Preseason CAA poll In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Blue Hens were predicted to finish in second place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.[1]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Villanova 270 (16) 2 Delaware 235 (7) 3 Rhode Island 224 4 Richmond 219 5 William & Mary 206 (2) 6 Elon 191 (1) 7 Stony Brook 151 8 Maine 134 9 New Hampshire 117 10 Monmouth 105 11 Towson 81 12 Albany 64 13 Hampton 31
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:00 p.m. at Navy * No. 19 CBSSN W 14–730,542 September 10 6:00 p.m. Delaware State * No. 10 FloSports /NBC Sports Philadelphia W 35–917,176 September 17 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Rhode Island No. 9 FloSports W 42–214,666 September 24 6:00 p.m. Hampton No. 8 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE FloSports W 35–316,035 October 1 3:30 p.m. Towson No. 6 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE FloSports /NBC Sports Philadelphia W 24–1018,905 October 8 3:30 p.m. at No. 16 William & Mary No. 6 FloSports L 21–2712,506 October 22 3:00 p.m. Morgan State * No. 13 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE FloSports W 38–716,375 October 29 3:30 p.m. at Elon No. 12 FloSports L 7–275,541 November 5 1:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 18 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE FloSports /NBC Sports Philadelphia W 49–1716,385 November 12 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Richmond No. 17 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE FloSports /NBC Sports Philadelphia L 13–2116,534 November 19 1:00 p.m. at Villanova No. 20 FloSports L 26–296,451 November 26 2:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) * No. 23 ESPN+ W 56–174,629 December 3 3:00 p.m. at No. 1 South Dakota State * No. 23 ESPN+ L 6–426,117 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries At Navy Delaware at Navy 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 7 0 14 Midshipmen 0 0 7 0 7
Date: September 3, 2022Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Game start: 12:03 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours, 21 minutesGame attendance: 30,542Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPHReferee: Kevin RandallTV announcers (CBSSN ): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline) Scoring summary 1 14:38 DEL Bryce De Mille 6–yard pass from Nolan Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick)(1 play, 21 yards, 0:10) DEL 7–0 2 No scoring plays this quarter 3 4:30 DEL Chandler Harvin 51–yard pass from Noah Henderson (Brandon Radcliffe kick)(5 plays, 78 yards, 3:12) DEL 14–0 0:29 NAVY Tai Lavatai 2–yard run (Evan Warren kick)(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:55) DEL 14–7 4 No scoring plays this quarter
Statistics Delaware Navy First downs 13 17 Plays–yards 61 76 Rushes–yards 3 184 Passing yards 189 135 Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–0 5–13–0 Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Team Category Player Statistics Delaware Passing Nolan Henderson 20–32–0, 189 yards, 2 TD Rushing Quincy Watson 6 carries, 15 yards Receiving Chandler Harvin 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 5–13–0, 135 yards, TD Rushing Daba Fofana 15 carries, 48 yards Receiving Maquel Haywood 2 receptions, 77 yards
Delaware State 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 3 0 0 6 9 No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 14 7 35
At No. 17 Rhode Island 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 28 0 7 42 No. 17 Rams 0 7 7 7 21
Hampton 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 0 3 3 No. 8 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 0 14 7 35
Towson 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 3 0 7 10 No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 7 3 24
At No. 16 William & Mary 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 14 0 21 No. 16 Tribe 0 17 7 3 27
Morgan State 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 0 0 7 No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 0 7 17 38
At Elon 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 0 0 7 Phoenix 3 7 14 3 27
Monmouth 1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 10 0 0 7 17 No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens 21 21 7 0 49
No. 12 Richmond 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Spiders 3 3 3 12 21 No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 13 13
At Villanova 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 9 7 3 26 Wildcats 7 7 7 8 29
FCS Playoffs Saint Francis – first round 1 2 3 4 Total Red Flash 3 0 7 7 17 No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 14 7 21 56
South Dakota State – second round 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens 3 3 0 0 6 No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 14 21 0 42
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