Delaware's Resume to the Sun Belt

Delaware Blue Hens

Delaware Stadium (Tubby Raymond Field)

Location: Newark, Delaware       

Current Conference: Colonial Athletic Association

Facilities: Built in 1952 but renovated and added several times to keep up with the times, Delaware Stadium is one of the best football stadiums in all of FCS football with a 22,000 seat capacity that has plans to expand to over 30,000 in the next few years giving them the football stadium needed for FBS level football immediately. In addition to the FBS ready football stadium, the school has a very impressive group of athletic facilities including an ice rink and a $3.3 million artificial turf field for field hockey, lacrosse and other sports.

http://www.bluehens.com/inside-athletics/facilities/

TV Market(s): Philadelphia (4th TV market) , Baltimore (26th TV market), and Washington DC (9th TV market)

http://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets

All-time Record: 662-426-45 

Claimed National Championships

• 1946 (AP College Division National Champions)
• 1963 (UPI College Division National Champions)
• 1971 (AP & UPI College Division National Champions)
• 1972 (AP & UPI College Division National Champions)
• 1979 (NCAA Division II National Champions)
• 2003 (NCAA Division I-AA National Champions)

 Rivalries:

• Villanova University
• James Madison University
• College of William and Mary
• West Chester University
• Delaware State University

Student Population: 19,391 total. (15,757 undergraduate)

Academics: Ranked top 75 Best National Universities. Land-Grant Institution. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreview...aware-1431

Endowment: 962 Million

Athletic Budget: 32 Million