University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Football Earns Votes in STATS FCS Top 25 Preseason Poll
8/9/2016 6:12:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware football squad was one of nine Colonial Athletic Association teams earning votes in the STATS Preseason FCS Poll announced Monday.
Delaware earned 25 total votes and was among several teams also receiving votes in the poll, which was selected by a panel of 158 media members and sports information directors at NCAA FCS member schools. The CAA placed six schools in the top 25, the most of any conference in the nation.
The Blue Hens, now in their first full week of preseason drills, will continue practices Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings beginning at 7:20 a.m. and will take part in the first full scrimmage of the preseason this Saturday, Aug. 13, at 3:30 p.m. at Delaware Stadium.
The inaugural Kids Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 14 at 12 noon at Delaware Stadium followed by Media/Photo Day at 4:45 p.m. Registration for the free Kids Day skill session is available at www.bluehens.com.
Five-time defending national champion North Dakota State took the preseason top spot with 3,941 points and 152 first place votes while Sam Houston was second with 3,626 points and two first place votes, and Jacksonville State was third with 3,569 points and four first place votes.
Leading the list of CAA teams was preseason conference favorite Richmond at No. 4, followed by No.9 William & Mary, No. 12 James Madison, No. 22 New Hampshire, No. 23 Villanova and No. 24 Towson. Delaware, Maine, and Stony Brook also earned votes but did not crack the Top 10.
The national FCS Coaches' Poll was also announced Monday but the Blue Hens did not earn votes. North Dakota State gained all 25 first place votes to take the top spot. Richmond was fourth, William & Mary was picked 10th, James Madison was 11th, Villanova was picked 22nd, and New Hampshire and Towson earned votes.
Delaware will open the regular season on Thursday, Sept. 1 when the Hens host downstate foe Delaware State at 7 p.m. at Delaware Stadium. Great season and single game tickets are available online at www.bluehens.com under “Tickets”, by phone at 302-831-2257, and in-person at the Bob Carpenter Center Ticket Office. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
