Delaware, CAA Releases 2024 Football Schedule
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware and the Coastal Athletic Association have announced the football schedule for the upcoming 2024 season. The Blue Hens will play seven home games at Delaware Stadium next fall, with three nonconference contests and four conference matchups against CAA opponents.
For the first time since the 2020-21 spring season, the Blue Hens will open the season at home as they host Bryant in a Thursday night matchup on August 29. This will be the first-ever matchup between the two programs and, because the game was originally scheduled before Bryant joined the CAA, it will not count as a conference game.
After an early bye week, Delaware will travel to North Carolina A&T to open CAA play on September 14. It will be UD's first trip to Greensboro as the Aggies joined the conference prior to the 2023 season and the two programs met last October for the first time since 1978. In UD's 21-6 victory, Kyron Cumby ran for two touchdowns and Jackson Taylor was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week after recording 15 tackles.
The Blue & Gold will return home for a pair of games at Delaware Stadium starting with a matchup against Penn on September 21. Delaware is 3-3 all-time against the Quakers and won the only meeting in the last 40 years, a 28-27 victory in 2019. The Blue Hens will close out nonconference play on September 28 against Sacred Heart, the first meeting between the two programs since the first round of the 2020-21 spring postseason which UD won 19-10 on its way to an appearance in the national semifinals. The contest against the Pioneers will be a part of Delaware's Parents & Family Weekend.
A road trip to Monmouth on October 5 will start a string of five-straight conference games against opponents that Delaware has not seen since the 2021 or 2022 seasons. The Blue Hens defeated the Hawks 49-17 in 2022 behind six total touchdowns by Nolan Henderson.
Delaware will welcome Maine to Delaware Stadium on October 12 for the 35th meeting between the two programs and the first since the 2021 season opener, a 34-24 UD victory. The following week, the Blue Hens will make the trip to Richmond for another matchup against a longtime foe. It will be the 37th all-time meeting between the two programs and the Blue & Gold will look to snap a three-game losing streak against the Spiders.
A three-game homestand will begin on October 26 against UAlbany at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens have won five of the last six meetings against the Great Danes, who reached the FCS semifinals in 2023. The contest will be a part of the University of Delaware's Homecoming Weekend.
Following a second bye week, Rhode Island will visit Newark on November 9 for the first time since 2018. Delaware owns a 25-11 all-time record against the Rams and have won three of the past four meetings, all of which came on the road. The homestand will conclude on November 16 when Campbell makes its first-ever trip to Delaware Stadium. The Camels joined the CAA in 2023 and UD won the first meeting between the two programs, 45-7, in November behind four touchdown passes by Ryan O'Connor, including two to Joshua Youngblood.
The 2024 season will conclude on November 23 when the Blue & Gold visits Villanova for the annual Battle of the Blue.
Game times will be announced at a later date.
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets memberships are on sale now. Renewing members must be renewed by February 29 in order to guarantee the same seating and parking locations as 2023. All fans who renew or purchase tickets by this date will have the option to use the virtual venue to upgrade, add or select new seats and/or parking spaces for the upcoming season.
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.
2024 Delaware Football Schedule
8/29 – Bryant
9/14 – at NC A&T *
9/21 – Penn
9/28 – Sacred Heart (Parents & Family Weekend)
10/5 – at Monmouth *
10/12 – Maine *
10/19 – at Richmond *
10/26 – UAlbany * (Homecoming)
11/9 – Rhode Island *
11/16 – Campbell *
11/23 – at Villanova *
* CAA game
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