2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Old Dominion ^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 18 Richmond +   6 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 15 Villanova +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 17 Towson +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 19 James Madison   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   2 – 6     5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rhode Island   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Georgia State   0 – 0     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by K. C. Keeler in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Keeler was fired after the season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmWest Chester*No. 15
W 41–2118,823
September 83:30 pmDelaware State*No. 15
NBCSNW 38–1416,898
September 153:30 pmBucknell*No. 13
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 19–318,118
September 227:00 pmat William & MaryNo. 12
CSNW 51–2110,601
September 2912:00 pmat No. 20 New HampshireNo. 8
L 14–347,058
October 63:30 pmMaineNo. 16
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSNL 3–2621,506
October 203:30 pmRhode IslanddaggerNo. 25
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 47–2418,672
October 2712:00 pmat No. 6 Old DominionNo. 20
NBCSNL 26–3120,068
November 312:00 pmNo. 19 TowsonNo. 23
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
NBCSNL 27–34 OT16,252
November 103:30 pmat No. 20 Richmond
L 17–238,700
November 173:30 pmNo. 16 Villanova
CSNL 10–4119,523

[2][3]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Delaware head coach K. C. Keeler was in his 11th year as the Blue Hens' head coach. During his previous ten years with Delaware, he led the Fightin' Blue Hens to an overall record of 81–46 and an NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship in 2003.[4]

Delaware promoted Andy Marino from his role as a graduate assistant to tight ends and offensive tackles coach on July 26, 2012.[5] Marino took the place of David Boler, who left to become the wide receivers coach for Rhode Island.[6] Kirk Ciarrocca was rehired as running backs coach after being an assistant coach for Rutgers and Richmond for four seasons. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Delaware from 2002 to 2007.

Name Position Seasons at
Delaware		 Alma Mater
K. C. Keeler Head coach 11 Delaware (1980)
Brad Sherrod Assistant head coach, Linebackers 3 Duke (1994)
Jim Hofher Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 4 Cornell (1979)
Nick Rapone Defensive coordinator, Safeties 7 Virginia Tech (1979)
Brian Ginn Passing game coordinator, Receivers 13 Delaware (2000)
Gregg Perry Run game coordinator, Recruiting coordinator, Offensive line 30 Delaware (1977)
Kirk Ciarrocca Running backs 7 Temple (1990)
Phil Petitte Defensive line 7 Glassboro State (1971)
Henry Baker Cornerbacks, Special teams 2 Maryland (2003)
Andy Marino Tight ends, Offensive tackles 3 Lycoming (1982)
John Smith Head athletic trainer 12 Penn State (1988)

Transfers

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Trent Hurley transferred from Bowling Green and redshirt freshman guard Sam Collura transferred to Delaware from Pittsburgh.[7] Three former Maryland players transferred to Delaware: junior defensive tackle Zach Kerr, junior linebacker David Mackall, and redshirt sophomore defensive back Mario Rowson.[8] Redshirt sophomore defensive end Andrew Opoku from Connecticut transferred to Delaware.[8] Redshirt junior tight end Malcolm Bush transferred from Rutgers in August.[9]

Opening depth chart

Game summaries

West Chester

See also: West Chester Golden Rams football
1 234Total
West Chester 0 777 21
• #15 Delaware 14 10017 41
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 7:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 18,823
  • Game weather: Clear, warm
  • Referee: Henry Winberg

Delaware State

See also: 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry
1 234Total
Delaware State 0 770 14
• #15 Delaware 7 2137 38
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 3:37 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:03
  • Game attendance: 16,898
  • Game weather: Thunderstorms (50 minute delay at halftime)
  • Referee: Henry Winberg
  • TV announcers (NBC Sports Network): Todd Harris (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color), Carolyn Manno (sideline)

Bucknell

See also: 2012 Bucknell Bison football team
1 234Total
Bucknell 0 300 3
• #13 Delaware 3 3103 19
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:31
  • Game attendance: 18,118
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina

William & Mary

See also: 2012 William & Mary Tribe football team
1 234Total
• #12 Delaware 10 17213 51
William & Mary 0 777 21
  • Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:24
  • Game attendance: 10,601
  • Game weather: Rain (80 minute delay for lightning)
  • Referee: J. Winter
  • TV announcers (CSNMA/CSNNE/TCN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Qadry Ismail (color), Brian Jackson (sideline)

New Hampshire

See also: 2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 234Total
#8 Delaware 7 007 14
• #20 New Hampshire 0 01420 34
  • Location: Durham, New Hampshire
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:38
  • Game attendance: 7,058
  • Game weather: Overcast, damp
  • Referee: Bill Gosselin

Maine

See also: 2012 Maine Black Bears football team
1 234Total
• Maine 7 973 26
#16 Delaware 3 000 3
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 3:37 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:46
  • Game attendance: 21,506
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Gray
  • TV announcers (CSNMA/CSNNE/TCN): Scott Graham (play-by-play), Antonio Freeman (color), Rob Carlin (sideline)

Rhode Island

See also: 2012 Rhode Island Rams football team
1 234Total
Rhode Island 7 0314 24
• #25 Delaware 12 14714 47
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 18,672
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Bill Broadhurst

Old Dominion

See also: 2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
1 234Total
#20 Delaware 7 1036 26
• #6 Old Dominion 7 1473 31
  • Location: Norfolk, Virginia
  • Game start: 12:09 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 20,068
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Tony Marcella
  • TV announcers (NBCSN): Todd Harris (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (color), Carolyn Manno (sideline)

Towson

See also: 2012 Towson Tigers football team
1 234OTTotal
• #19 Towson 7 7677 34
#23 Delaware 0 107100 27
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 16,252
  • Game weather: Overcast, cold
  • Referee: Paul Zukis
  • TV announcers (NBCSN): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (color), Carolyn Manno (sideline)

Richmond

See also: 2012 Richmond Spiders football team
1 234Total
Delaware 0 7010 17
• #20 Richmond 10 733 23
  • Location: Richmond, Virginia
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 8,700
  • Game weather: Clear, sunny
  • Referee: Jack Winter

Villanova

See also: 2012 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue
1 234Total
• #16 Villanova 7 7324 41
Delaware 7 300 10
  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Game start: 3:37 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 19,523
  • Game weather: Clear, cool
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV announcers (TCN): Scott Graham (play-by-play), Kevin Reilly (color)

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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PollPre1234567891011121314Final
Sports Network1515131281624252023RVRVRV———
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