2012 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2012 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 5–6, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. Following the season, the school fired Keeler.[1]
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2012 record | 5–6 (2–6 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Hofher (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Rapone (7th season) |
Home stadium | Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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No. 6 Old Dominion ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Richmond + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 New Hampshire +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Villanova +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Towson + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 James Madison | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In 2011, Delaware came into the season ranked No. 5 in both The Sports Network Poll and The Coaches Poll.[2][3] After losing the season-opener to Navy of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and beating Division II team West Chester, the Blue Hens went 3−3 against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams over the next six games of the season. They finished the year with three straight conference wins and a final record of 7−4. With only six Division I wins, they were not invited to the FCS playoffs after the regular season. Delaware was ranked No. 17 in The Sports Network Poll and No. 20 in The Coaches Poll.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Delaware head coach K. C. Keeler was in his eleventh year as the Blue Hens' head coach for the 2012 season. During his previous ten years with Delaware, he led the Fightin' Blue Hens to an overall record of 81 wins and 46 losses (81–46) and the 2003 national championship.[4]
Delaware promoted Andy Marino from his role as a graduate assistant to tight ends and offensive tackles coach on July 26, 2012.[5] Marino took the place of David Boler, who left to become the wide receivers coach for Rhode Island.[6] Kirk Ciarrocca was rehired as running backs coach after being an assistant coach for Rutgers and Richmond for four seasons. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Delaware from 2002 to 2007.
Name | Position | Seasons at Delaware | Alma Mater |
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K. C. Keeler | Head coach | 11 | Delaware (1980) |
Jim Hofher | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 4 | Cornell (1979) |
Nick Rapone | Defensive coordinator, Safeties | 7 | Virginia Tech (1979) |
Brian Ginn | Passing game coordinator, Receivers | 13 | Delaware (2000) |
Gregg Perry | Run game coordinator, Recruiting coordinator, Offensive line | 30 | Delaware (1977) |
Kirk Ciarrocca | Running backs | 7 | Temple (1990) |
Phil Petitte | Defensive line | 7 | Glassboro State (1971) |
Brad Sherrod | Linebackers | 3 | Duke (1994) |
Henry Baker | Cornerbacks, Special teams | 2 | Maryland (2003) |
Andy Marino | Tight ends, Offensive tackles | 3 | Lycoming (1982) |
John Smith | Head athletic trainer | 12 | Penn State (1988) |
Transfers
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Trent Hurley transferred from Bowling Green and redshirt freshman guard Sam Collura transferred to Delaware from Pittsburgh.[7] Three former Maryland players transferred to Delaware: junior defensive tackle Zach Kerr, junior linebacker David Mackall, and redshirt sophomore defensive back Mario Rowson.[8] Redshirt sophomore defensive end Andrew Opoku from Connecticut transferred to Delaware.[8] Redshirt junior tight end Malcolm Bush transferred from Rutgers in August.[9]
Opening depth chart
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Schedule
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August 30 | 7:30 pm | West Chester* | No. 15 | W 41–21 | 18,823 | ||
September 8 | 3:30 pm | Delaware State* | No. 15 |
| NBCSN | W 38–14 | 16,898 |
September 15 | 3:30 pm | Bucknell* | No. 13 |
| W 19–3 | 18,118 | |
September 22 | 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | No. 12 | CSN | W 51–21 | 10,601 | |
September 29 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 New Hampshire | No. 8 | L 14–34 | 7,058 | ||
October 6 | 3:30 pm | Maine | No. 16 |
| CSN | L 3–26 | 21,506 |
October 20 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island![]() | No. 25 |
| W 47–24 | 18,672 | |
October 27 | 12:00 pm | at No. 6 Old Dominion | No. 20 | NBCSN | L 26–31 | 20,068 | |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 Towson | No. 23 |
| NBCSN | L 27–34 OT | 16,252 |
November 10 | 3:30 pm | at No. 20 Richmond | L 17–23 | 8,700 | |||
November 17 | 3:30 pm | No. 16 Villanova |
| CSN | L 10–41 | 19,523 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
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Old Dominion
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Towson
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Richmond
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Villanova
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | |||||
Sports Network | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | |||||
Coaches | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 20 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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