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 Bowl Subdivision (FBS). 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, the Coastal Athletic Association from 2007 to 2024, and Conference USA starting in 2025.

Seasons National championsConference championsBowl game berth YearCoachConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingWinsLossesTiesDelaware 1889No CoachInd111— 1890Ind320— 1891Ind531— 1892Ind122— 1893Ind210— 1894Ind110— 1895Ind130— 1896Ira PierceInd060— 1897Herbert RiceInd240— 1898Ind252— 1899Ind620— 1900Ind231— 1901Ind540— 1902Clarence A. ShortInd351— 1903Nathan MannakeeInd440— 1904Ind151— 1905Ind341— 1906Clarence A. ShortInd510— 1907E. Pratt KingInd051— 1908William McAvoyInd341— 1909Ind161— 1910Ind122—Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1911William McAvoyInd252— 1912Ind161— 1913Ind242— 1914Ind711— 1915Ind630— 1916Ind431— 1917Stan BaumgartnerInd250— 1918Milton AronowitzInd122— 1919Burton ShipleyInd251— 1920Ind351— 1921Sylvester DerbyInd540— 1922William McAvoyInd630— 1923Ind531— 1924Ind431— 1925R. M. ForstburgInd440— 1926Ind350— 1927Joseph J. RothrockInd251— 1928Ind260— 1929Gus ZieglerInd071— 1930Ind631— 1931Charles RogersInd512— 1932Ind540— 1933Ind242— 1934Skip StahleyInd431— 1935Lyal ClarkInd251—1936Mason-Dixon260— 1937Mason-Dixon170— 1938Stephen GrendaMason-Dixon350— 1939Mason-Dixon170— 1940William D. MurrayMason-Dixon530—1941Mason-Dixon701— 1942Mason-Dixon800—1946Mason-Dixon1000Won 1947 Cigar Bowl vs. Rollins, 21–719 1947Ind440— 1948Ind530— 1949Ind810— 1950Ind251— 1951David M. NelsonInd530— 1952Ind440— 1953Ind710— 1954Ind820Won 1954 Refrigerator Bowl vs. Kent State, 19–7— 1955Ind810— 1956Ind531— 1957Ind430— 1958MAC530—1959MAC810— 1960MAC261— 1961MAC440—1962MAC720—1963MAC800— 1964MAC450— 1965MAC540—1966Tubby RaymondMAC630— 1967MAC270—1968MAC830Won 1968 Boardwalk Bowl vs. IUP, 31–24—1969MAC920Won 1969 Boardwalk Bowl vs. North Carolina Central, 31–13— 1970Ind920Won 1970 Boardwalk Bowl vs. Morgan State, 38–23—1971Ind1010Won 1971 Boardwalk Bowl vs. C.W. Post, 72–22—1972Ind1000— 1973Ind840Lost NCAA Semifinals (1973 Boardwalk Bowl) vs. Grambling State, 8–17— 1974Ind1220Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Youngstown State, 35–14Won NCAA Semifinals (Grantland Rice Bowl) vs. UNLV, 49–11Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game (Camellia Bowl) vs. Central Michigan, 14–54— 1975Ind830— 1976Ind831Lost NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Michigan, 17–28— 1977Ind631— 1978Ind1040Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 42–27Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Winston-Salem, 41–0Lost NCAA Division II Championship Game vs. Eastern Illinois, 9–10—1979Ind1310Won NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Virginia Union, 58–28Won NCAA Semifinals vs. Mississippi College, 60–10Won NCAA Division II Championship Game (Zia Bowl) vs. Youngstown State, 38–21— 1980Ind920— 1981Ind930Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Kentucky, 28–35— 1982Ind1220Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Colgate, 20–13Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Louisiana Tech, 17–0Lost NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game (Pioneer Bowl) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 14–17— 1983Ind470— 1984Ind830— 1985Ind740—1986Yankee940Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. William & Mary, 51–17Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Arkansas State, 14–55— 1987Yankee560—1988Yankee750Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Furman, 7–21— 1989Yankee740— 1990Yankee650—1991Yankee1020Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. James Madison, 35–42 (2OT)—1992Yankee1130Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Samford, 56–21Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northeast Louisiana, 41–18Lost I-AA Semifinals vs. Marshall, 7–28— 1993Yankee940Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Montana, 49–48Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Marshall, 31–34— 1994Yankee731—1995Yankee1120Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Hofstra, 38–17Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. McNeese State, 18–52— 1996Yankee84—Lost NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Marshall, 14–5910 1997Atlantic 10122—Won NCAA I-AA 1st Round vs. Hofstra, 24–14Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Georgia Southern, 16–7Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinal vs. McNeese State, 21–233 1998Atlantic 1074—23 1999Atlantic 1074——2000Atlantic 10122—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Portland State, 49–14Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Lehigh, 49–22Lost NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 18–273 2001Atlantic 1046—— 2002K. C. KeelerAtlantic 1066——2003Atlantic 10151—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Southern Illinois, 48–7Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 37–7Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. WoffordWon NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Colgate, 40–012004Atlantic 1094—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Lafayette, 28–14Lost NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. William & Mary, 38–447 2005Atlantic 1065—— 2006Atlantic 1056—— 2007CAA114—Won NCAA I-AA Opening Round vs. Delaware State, 44–7Won NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals vs. Northern Iowa, 39–27Won NCAA I-AA Semifinals vs. Southern Illinois, 20–17Lost NCAA I-AA Championship Game vs. Appalachian State, 21–492 2008CAA48—— 2009CAA65——2010CAA123—Won NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Lehigh, 42–20Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire, 16–3Won NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, 27–10Lost NCAA FCS Championship vs. Eastern Washington, 19–202 2011CAA74—17 2012CAA56—— 2013Dave BrockCAA75—— 2014CAA66—— 2015CAA47—— 2016Dave BrockDennis Dottin-Carter (interim)CAA47—— 2017 Danny RoccoCAA 7 4 — — 2018 CAA 7 5 — Lost NCAA FCS First Round vs. James Madison, 6–20 24 2019 CAA 5 7 — — 2020 CAA 7 1 — Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Sacred Heart, 19–10Won NCAA FCS Quarterfinals vs. Jacksonville State, 20–14Lost NCAA FCS Semifinals vs. South Dakota State, 3–33 5 2021 CAA 5 6 — — 2022 Ryan Carty CAA 8 5 — Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Saint Francis (PA), 56–17Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. South Dakota State, 6–42 19 2023 CAA 9 4 — Won NCAA FCS First Round vs. Lafayette, 36–34Lost NCAA FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 19–49 10 2024 CAA 9 2 — 10 2025 CUSA 7 6 — Won 2025 68 Ventures Bowl vs. Louisiana, 20–13 —Total74849144(all games)

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