University of Delaware Athletics
2021 Spring CAA Football Slate Set For Blue Hens
10/27/2020 10:00:00 AM | Football
RICHMOND, Va. – Get out your calendars.
On Tuesday, CAA Football announced its conference schedule for the 2021 Spring season, which includes a six-game slate for each institution using a unique divisional format. Conference play will begin on Saturday, March 6 and conclude on Saturday, April 17.
In order to reach the NCAA maximum of eight games this spring, the Blue Hens will have two non-conferences games, which will be announced at a later date. Institutions are able to schedule "non-conference" games against other conference members, but those games would not count towards the conference standings and the outcome would not be used in the tie-breaking procedures.
Based on NCAA guidelines, teams are allowed to begin non-conference competition as early as January 23. The entire schedule will depend on adherence to UD, local and state health guidelines.
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A ticket for the Blue Hens' Virtual Sellout is also available for $25 and provides an opportunity to virtually fill up Delaware Stadium and be a part of the Back the Blue Hens campaign.
The North Division will include seven teams - UAlbany, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Stony Brook and Villanova. There will be four teams in the South Division – Elon, James Madison, Richmond and William & Mary. Teams in the North will face each other once (three home, three away), while teams in the South will meet twice, with each team getting a home and an away game. Towson announced on October 19 that it would not compete during the 2021 Spring season.
The team with the best overall conference record will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Football Championship. Should the divisional champions finish with the same conference record, a tie-breaking procedure will be used to determine the automatic qualifier.
The NCAA Football Championship will feature 16 teams with 11 automatic qualifiers and five at-large berths. The playoffs are set to begin on Saturday, April 24 with a champion being crowned in Frisco, Texas on May 14, 15 or 16.
Delaware 2021 CAA Spring Schedule
March 6 - vs. Maine
March 13 - vs. Stony Brook
March 20 - at New Hampshire
March 27 - at Rhode Island
April 3 - vs. UAlbany
April 17 - at Villanova
