2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were champions of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and advanced to the National Championship Game, where they shut out Colgate, 40–0. They finished with a record of 15–1, 8–1 in A-10 play.

2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
A-10 co-champion
Lambert Cup winner
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
2003 record15–1 (8–1 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Delaware +^  8 –1   15 –1  
No. 11 UMass +^  8 –1   10 –3  
No. 20 Northeastern  6 –3   8 –4  
No. 25 Villanova  5 –4   7 –4  
Maine  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   5 –5  
James Madison  4 –5   6 –6  
New Hampshire  3 –6   5 –7  
Rhode Island  3 –6   4 –8  
Hofstra  2 –6   2 –10  
Richmond  1 –8   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 pmThe Citadel*No. 14
W 41–720,612
September 137:00 pmRichmondNo. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8W 44–1421,388
September 207:00 pmWest Chester*No. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 49–721,002
September 2712:30 pmat HofstraNo. 7
CSTVW 24–143,228
October 47:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 41–2720,485
October 1112:00 pmat New HampshireNo. 4
CSNW 22–214,815
October 1812:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 55–1020,795
October 251:30 pmat Navy*No. 3
HDNetW 21–1734,982
November 11:00 pmMaineNo. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 24–21 OT22,057
November 812:30 pmat NortheasternNo. 2
L 14–244,198
November 1512:20 pmNo. 3 UMassNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
TFNW 51–45 3OT21,804
November 224:00 pmat No. 18 VillanovaNo. 3
CN8W 20–1712,253
November 291:00 pmNo. 4 Southern Illinois*No. 3
CSTVW 48–714,572[1]
December 1012:00 pmNo. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 3
ESPN+W 37–711,881
December 131:00 pmNo. 2 Wofford*No. 3
ESPN2W 24–914,351
December 197:00 pmvs. No. 6 Colgate*No. 3
ESPN2W 40–014,281

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Roster
2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Ryan Carty Fr
QB 12 Andy Hall Sr
WR 18 Joe Bleymaier So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 24 Mike Adams Sr
DB 4 Roger Brown So
LB 15 Mondoe Davis Jr
DB 47 Sidney Haugabrook Jr
DL 96 Shawn Johnson Sr
DL 90 Richard Washington Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. Tresolini, Kevin (November 30, 2003). "Blue Hens advance in playoffs". The News Journal. p. A1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2003 University of Delaware Football Final Results". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.


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