2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team will represent the University of Delaware in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Danny Rocco, and play their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They will play as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	North
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (4th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 16,730)

2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Albany			–							–
Delaware			–							–
Maine			–							–
New Hampshire			–							–
Rhode Island			–							–
Stony Brook			–							–
Villanova			–							–
South Division
Elon			–							–
James Madison			–							–
Richmond			–							–
William & Mary			–							–
Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season. Towson opted out of the spring football season. As of January 27, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2019 season 5–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish tied for ninth in the conference.

Schedule

Delaware originally had a game scheduled against Delaware State (November 21), but it was canceled on July 16 due to the MEAC's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 6, 2021	Noon	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
March 13, 2021	Noon	Stony Brook	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
March 20, 2021	Noon	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH
March 27, 2021	Noon	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI
April 3, 2021	Noon	Albany	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
April 10, 2021		at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)
April 17, 2021	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Danny Rocco	Head Coach	4th	Wake Forest (1984)
Jared Ambrose	Offensive Coordinator	4th	Shepherd (2007)
Bryan Stinespring	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line	1st	James Madison (1985)
Levern Belin	Defensive Line Coach	4th	Wake Forest (1991)
Holman Copeland	Cornerbacks Coach	2nd	Clarion (2006)
Jalen Kindle	Defensive Assistant Coach	3rd	Delaware (2017)
Dave Legg	Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator	2nd
Gregory Meyer	Running Backs Coach	3rd	Buffalo State (2009)
Bill Polin	Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	4th	Colby (2000)
Alex Wood	Wide Receivers Coach	3rd	Iowa (1978)
Tony Palmieri	Video Coordinator	4th	North Florida (2009)
Carl Kotz	Director of Football Operations	4th	Clemson (2003)
Chris Stewart	Strength & Conditioning	4th	Western Carolina (1998)

References

1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
3. Kelley, Kevin (27 October 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
4. "2020 Delaware Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.