984		Ind	8	3	0		—
1985		Ind	7	4	0		—
1986		Yankee	9	4	0	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. William & Mary, 51–17 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Arkansas State, 14–55	—
1987		Yankee	5	6	0		—
1988		Yankee	7	5	0	Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Furman, 7–21	—
1989		Yankee	7	4	0		—
1990		Yankee	6	5	0		—
1991		Yankee	10	2	0	Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. James Madison, 35–42 (2OT)	—
1992		Yankee	11	3	0	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Samford, 56–21 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northeast Louisiana, 41–18 Lost I-AA Semifinals vs. Marshall, 7–28	—
1993		Yankee	9	4	0	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Montana, 49–48 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Marshall, 31–34	—
1994		Yankee	7	3	1		—
1995		Yankee	11	2	0	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Hofstra, 38–17 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. McNeese State, 18–52	—
1996		Yankee	8	4	—^{[A 1]}	Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Marshall, 14–59	10
1997		Atlantic 10	12	2	—	Won NCAA I-AA 1st Round vs. Hofstra, 24–14 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Georgia Southern, 16–7 Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinal vs. McNeese State, 21–23	3
1998		Atlantic 10	7	4	—		23
1999		Atlantic 10	7	4	—		—
2000		Atlantic 10	12	2	—	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Portland State, 49–14 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Lehigh, 49–22 Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 18–27	3
2001		Atlantic 10	4	6	—		—
2002	K. C. Keeler	Atlantic 10	6	6	—		—
2003		Atlantic 10	15	1	—	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Southern Illinois, 48–7 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 37–7 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Wofford Won NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Colgate, 40–0	1
2004		Atlantic 10	9	4	—	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Lafayette, 28–14 Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. William & Mary, 38–44	7
2005		Atlantic 10	6	5	—		—
2006		Atlantic 10	5	6	—		—
2007		CAA	11	4	—	Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Delaware State, 44–7 Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 39–27 Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Southern Illinois, 20–17 Lost NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Appalachian State, 21–49	2
2008		CAA	4	8	—		—
2009		CAA	6	5	—		—
2010		CAA	12	3	—	Won NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Lehigh, 42–20 Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire, 16–3 Won NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 27–10 Lost NCAA FCS Championship vs. Eastern Washington, 19–20	2
2011		CAA	7	4	—		17
2012		CAA	5	6	—		—
2013	Dave Brock	CAA	7	5	—		—
2014		CAA	6	6	—		—
2015		CAA	4	7	—		—
2016	Dave Brock Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim)^{[A 2]}	CAA	4	7	—		—
2017	Danny Rocco	CAA	7	4	0		—
2018		CAA	7	5	0	Lost NCAA FCS First Round vs. James Madison, 6–20	24
2019		CAA	5	7	0		—
2020		CAA	7	1	0	Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Sacred Heart, 19–10 Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 20–14 Lost NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. South Dakota State, 3–33	5
2021		CAA	5	6	0		—
2022	Ryan Carty	CAA	8	5	0	Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Saint Francis (PA), 56–17 Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. South Dakota State, 6–42	19
2023	Ryan Carty	CAA	9	4	0	Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Lafayette, 36–34 Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 19–49	10
Total			732	483	44	(all games)

Notes

^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[2]
^ Dave Brock was fired on October 16, 2016, after posting a 2–4 record for the season. Dennis Dottin Carter took over as interim head coach, and he finished the season with a 2–3 record.

References

^ "All-Time Results" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.

[3] Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[2]

[4] Dave Brock was fired on October 16, 2016, after posting a 2–4 record for the season. Dennis Dottin Carter took over as interim head coach, and he finished the season with a 2–3 record.

[1] "All-Time Results" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

[2] Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.

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