GAME #2 •DELAWARE FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES #rv/rv DELAWARE “Blue Hens” (1-0) vs. #22/21 VIRGINIA TECH “Hokies” (1-0) Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 • 3:35 p.m. • Lane Stadium (66,233) • Blacksburg, Va. Website: www.bluehens.com • Twitter: @udbluehens • @DelawareFB • #BlueHens Facebook.com/DelawareBlueHensFootball Instagram: UDBlueHens GAME DAY MULTIMEDIA GAME PREVIEW: Coming Off Season-Opening Win, Blue Hens Face Tough Task TELEVISION - Live on ACC Network Extra with Trip to FBS Power Virginia Tech Saturday (ACCNE/Digital) with Drew Fellios (PxP) and Forrest Conoly (Analyst) on the call BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Things will become more difficult in a hurry for the University of Delaware RADIO - Blue Hen Radio Network (WDSD 94.7 FM): football squad this week as the Blue Hens, coming off a 22-3 win over in-state foe Delaware State last Thursday, step up a level Scott Klatzkin (play-by-play), Matt Janus (analyst), Cory and travel to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. to take on first-time opponent Virginia Tech at 3:35 p.m. on Saturday. Nidoh (sideline) The Danny Rocco Era got off on the right track with the win over Delaware State as the Blue Hen defense was stingy all evening LIVE STREAM: http://www.iheart.com/live/461/ and forced three turnovers and UD came up with just enough offense to keep the Hornets at bay. Delaware Student Radio Network (WVUD 91.3 Delaware will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak to FBS opponents dating back to a win over Navy in 2007, a sea- FM): www.wvud.org son in which the Blue Hens advanced to the NCAA FCS title game. In the process, the Hens will also be looking to become the sec- LIVE STATS: www.hokiesports.com/football/schedule/ ond CAA team this season - and fifth FCS program overall - to knock off a higher level opponent. DELAWARE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS #22/21 Virginia Tech, which went 10-4 last year and won the ACC Coastal Division title, got its 2017 season off on a high note Scott Selheimer Sunday night with a 31-24 win over #22 West Virginia in Landover, Md. Office: 302-831-8007 Cell: 302-562-5129 2017 RECORDS Email: [email protected] Delaware: 1-0, 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association / Virginia Tech: 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference Website: www.bluehens.com Delaware Stadium Press Box: 302-831-6199 2016 RECORDS VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Delaware: 4-7 (2-6, CAA/10th Place) / Virginia Tech: 10-4 (6-2 ACC Coastal/1st Place/#16 Coaches/AP Polls) Pete Moris Office: 540-231-6726 NATIONAL RANKINGS Email: [email protected] Website: hokiesports.com Delaware: Earned votes in STATS Poll (Sept. 3) / Earned votes in FCS Coaches Poll (Sept. 3) Virginia Tech: No. 22 in USA Today Coaches Poll (preseason); No. 21 in Associated Press Poll (preseason) 2017 DELAWARE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association) HEAD COACHES AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 31 Delaware State (Delaware Day) ..............W 22-3 DELAWARE: 9 AT VIRGINIA TECH ................3:30 p.m. (+TV) Danny Rocco (Wake Forest ‘84)...1-0 (1.000), first season at Delaware...91-42 (.684) overall in his 12th sea- 16 Cornell (H.S. Band Day) ....................3:30 p.m. son as a head coach...owns mark of 52-19 (.732) in league play...first-ever meeting vs. Virginia Tech...2-8 all- 30 *James Madison (HOF Wknd.) ..3:30 p.m. (TV) time vs. FBS opponents (1-5 vs. ACC)...named Delaware’s 23rd head coach - and just the sixth full-time head OCTOBER coach since World War II - in December, 2016...led Liberty to record of 47-20 and four Big South championships 7 at *Stony Brook ......................................6 p.m. in 2006-11...guided Richmond to five-year mark of 43-22 in 2012-16, a tenure that included three straight 14 *William & Mary (PFW) ..........3:30 p.m. (TV) NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014-16...native of Huntingdon, Pa. who played collegiately at Penn State (1979-81) and Wake 21 *Richmond (Homecoming) ..........3:30 p.m. ($) Forest (1982-83)...earned degree in speech communication and rhetoric from Wake Forest in 1984...wife, Julie; son, David; and 28 at *Towson ..............................................4 p.m. daughter, Amy. NOVEMBER 4 at *Maine (Portland, Maine) ..............2 p.m. ($) - over for more - 11 *Albany ....................................3:30 p.m. (TV) 18 at *Villanova (Battle of the Blue)..............1 p.m. Catch all the latest Blue Hens Sports action at *=Colonial Athletic Association Game www.bluehens.com $ = CBS Sports Digital CAA Game of the Week Twitter: @udbluehens / @DelawareFB += ACC Network Extra (Digital) #BlueHens Instagram: @udbluehens #=TSN Top 25 Rank Facebook: DelawareBlueHens GAME #2 • DELAWARE FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES • DELAWARE VS. VIRGINIA TECH • 2 Rocco’s Head Coaching Record Year by Year 2017 STATS MEDIA POLL (Sept. 3) 1. James Madison (1-0) ......4,064 (152 1st Place) Year School Overall Conference Highlights 2. North Dakota State (1-0) ......................3,872 (8) 2017 Delaware 1-0 0-0 CAA 3. Sam Houston State (1-0)........................3,721 (2) 2016 Richmond 10-4 5-3 CAA (2nd) NCAA Quarterfinals 4. South Dakota State (1-0) ......................3,501 (1) 2015 Richmond 10-4 6-2 CAA (1st) NCAA Semifinals/CAA Champions 5. Jacksonville State (1-0)................................3,388 2014 Richmond 9-5 5-3 CAA (3rd) NCAA 2nd Round 6. Villanova (1-0) ........................................2,969 2013 Richmond 6-6 4-4 CAA (5th) 7. Eastern Washington (0-1) ............................2,918 2012 Richmond 8-3 6-2 CAA (1st) CAA Co-Champions 8. Youngstown State (0-1)................................2,853 2011 Liberty 7-4 5-1 Big South (2nd) 9. Richmond (0-1) ........................................2,674 2010 Liberty 8-3 5-1 Big South (1st) Big South Champions 10. Wofford (1-0)..............................................2,564 2009 Liberty 8-3 5-1 Big South (1st) Big South Champions 11. North Dakota (0-1)......................................2,563 2008 Liberty 10-2 5-0 Big South (1st) Big South Champions 12. New Hampshire (1-0)..............................2,145 2007 Liberty 8-3 4-0 Big South (1st) Big South Champions 13. Chattanooga (0-1) ......................................1,789 2006 Liberty 6-5 2-2 Big South (3rd) 14. Citadel (1-0)................................................1,751 Totals 12 seasons 91-42 52-19 3 NCAA Tournaments/6 Conference Championships 15. Central Arkansas (0-1) ................................1,416 16. Charleston Southern (0-1)............................1,340 ROCCO ALL-TIME VS. NCAA FBS OPPONENTS (2-8) 17. Samford (1-0) ............................................1,244 2016 Richmond at Virginia W 37-20 18. Illinois State (1-0)........................................1,166 2015 Richmond at Maryland L 21-50 19. Lehigh (0-1) ................................................1,086 2014 Richmond at Virginia L 13-45 20. Liberty (1-0) ..................................................898 2013 Richmond at North Carolina St. L 21-23 21. UNI (0-1) ......................................................841 2012 Richmond at Virginia L 19-43 22. Western Illinois (1-0) ......................................678 2011 Liberty at North Carolina St. L 21-43 23. Tennessee State (1-0)......................................406 2010 Liberty at Ball State W 27-23 24. Grambling State (0-1) ....................................385 2009 Liberty at West Virginia L 20-33 25. Weber State (1-0) ..........................................359 2007 Liberty at Toledo L 34-35 Others CAA team receiving votes: Albany (186), 2006 Liberty at Wake Forest L 14-34 Delaware (38), Stony Brook (29), Maine (10), Rhode Island (9), William & Mary (3) VIRGINIA TECH 2017 FCS COACHES POLL (Sept. 3) Justin Fuente (Murray State ‘99) - 11-4 (.733), 2nd season at Virginia Tech...37-27 (.578), 6th season overall...native of Tulsa, 1. James Madison ........................................649 Oklahoma...named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2016 when he led Hokies to a record of 10-4, a first place finish 2 . North Dakota State......................................622 in the ACC Coastal Division with a 6-2 record, and a No. 16 final national ranking in both the USA Today Coaches and Associated 3 . Sam Houston State ......................................596 Press media polls...led Virginia Tech to a 35-24 win over Arkansas in the Belk Bowl...came to Virginia Tech after posting a 26-23 4 . South Dakota State......................................525 record in four seasons at Memphis...previously served as assistant coach at Illinois State and TCU before heading to Memphis. 5 . Jacksonville State ........................................514 6. Youngstown State ........................................466 DELAWARE-VIRGINIA TECH SERIES 6. Eastern Washington......................................466 This week’s game marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools in football. 8 . Villanova ..................................................447 9 . Richmond ..................................................404 DELAWARE VS. NCAA FBS OPPONENTS 10. Wofford ......................................................363 Delaware will move up a division this week as the Blue Hens, members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship 11. North Dakota ..............................................355 Subdivision (FCS), head south to take on Virginia Tech of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). 12. New Hampshire ......................................313 Delaware is 78-68-4 (.533) all-time vs. upper division NCAA opponents but will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak 13. The Citadel ..................................................297