NEWARK, Del. – With excitement building around the University of Delaware football program, the Blue Hen faithful will get more opportunities than usual to root on the Blue & Gold next fall.The Blue Hens will host seven home games at Delaware Stadium next fall, including five-time national champion North Dakota State. It's the first time since 2014 that Delaware has had seven home games on its regular season slate.In addition to the 2019 schedule, Homecoming and Parents and Family weekend have also been set with October 19 set for Parents/Family Weekend and October 26 set for Homecoming.The 2019 campaign will kickoff with the renewal of the in-state rivalry with Delaware State on Thursday, August 29.A road trip to Rhode Island starts CAA play for the Blue Hens when they showdown with the Rams on September 7The Bison visit Newark on Sept 14for a highly-anticipated rematch, followed by a visit from Penn on Sept. 21.ACC foe Pittsburgh will be the Blue Hens' BCS opponent on September 28, followed by the bye week for the first weekend in October.CAA play ramps up in October with a trip to Elon, followed by back-to-back home games with New Hampshire (10/19) and Richmond (10/26).Road trips to nearby Towson (11/2) and Villanova (11/23) sandwich two home games with Albany (11/9) and Stony (11/16) to wrap up the 2019 slate.Season ticket and parking information will be available in January. Any fan interested in becoming a season ticket member, contact the ticket office at (302) 831-2257.