2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2011 CAA football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS; As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#17
FCS Coaches	#20
2011 record	7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Hofher (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (6th year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium; (Capacity: 22,000)
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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 are 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 PM	at (FBS) Navy*	#5	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–40	34,117
September 10	6:00 PM	(D-II) West Chester*	#8	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Band Day)		W 28–17	19,593
September 17	6:00 PM	Delaware State*	#7	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)		W 45–0	18,011
September 24	12:00 PM	Old Dominion	#7	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Hall of Fame Day)	CSN	W 27–17	16,789
October 1	3:00 PM	at Maine	#6	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WABI	L 17–31	6,000
October 8	6:00 PM	#9 William & Mary	#13	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 21–0	17,808
October 15	3:30 PM	Massachusetts	#9	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Parents & Family Weekend)	CSN	L 10–21	21,902
October 22	12:30 PM	at Rhode Island	#16	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		L 34–38	6,222
October 29	7:00 PM	at #13 Towson	#21	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	TCN	W 35–30	8,122
November 12	3:30 PM	Richmond	#15	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Senior Day)	TCN	W 24–10	20,008
November 19	3:30 PM	vs. Villanova	#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. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

2011 CAA football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Towson $^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#8 Maine ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#17 Delaware		5	–	3		7	–	4
#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
Massachusetts		0	–	0		5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll