Blue Hens Slotted No. 5 in AFCA Coaches’ Poll

WACO, Texas – Delaware football has added to their preseason resume with a No. 5 placing in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll that was released on Monday.

After a spring season that saw Delaware advance to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs, the Blue Hens have racked up several preseason honors. In the Stats Perform and HERO Sports preseason polls, the Blue Hens were ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Delaware was voted to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) after winning the trophy in the spring.

Delaware kicks off the 2021 fall campaign on the road at Maine on Thursday, Sept. 2.

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Read more from the AFCA about the FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll

Rank School (1st votes)               Rec.     Pts. *Rank
    1.    Sam Houston (18)                 10-0     682          1
    2.    James Madison (9)                 7-1     667          3
    3.    North Dakota St.                     7-3     633          5
    4.    South Dakota St. (1)               8-2     620          2
    5.    Delaware                                7-1     567          4
    6.    Weber St.                                5-1     552          8
    7.    North Dakota                           5-2     475          6
    8.    Jacksonville St.                     10-3     437          7
    9.    Montana                                  2-0     436       NR
10.    Southern Illinois                      6-4     418          9
11.    Montana St.                             0-0     383       NR
12.    Monmouth (N.J.)                     3-1     382        10
13.    Central Arkansas                    0-0     363       NR
14.    Eastern Washington                5-2     287        11
15.    Villanova                                 2-2     284        18
16.    Northern Iowa                         3-4     268       NR
17.    Southeastern Louisiana          4-3     267        21
18.    Chattanooga                           3-2     204       NR
19.    VMI                                          6-2     167        12
20.    Kennesaw St.                          4-1     165        15
21.    UC Davis                                 3-2     135        16
22.    Richmond                                3-1     104        14
23.    Nicholls                                   4-3       88        23
24.    North Carolina A&T                 0-0       75       NR
25.    Austin Peay                             4-5       65       NR

*– Ranking in final AFCA FCS Coaches Spring Poll of 2021

Others Receiving Votes: Murray St., 62; Missouri St., 39; Sacramento St., 39; New Hampshire, 31; Alabama A&M, 29; Samford, 18; Holy Cross, 16; Southern, 15; Alcorn St., 14; Florida A&M, 13; Stephen F. Austin, 11; East Tennessee St., 10; Jackson St., 10; Morehead St., 9; Princeton, 9; South Carolina St., 9; Furman, 7; Charleston Southern, 6; Youngstown St., 6; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 5; Harvard, 4; Rhode Island, 4; Davidson, 3; Yale, 3; Sacred Heart, 2; Eastern Kentucky, 1; Norfolk St., 1.

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