University of Delaware Athletics
Football Heading to Music City in 2026 for Vanderbilt Matchup
6/20/2024 12:00:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware football team will make the trip to Music City in 2026 for the program's first-ever game against an SEC opponent. The Blue Hens will take on Vanderbilt in Nashville on September 12 at the Commodore's FirstBank Stadium.
The contest at Vanderbilt will be the second game of the 2026 season for the Blue Hens and is currently the third game on the schedule. Delaware will open the season with a home contest against Coastal Carolina on September 3 and is also set to travel to Virginia for a matchup against the Cavaliers on September 26.
Vanderbilt is coming off a 2-10 campaign in 2023, winning its first two games of the season against Hawaii and Alabama A&M before dropping the final 10 games.
This will be the first meeting between Delaware and Vanderbilt, and it will be the first-ever matchup for the Blue Hens against a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now with fans able to purchase season tickets, partial plan packages and single game tickets for all home games except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), which 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.
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.
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The contest at Vanderbilt will be the second game of the 2026 season for the Blue Hens and is currently the third game on the schedule. Delaware will open the season with a home contest against Coastal Carolina on September 3 and is also set to travel to Virginia for a matchup against the Cavaliers on September 26.
Vanderbilt is coming off a 2-10 campaign in 2023, winning its first two games of the season against Hawaii and Alabama A&M before dropping the final 10 games.
This will be the first meeting between Delaware and Vanderbilt, and it will be the first-ever matchup for the Blue Hens against a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now with fans able to purchase season tickets, partial plan packages and single game tickets for all home games except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), which 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.
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.
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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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