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. 5
W 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. 3
W 32–113,556
September 25 West Chester *No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 56–41
October 9at James Madison No. 2
L 38–4211,000 [2]
October 16 Villanova No. 7
W 19–718,251 [3]
October 23at UMass No. 7
L 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. 19
W 28–23
November 27at No. 3 Montana *No. 18
W 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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References

  1. ↑ Tomashek, Tom (September 5, 1993). "Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blue Hens win a game but lose a QB". The News Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Delaware finds balance in win". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "1993 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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