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2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014 record	6-6 (4-4 CAA)
Head coach	Dave Brock (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Dennis Dottin-Carter (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Weaver (2nd season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium; (Capacity: 22,000)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Brock and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 6-6, 4-4 in CAA play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

Delaware would start strong through the beginning of November, reaching a record of 7-2 (4-1 CAA) following a thrilling win at Towson. However, from that point, the Hens faded with a three-game losing streak to end the year at 7-5 (4-4 CAA). The slide was particularly painful for the faithful with the last loss coming from a frantic Villanova comeback to eliminate the Hens from playoff contention.

Preseason

Recruiting class

Delaware announced the signing of 22 players on February 5, 2014.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^?
Ryley Angeline ATH	Chester Springs, PA	Downingtown East HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	-
Ryley Angeline ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Charles Bell LB	Conestoga, PA	Penn Manor HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-
Charles Bell LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Malcolm Brown DB	Gaithersburg, MD	Quince Orchard HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-
Malcolm Brown DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tre Brown WR	Harrisburg, PA	Milton Hershey HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.42
Tre Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Mario Farinella OL	Bloomfield, NJ	Bergen Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.0
Mario Farinella OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Troy Gallen WR	Glen Mills, PA	Malvern Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.36
Troy Gallen WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Andrew Grau TE	Rehoboth Beach, DE	Cape Henlopen HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-
Andrew Grau TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Maurice Harley DB	Upper Marlboro, MD	St. John's College HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	-
Maurice Harley DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Anthony Jackson LB	Riverdale, MD	Suitland HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7
Anthony Jackson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Quai Jefferson WR	Woodland Park, NJ	St Joseph Regional HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	-
Quai Jefferson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Thomas Jefferson RB	Prospect Park, NJ	Passaic Tech	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-
Thomas Jefferson RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Kretkowski OL	Mineola, NY	Oceanside HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-
James Kretkowski OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
John Nassib DE	West Chester, PA	Malvern Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-
John Nassib DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Bilal Nichols DL	Newark, DE	Hodgson Vo-Tech	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-
Bilal Nichols DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jethro Pepe OL	Colonia, NJ	St. Joseph's HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-
Jethro Pepe OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jake Powell TE	Marlton, NJ	Cherokee HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-
Jake Powell TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Frank Raggo K	Randolph, NJ	Randolph HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	-
Frank Raggo K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Donte Raymond LB	Rahway, NJ	Rahway HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	-
Donte Raymond LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bryan Reed OL	Mount Sinai, NY	Mount Sinai HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	-
Bryan Reed OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Joseph Walker QB	Philadelphia, PA	Martin Luther King HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.57
Joseph Walker QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brandon Whaley TE	Haymarket, VA	Battlefield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.8
Brandon Whaley TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kareem Williams RB	Schnecksville, PA	Parkland HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.49
Kareem Williams RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
? Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Delaware Commit List for 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014. "RecruitTracker 2014: Delaware". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014.

Transfers

Three players transferred into Delaware for the 2014 Season:

Player	Position	Previous School	Hometown
C.J. Jones	DB	Boston College	Wilmington, DE
Blake Rankin	QB	Rutgers	Bloomsburg, PA
Anthony Speziale	OL	Wagner	Manahawkin, NJ

Preseason awards

Nick Boyle - CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team (Tight End)^[1]
Eric Enderson - CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team (Punter),^[1] The Sports Network FCS Preseason All-American Second Team (Punter)^[2]
Michael Johnson - The Sports Network FCS Preseason All-American Third Team (All Purpose).^[2]
Jalen Randolph - CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Candidate
Ryan Torza - CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Candidate
Laith Wallschleger - CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Candidate

Conference predictions

Delaware was picked to finish sixth in the CAA Preseason Poll.^[1]

CAA Preseason Poll (First Place Votes)

1. New Hampshire (15)

2. Villanova (2)

3. Richmond (3)

4. William & Mary (3)

5. Towson

6. Delaware

7. Maine

8. James Madison (1)

9. Stony Brook

10. UAlbany

11. Rhode Island

12. Elon

Preseason rankings

FCS Coaches Poll

Delaware received 15 votes in the Preseason Coaches Poll, resulting in a tie for 35th. The Blue Hens face four teams ranked in the preseason poll (#4 New Hampshire, #7 Towson, #13 Villanova, and #22 William & Mary). In addition, they meet up with two teams to receive votes but not be ranked (James Madison and Sacred Heart).

The Sports Network FCS Poll

Delaware received 213 votes in the Preseason TSN poll, good for 29th overall. The Blue Hens are scheduled to face four teams that were ranked in the poll in 2014 (#4 New Hampshire, #12 Villanova, #13 Towson, and #19 William & Mary). In addition, they will face two teams that received votes but were not in the top 25 (James Madison - 180 votes and Sacred Heart - 14 votes).

Opening depth chart

Defense

CB
Mario Rowson
Mark Doe
Malcolm Brown

CB
Roman Tatum
Justin Watson
?

Offense

WR
Jerel Harrison
Ricky Bell
Diante Cherry

WR
Stephen Clark
Andrew Opoku
DeAndre Davis

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Ben Curtis	Will Lewis	Brody Kern	JD Dzurko	Connor Bozick
Jacob Trump	Andrew Consevage	Peter Thistle	Christian Marchena	Justin Glenn
Shawn Davis	Michael Radespiel	Mario Farinella	Sam Collura	James Kretkowski

TE
Nick Boyle
Matt Rodriguez
Anthony Speziale

WR
Michael Johnson
Andrew Peterson
Ricky Emerson

QB
Trent Hurley
Justin Burns
Richard Czeczotka

RB
Jalen Randolph
Wes Hills
Trejon Dinkins

Special Teams
PK Garrett Greenway
PK Brandon Tuozzolo
P Eric Enderson
P Kevin McLaughlin
KR Michael Johnson
PR Stephen Clark
LS Joe Fortunato
H Eric Enderson

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Dave Brock	Head Coach	2013	Salisbury (1994)
Sean Devine	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	2013	Colby (1994)
Tim Weaver	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2013	Davidson (1990)
Dennis Dottin-Carter	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	2013	Maine (2002)
Brian Ginn	Quarterbacks	2000	Delaware (2000)
Bryan Bossard	Wide Receivers	2014	Delaware (1988)
Tony Lucas	Running Backs	2013	Columbia (2003)
Eddie Allen	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends	2014	New Haven (2003)
Henry Baker	Cornerbacks	2011	Maryland (2003)
Tom McEntire	Safeties	2013	Thiel (2006)
Jerry Oravitz	Associate Director of Athletics for Football Administration	1997	Salisbury (1984)
David Baylor	Player Development	2006	Bentley (1997)
Jude Moser	Administrative Assistant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 0-62	40,549
September 7	12:00 pm	Delaware State*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	HAA	W 27-9	12,511
September 13	6:00 pm	Colgate*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	HAA	W 28-25	15,319
September 27	4:00 pm	at James Madison	No. 25	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSN	W 30-23 ^OT	20,592
October 4	3:30 pm	Sacred Heart*	No. 24	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	HAA	L 7-10	14,894
October 11	3:30 pm	Elon		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	HAA	W 34-24	19,476
October 18	12:30 pm	Towson		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	L 17-24	17,718
October 25	12:30 pm	at No. 18 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSN	L 17-31	7,614
November 1	12:00 pm	Rhode Island		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	HAA	W 28-13	12,798
November 8	3:30 pm	at Albany		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		W 31-28	4,674
November 15	1:00 pm	at No. 1 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 14-43	8,199
November 22	12:00 pm	No. 6 Villanova		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	HAA	L 28-35	17,056
*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

Roster

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh was coming off a win over Bowling Green in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in 2013.

First time Delaware was shut out since September 14, 1996 (a 27-0 loss at Villanova), snapping a streak of 220 games.
Largest margin of defeat for Delaware since September 24, 1921 (an 89-0 loss at Pennsylvania).
Offensive MVP: Nick Boyle - TE
Defensive MVP: Simba Gwashavanhu - SS
Special Teams MVP: Andrew Opoku - WR
Pittsburgh went on to fall to Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Delaware State

Route 1 Rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	6	9
• Blue Hens	7	13	7	0	27

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 12:06 PM
Elapsed time: 2:33
Game attendance: 12,511
Game weather: Temp: 73 o Wind: 11 N o Weather: Sunny
Referee: Char. Lamertina

Postponed from September 6 at 6 PM to September 7 at 12 PM due to lightning in the area.
Jalen Randolph named Nate Beasley MVP.
Offensive MVP: Jalen Randolph - RB
Defensive MVP: Vince Hollerman - DE
Special Teams MVP: Michael Johnson - WR

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	9	6	10	0	25
• Blue Hens	14	0	0	14	28

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 6:06 PM
Elapsed time: 2:51
Game attendance: 15,319
Game weather: Temp: 66 o Wind: 7 NNW o Weather: Overcast, cool
Referee: Henry Wimberg

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• #25 Blue Hens	6	7	0	10	7	30
Dukes	6	0	0	17	0	23

Location: Bridgeforth Stadium
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Game start: 4:00 PM
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 20,592
Game weather: Temp: 77 o Wind: NE 2 mph o Weather: Sunny/clear
Referee: Tony Marcella
Television network: Comcast SportsNet

Delaware's first OT win since September 10, 2005, against Lehigh (34-33). Hens had lost three consecutive OT games since (2007 v. Richmond (5OT), 2010 v. Villanova, and 2012 v. Towson).
James Madison went on to fall in the first round of the NCAA First Round to Liberty.

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pioneers	0	7	0	3	10
#24 Blue Hens	7	0	0	0	7

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 3:36 PM
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 14,894
Game weather: Temp: 64 o Wind: 15 WNW o Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Hank Johns

Sacred Heart was coming off of a NEC championship and a First Round loss to Fordham in 2013.
Delaware's first FCS non-conference loss since January 7, 2011 (v. Eastern Washington, in the National Championship game).
Delaware's first regular season FCS non-conference loss since September 20, 2008 (at Furman).
Delaware's first home non-conference loss since September 16, 2006 (v. Albany).
Sacred Heart went on to win the NEC championship and fall in the NCAA First Round to Fordham.

Elon

Parents & Family Weekend

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	14	7	24
• Blue Hens	6	21	0	7	34

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 3:36 PM
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 19,476
Game weather: Temp: 54 o Wind: 8 NNE o Weather: Overcast
Referee: Mike Sechrist

Towson

Homecoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	7	0	3	14	24
Blue Hens	7	7	0	3	17

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 12:30 PM
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 17,718
Game weather: Temp: 66 o Wind: 14 N o Weather: Sunny
Referee: Henry Wimberg
Television network: Comcast SportsNet

Towson was coming off a loss in the National Championship Game to North Dakota State in 2013.
First Homecoming loss since October 31, 2009 to James Madison (20-8).

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hens	0	7	7	3	17
• #18 Tribe	0	10	14	7	31

Location: Zable Stadium
Williamsburg, Virginia
Game start: 12:30 PM
Game attendance: 7,614
Game weather: Temp: o Wind: o Weather:
Television network: Comcast SportsNet

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	6	0	13
• Blue Hens	14	7	7	0	28

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 12,798
Game weather: Temp: o Wind: o Weather: Rain

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Blue Hens	0	7	21	3	31
Great Danes	0	14	0	14	28

Location: Bob Ford Field
Albany, New York
Game start: 3:30 PM
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 4,674
Game weather: Temp: 47 o Wind: N 4 o Weather: Clear
Referee: Warren Gillis

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hens	0	7	7	0	14
• #1 Wildcats	10	7	13	13	43

Location: Cowell Stadium
Durham, New Hampshire
Game start: 1:00 PM
Game attendance: 8,199
Game weather: Temp: o Wind: o Weather:

New Hampshire was coming off a Semifinal loss to North Dakota State in 2013.
New Hampshire went on to win the CAA championship and fall to Illinois State in the NCAA Semifinals.

Villanova

Battle of the Blue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 Wildcats	13	7	7	8	35
Blue Hens	0	7	7	14	28

Location: Delaware Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Game start: 12:00 PM
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 17,056
Game weather: Temp: 40 o Wind: 11 SW o Weather: Sunny, Cold
Referee: Kelvin Hudson

Villanova went on to fall in the NCAA Quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ? = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "All-Conference team and CAA Predictions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 2014.
^ ^a ^b "University of Delaware Football Places Enderson, Johnson on The Sports Network Pre-Season All-American Team". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved 2014.
^ "Football - Roster". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved 2014.

[All_CAA_Preseason-1] "All-Conference team and CAA Predictions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 2014.

[TSN_PReseason_AA-2] "University of Delaware Football Places Enderson, Johnson on The Sports Network Pre-Season All-American Team". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved 2014.

[Roster-3] "Football - Roster". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved 2014.

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2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5		7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6		4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll