1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (29th season)
Offensive scheme Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
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 Division
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

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 31st-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens lost to the eventual national champion, Marshall, in the first round. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Lehigh *No. 5W 49–715,520 [1]
September 14at Villanova No. 4L 0–2712,079 [2]
September 21No. 8 (D-II) West Chester *No. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 24–17
September 28at Maine No. 11W 27–17
October 5 Boston University No. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 50–16
October 12at Richmond No. 11W 14–77,814 [3]
October 19 Northeastern Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 24–14
October 26No. 10 James Madison No. 7
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 27–13
November 2at No. 15 William & Mary No. 6L 7–10 OT8,117
November 9at Navy *No. 12L 14–30
November 16 Rhode Island No. 13
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 43–2714,341
November 30at No. 1 Marshall *No. 11L 14–5915,429 [4]

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References

  1. Tomashek, Tom (September 8, 1996). "Defense Shines in Blue Hen Opener; Lehigh Rushes for Just 17 Yards in UD Romp". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Villanova ends dry spell with romp over Delaware". Courier-Post. September 15, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delaware 14, Richmond 7". The News Journal. October 13, 1996. p. E4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Marshall rolls over Delaware". Great Falls Tribune. December 1, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1996 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 7, 2022.