University of Delaware Athletics
Football to Open 2029 Season at Pitt
5/29/2024 11:00:00 AM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware football team will match up with another Power 5 program when it travels to the University of Pittsburgh for the season opener in 2029. The contest will take place on Saturday, September 1 at the Panthers' Acrisure Stadium.
The matchup at Pitt will be the season opener and is currently the third game on the 2029 schedule for Delaware. The Blue Hens will host Buffalo on September 15 at Delaware Stadium to begin a home-and-home series with the Bulls before traveling to Coastal Carolina on September 22 to wrap up a series with the Chanticleers.
Pitt went 3-9 last season with wins over Wofford and ACC-foes Louisville and Boston College. The Panthers are just a season removed from going 9-4 in 2022 with a 5-3 record and a 37-35 win over UCLA in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Delaware and Pitt have met twice before with the Blue Hens falling to the Panthers in both 2014 and 2019. Delaware held a 14-10 fourth-quarter lead in 2019 behind touchdown passes from Nolan Henderson to both Gene Coleman II and Jourdan Townsend, but ultimately dropped a 17-14 decision. The 2029 contest will be UD's third ACC opponent in five years after matching up with Wake Forest and Virginia in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Season tickets and partial plan packages for the 2024 season are on sale now. With an additional home game in 2024, the ticket price per game for every season ticket in the stadium decreased from last season. Due to the additional home game, the total season ticket price increased slightly from 2023. Season ticket members save up to $27 per game over individual game tickets. Furthermore, season ticket prices will not increase for renewing season ticket members for the inaugural season of FBS in 2025.
Single game tickets for all home games, except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), will go on sale on June 1. Fans can purchase tickets to Parents and Family weekend now if you purchase season tickets or within a partial plan package.
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The matchup at Pitt will be the season opener and is currently the third game on the 2029 schedule for Delaware. The Blue Hens will host Buffalo on September 15 at Delaware Stadium to begin a home-and-home series with the Bulls before traveling to Coastal Carolina on September 22 to wrap up a series with the Chanticleers.
Pitt went 3-9 last season with wins over Wofford and ACC-foes Louisville and Boston College. The Panthers are just a season removed from going 9-4 in 2022 with a 5-3 record and a 37-35 win over UCLA in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Delaware and Pitt have met twice before with the Blue Hens falling to the Panthers in both 2014 and 2019. Delaware held a 14-10 fourth-quarter lead in 2019 behind touchdown passes from Nolan Henderson to both Gene Coleman II and Jourdan Townsend, but ultimately dropped a 17-14 decision. The 2029 contest will be UD's third ACC opponent in five years after matching up with Wake Forest and Virginia in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Season tickets and partial plan packages for the 2024 season are on sale now. With an additional home game in 2024, the ticket price per game for every season ticket in the stadium decreased from last season. Due to the additional home game, the total season ticket price increased slightly from 2023. Season ticket members save up to $27 per game over individual game tickets. Furthermore, season ticket prices will not increase for renewing season ticket members for the inaugural season of FBS in 2025.
Single game tickets for all home games, except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), will go on sale on June 1. Fans can purchase tickets to Parents and Family weekend now if you purchase season tickets or within a partial plan package.
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For the latest on Delaware football, follow the Blue Hens on X, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
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