2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Hofher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (6th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Navy*	No. 5	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–40	34,117
September 10	6:00 pm	West Chester*	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Band Day, rivalry)		W 28–17	19,593
September 17	6:00 pm	Delaware State*	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)		W 45–0	18,011
September 24	12:00 pm	Old Dominion	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Hall of Fame Day)	CSN	W 27–17	16,789
October 1	3:00 pm	at Maine	No. 6	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	L 17–31	6,000
October 8	6:00 pm	No. 9 William & Mary	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 21–0	17,808
October 15	3:30 pm	UMass	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Parents & Family Weekend)	CSN	L 10–21	21,902
October 22	12:30 pm	at Rhode Island	No. 16	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 34–38	6,222
October 29	7:00 pm	at No. 13 Towson	No. 21	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TCN	W 35–30	8,122
November 12	3:30 pm	Richmond	No. 15	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Senior Day)	TCN	W 24–10	20,008
November 19	3:30 pm	vs. Villanova	No. 15	PPL Park Chester, PA (Battle of the Blue)	TCN	W 26–16	14,107
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ "2011 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ "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.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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