Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1889; 137 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Ryan Carty 4th season, 33–17 (.660) | ||
| Location | Newark, Delaware, U.S. | ||
| Stadium | Delaware Stadium (capacity: 18,500) | ||
| Field | Tubby Raymond Field | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||
| Colors | Royal blue and gold | ||
| All-time record | 746–491–44 (.600) | ||
| Playoff record | 33–22 (.600) | ||
| Bowl record | 9–3 (.750) | ||
| NCAA Division I FCS championships | |||
| 2003 | |||
| NCAA Division II championships | |||
| 1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| Mason–Dixon: 1946 MAC: 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969 Yankee: 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995 A-10: 2000, 2003, 2004 CAA: 2010, 2020 | |||
| Rivalries | Delaware State (rivalry) Villanova (rivalry) William & Mary (rivalry) James Madison (rivalry) | ||
| Fight song | "The Delaware Fight Song" | ||
| Mascot | YoUDee | ||
| Marching band | Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | bluehens.com/football | ||
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware (UD) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of Conference USA. The team is currently led by head coach Ryan Carty and plays on Tubby Raymond Field at 18,500-seat Delaware Stadium located in Newark, Delaware. The Fightin' Blue Hens have won six national titles in their 117-year history – 1946 (AP College Division), 1963 (UPI College Division), 1971 (AP/UPI College Division), 1972 (AP/UPI College Division), 1979 (Division II), and 2003 (Division I-AA). They returned to the FCS National Championship game in 2007 and 2010.
The program has produced six NFL quarterbacks: Rich Gannon, Joe Flacco, Jeff Komlo, Pat Devlin, Andy Hall, and Scott Brunner. The Blue Hens are recognized as a perennial power in FCS football and Delaware was the only FCS program to average more than 20,000 fans per regular-season home game for each season from 1999 to 2010.
In 2023, the program announced it will move into Conference USA and the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) prior to the 2025 season.