2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 6–42 at South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 24 (tie)
Record	8–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Ryan Carty (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rhode Island		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					6	–	5
Villanova		4	–	4					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	5					5	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maine		2	–	6					2	–	9
Hampton		1	–	7					4	–	7
Stony Brook		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Carty and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Blue Hens were predicted to finish in second place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Villanova	270 (16)
2	Delaware	235 (7)
3	Rhode Island	224
4	Richmond	219
5	William & Mary	206 (2)
6	Elon	191 (1)
7	Stony Brook	151
8	Maine	134
9	New Hampshire	117
10	Monmouth	105
11	Towson	81
12	Albany	64
13	Hampton	31

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Navy*	No. 19	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 14–7	30,542
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 35–9	17,176
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Rhode Island	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 42–21	4,666
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 35–3	16,035
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Towson	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 24–10	18,905
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	FloSports	L 21–27	12,506
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 38–7	16,375
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Elon	No. 12	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 7–27	5,541
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	No. 18	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 49–17	16,385
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Richmond	No. 17	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	L 13–21	16,534
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 20	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports	L 26–29	6,451
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 23	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 56–17	4,629
December 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 1 South Dakota State*	No. 23	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 6–42	6,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Navy

See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team

Delaware at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 7 0 14 Midshipmen 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 3, 2022 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Game start: 12:03 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours, 21 minutes Game attendance: 30,542 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Kevin Randall TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 14:38 DEL Bryce De Mille 6–yard pass from Nolan Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick) (1 play, 21 yards, 0:10) DEL 7–0 2 No scoring plays this quarter 3 4:30 DEL Chandler Harvin 51–yard pass from Noah Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick) (5 plays, 78 yards, 3:12) DEL 14–0 0:29 NAVY Tai Lavatai 2–yard run (Evan Warren kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:55) DEL 14–7 4 No scoring plays this quarter

Statistics	Delaware	Navy
First downs	13	17
Plays–yards	61	76
Rushes–yards	3	184
Passing yards	189	135
Passing: comp–att–int	20–32–0	5–13–0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nolan Henderson	20–32–0, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quincy Watson	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Chandler Harvin	3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	5–13–0, 135 yards, TD
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Maquel Haywood	2 receptions, 77 yards

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	6	9
No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry

At No. 17 Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	28	0	7	42
No. 17 Rams	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	3	3
No. 8 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	0	14	7	35

See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	7	10
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	7	3	24

See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

At No. 16 William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	14	0	21
No. 16 Tribe	0	17	7	3	27

See also: 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	0	7
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	0	7	17	38

See also: 2022 Morgan State Bears football team

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	0	0	7
Phoenix	3	7	14	3	27

See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	10	0	0	7	17
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens	21	21	7	0	49

See also: 2022 Monmouth Hawks football team

No. 12 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Spiders	3	3	3	12	21
No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	13	13

See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	9	7	3	26
Wildcats	7	7	7	8	29

See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue

FCS Playoffs

Saint Francis – first round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	0	7	7	17
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	7	21	56

See also: 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

South Dakota State – second round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens	3	3	0	0	6
No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season