2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
CAA co-champion; Lambert Cup winner; ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA Division I Championship Game, L 19–20 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
Record	12–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Hofher (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (5th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Delaware +^	6	–	2	12	–	3
No. 10 William & Mary +^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 3 Villanova ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 7 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
UMass	4	–	4	6	–	5
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	5	–	6
James Madison	3	–	5	6	–	5
Maine	3	–	5	4	–	7
Towson	0	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the CAA title with William & Mary. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens received a first round bye. They beat Lehigh in the second round, New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, and Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Eastern Washington in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, after leading by 19 points late in the third quarter. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Delaware received one vote in the AP Poll following their wins against Towson and UMass.

Preseason

Preseason awards

Pat Devlin

Consensus Draft Services Pre-Season NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision honorable mention All-American^[1]

Anthony Walters

Consensus Draft Services Pre-Season NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision honorable mention All-American^[1]

Anthony Bratton

Preseason All-CAA Football Defense - Safety (as voted on by the head coaches)^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	No. 21 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 16	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 31–0	19,421
September 11	1:00 pm	No. 9 South Dakota State*	No. 16	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 26–3	19,854
September 18	6:00 pm	Duquesne*	No. 11	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 30–6	18,922
September 25	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Richmond	No. 7	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 34–13	8,700
October 2	12:00 pm	at No. 3 James Madison	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	W 13–10	16,205
October 9	1:00 pm	Maine	No. 2	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 26–7	19,523
October 16	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	No. 2	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Parents & Family Weekend)		W 24–17	22,576
October 23	12:00 pm	at No. 4 William & Mary	No. 2	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 16–17	12,259	^[3]
November 6	3:30 pm	Towson	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 48–0	21,603
November 13	1:00 pm	at No. 14 UMass	No. 2	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA		W 45–27	10,057
November 20	12:00 pm	No. 15 Villanova	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	L 21–28 ^OT	22,891
December 4	12:00 pm	No. 19 Lehigh*	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I Second Round, rivalry)	WFMZ	W 42–20	13,649	^[4]
December 10	8:00 pm	No. 11 New Hampshire*	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	W 16–3	8,770
December 18	12:00 pm	No. 20 Georgia Southern*	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPNU	W 27–10	10,317
January 7, 2011	7:00 pm	No. 1 Eastern Washington*	No. 5	Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 19–20	13,027
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Delaware was forced to revise their 2010 schedule when two Colonial Athletic Association opponents, the Northeastern Huskies and the Hofstra Pride, discontinued their football programs after the 2009 season.^[8]