2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CAA. Delaware was not invited to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Delaware players hold up the first state cup trophy after defeating Delaware State 45–0
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Hofher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (6th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Towson $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 10 Old Dominion ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 8 Maine ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 11 New Hampshire ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 17 Delaware   5 3     7 4  
No. 15 James Madison ^   5 3     8 5  
William & Mary   3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
Villanova   1 7     2 9  
Richmond   0 8     3 8  
UMass *   0 0     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmat Navy*No. 5CBSSNL 17–4034,117
September 106:00 pmWest Chester*No. 8W 28–1719,593
September 176:00 pmDelaware State*No. 7
W 45–018,011
September 2412:00 pmOld DominionNo. 7
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Hall of Fame Day)
CSNW 27–1716,789
October 13:00 pmat MaineNo. 6WABIL 17–316,000
October 86:00 pmNo. 9 William & MaryNo. 13
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 21–017,808
October 153:30 pmUMassNo. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Parents & Family Weekend)
CSNL 10–2121,902
October 2212:30 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 16L 34–386,222
October 297:00 pmat No. 13 TowsonNo. 21TCNW 35–308,122
November 123:30 pmRichmond No. 15
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (Senior Day)
TCNW 24–1020,008
November 193:30 pmvs. VillanovaNo. 15TCNW 26–1614,107

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References

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  1. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2011 University of Delaware Football Tentative Schedule & Results". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.