2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Hens were led by 10th-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Delaware Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in CAA to finish in a tie for fifth place and were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 20
2011 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 (Capacity: 22,000)

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 PM	at (FBS) Navy*	No. 5	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–40	34,117
September 10	6:00 PM	(D-II) West Chester*	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Band Day)		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		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[1] Chester, PA (Battle of the Blue)	TCN	W 26–16	14,107
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Villanova Football to Play Delaware at PPL Park on November 19". Villanova University Department of Athletics. June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
2. "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.