1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion
ECAC Team of the Year
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (26th season)
Offensive scheme Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (3rd season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 012 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 09 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 06 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 06 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 04 7 0
Maine 0 8 00 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 09 4 0
James Madison 4 4 06 5 0
Richmond 3 5 05 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 02 9 0
Villanova 1 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. For the third consecutive season, Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Montana in the first round before for losing to the eventual national runner-up, Marshall, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Lehigh *No. 5W 62–2114,007 [1]
September 11No. 11 William & Mary No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 42–3513,612
September 18at Rhode Island No. 3W 32–113,556
September 25 West Chester *No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 56–41
October 9at James Madison No. 2L 38–4211,000 [2]
October 16 Villanova No. 7
W 19–718,251 [3]
October 23at UMass No. 7L 29–4313,102
October 30 Maine Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 21–19
November 6 Towson State *No. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 30–32
November 13 Richmond No. 22
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 48–1013,444 [4]
November 20at Northeastern No. 19W 28–23
November 27at No. 3 Montana *No. 18W 49–4811,271 [5]
December 4at No. 9 Marshall *No. 18
L 31–34

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Roster

1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Keita Malloy Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 3Pat Williams Redshirt.svg  So
QB 8Dale Fry Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 9Leo HamlettSo
OT 53John LamancusaSo
WR 82Dan Cooper Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4Paul Williams Redshirt.svg  So
S 5Donald Tyler Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 7Scott AckerSr
DB 17Mike Ryan Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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