The 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CAA. Delaware received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, the Fightin' Blue Hens they lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Preseason
CAA Poll In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in third place.
Preseason All-CAA Team The Fightin' Blue Hens had five players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense
Kani Kane – RB
Charles Scarff – TE
Mario Farinella – OL
Defense
Tony Reeder – LB
Nasir Adderley – S
Award watch lists Buck Buchanan AwardNasir AdderleySSRBuck Buchanan AwardTroy ReederLBR-SR
Schedule
Coaching staff Danny Rocco Head coach 2nd Wake Forest (1984) Matt Simon Offensive coordinator/running backs 2nd Eastern New Mexico (1976) Chris Cosh Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 2nd Virginia Tech (1984) Erik Campbell Passing game coordinator/wide receivers 2nd Michigan (1988) Bill Polin Recruiting coordinator/offensive line 2nd Colby (2000) Manny Rojas Inside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator 2nd Liberty (2007) Clint Sintim Outside Linebackers/co-special teams coordinator 2nd Virginia (2009) Alex Wood Quarterbacks 1st Iowa (1978) Kevin Reihner Offensive Assistant/tight ends 1st Stanford (2015) Levern Belin Defensive line 2nd Wake Forest (1991) Nick Rapone Cornerbacks 8th Virginia Tech (1978) Greg Meyer Recruiting Assistant/offensive Quality Control 1st Buffalo State (2009) Jalen Kindle Defensive assistant 1st Delaware (2017) Chris Stewart Strength and conditioning 2nd Western Carolina (1998) Carl Kotz Director of football operations 2nd Clemson (2003) Felicia Bergman Director of Football Advising 2nd Colorado State (2009) Tony Palmieri Video coordinator 2nd North Florida (2009) Jude Moser Administrative Assistant 9th University of Delaware (1984)
Game summaries
Rhode Island
This marks the first time Delaware opens with a conference game since 2007 (49–31 win at William & Mary).
Lafayette
Cornell
At North Dakota State
This marks Delaware's first trip west of the Mississippi River since the 2010 National Championship (a 19–20 loss to Eastern Washington). This marks Delaware's first game against a MVFC opponent since 2010 (a 26–3 win over South Dakota State). This marks Delaware's first ever regular season game west of the Mississippi River, and the first regular season game in the Central Time Zone since 1981 (a 38–14 win at Western Kentucky).
At Richmond
Elon
At New Hampshire
Towson
At Albany
At Stony Brook
Villanova
At James Madison–NCAA Division I First Round
Ranking movements
Players drafted into the NFL
2 60 Nasir Adderley S Los Angeles Chargers
References