1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference.

1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid–Atlantic
1996 record8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (29th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (6th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 2   8 3  
Maine  5 3   7 4  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Connecticut  3 5   4 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 6  
Boston University  0 8   1 10  
Mid-Atlantic
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 1   10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Northeastern  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Lehigh*W 49–7
September 14at VillanovaL 0–2712,079[1]
September 21West Chester*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 24–17
September 28at Maine
W 27–17
October 5Boston University
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 50–16
October 12at RichmondW 14–77,814[2]
October 19Northeastern
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 24–14
October 26James Madison
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)
W 27–13
November 2at William & MaryL 7–10 OT8,117
November 9at Navy*L 14–30
November 16Rhode Island
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 43–27
November 30at Marshall*L 14–5915,429
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. "Villanova ends dry spell with romp over Delaware". Courier-Post. September 15, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware 14, Richmond 7". The News Journal. October 13, 1996. p. E4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1996 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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