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2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 James Madison +^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 8 Villanova +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	6	–	5
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
New Hampshire	2	–	6	3	–	8
Albany	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Danny Rocco in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Rocco was fired at the end of the season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 5	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 34–24	5,548
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 27–10	13,351
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers*	No. 6	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 13–45	40,129
October 2	3:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	NBCSPHI+/FloSports	W 20–15	18,080
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Rhode Island	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 15–22	4,917
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 14	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 17–34	5,590
October 23	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 James Madison	No. 23	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	NBCSPHI/FloSports	L 10–22	15,783
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Dixie State*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 17–10	8,391
November 6	1:00 p.m.	No. T–20 William & Mary		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	FloSports	W 24–3	10,021
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCSWA/FloSports	L 27–51	6,104
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 Villanova		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	NBCSPHI/FloSports	L 13–21	11,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time