University of Delaware Athletics
2023 Football Schedule Announced
1/10/2023 2:02:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. -Â The University of Delaware and Colonial Athletic Association have announced the football schedule for the upcoming 2023 season. Fans will have six opportunities to see the Blue Hens play at Delaware Stadium, including four matchups against CAA opponents.
For the fourth time in the last six years, the Blue Hens will open the season against a CAA opponent as the Blue & Gold travel to Stony Brook for a Thursday night matchup on August 31. The Seawolves finished the 2022 season with a 2-9 overall record and a 1-7 mark in the CAA. It will be just the seventh matchup between the two programs with UD winning two of the past three meetings. Â
Delaware will hit the road again on September 9 when it takes on Big 10 opponent Penn State. It will be the first meeting between the two programs and UD's second game at a Big 10 school in the past three years. The Blue & Gold are 16-18 all-time in games against FBS opponents, which is the third-most wins by any FCS program, and is coming off a 14-7 win at Navy in the 2022 season opener.
The Blue Hens will open up a four-game homestand when they welcome Saint Francis (Pa.) to Delaware Stadium for the home opener on September 16. It will be the third-straight season that the Red Flash has made the trip to Newark. UD defeated Saint Francis 27-10 in the 2021 home opener before rolling past the Red Flash 56-17 in the first round of the 2022 FCS Championship. It was the most points scored by a Delaware team in the FCS Playoffs.
The Blue & Gold will step back into CAA play on September 23 when New Hampshire visits Delaware Stadium. It will be the first meeting between the two schools since the 2019 season when the Blue Hens defeated the Wildcats 16-10 in Newark. Delaware Head Coach Ryan Carty spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at UNH from 2007-17, including the last six years as offensive coordinator.
Following a bye week, the Blue & Gold will host Duquesne in a nonconference contest on October 7. The two programs have met just once before, a 30-6 UD victory in Newark during the 2010 season. The homestand will conclude on October 14 when Delaware welcomes in CAA newcomer North Carolina A&T for the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
The Blue Hens will head out on the road for the first time in more than a month when it plays consecutive road games at Hampton (Oct. 21) and Towson (Oct. 28). It will be Delaware's first-ever trip to Hampton, which joined the CAA prior to last season. The two teams met for the first time in 2022 and UD came away with a 35-3 victory by five touchdown passes from Nolan Henderson, including three to Thyrick Pitts. The Blue Hens defeated Towson 24-10 last season as Henderson had two more touchdown passes and Kyron Cumby ran for a 65-yard score.
Delaware will host Elon on November 4 for the first time since 2018. The Blue Hens hold a 3-2 all-time series lead over the Phoenix and have won both matchups at Delaware Stadium in 2014 and 2018. The Blue Hens will make their final road trip of the regular season when they make their first-ever trip to CAA-newcomer Campbell on November 11.
The 2023 regular season will conclude with the annual Battle of the Blue against Villanova when the Wildcats come to Delaware Stadium on November 18.
Game times will be announced at a later date. Season tickets for the 2023 football season are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. Fans must purchase or renew their season tickets by January 31 to lock in 2022 prices.
2023 Delaware Football Schedule
Aug. 31 - at Stony Brook *
Sep. 9 - at Penn State
Sep. 16 – Saint Francis (Pa.)
Sep. 23 – New Hampshire *
Oct. 7 – Duquesne
Oct. 14 – North Carolina A&T *
Oct. 21 – at Hampton *
Oct. 28 – at Towson *
Nov. 4 – Elon *
Nov. 11 – at Campbell *
Nov. 18 – Villanova *
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