University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Open Promising 2014 Football Season Saturday at ACC Foe Pitt
8/29/2014 7:53:00 AM | Football
GAME PREVIEW:
Delaware (0-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0)
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 • 12 noon • Heinz Field (65,000) • Pittsburgh, Pa. • ESPN3
The 123rd season of University of Delaware football - and Year 2 of the Dave Brock Era - will get underway this Saturday when the Blue Hens travel to western Pennsylvania to take on first-time opponent University of Pittsburgh of the Atlantic Coast Conference at Heinz Field.
Delaware, picked No. 6 in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason coaches poll and receiving votes in both major preseason NCAA FCS polls, returns 13 starters from the 2013 club that went 7-5 overall and narrowly missed a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Pittsburgh, picked No. 6 in the Coastal Division of the ACC, returns 14 starters from its 2013 team that went 7-6 and defeated Bowling Green 30-27 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit. The Panthers went 3-5 in league play and placed sixth in the CAA Coastal Division while posting a 4-3 mark at Heinz Field.
2013 RECORDS
Delaware: 7-5 (4-4, Colonial Athletic Association/5th)
Pittsburgh: 7-6 (3-5, Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division/6th); defeated Bowling Green 30-27 in Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Delaware - Received votes in The Sports Network Top 25 Preseason Media Poll and in the FCS Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll (polls announced each Monday during the season)
Pittsburgh - Not ranked
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