2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Atlantic 10 South Division co-champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Dave Cohen (3rd season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^  6 2   11 3  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Northeastern  4 4   5 6  
Hofstra  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^  7 1   13 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^  7 1   11 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^  7 1   9 4  
Villanova  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  2 6   3 8  
Towson  0 8   3 8  
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the A-10 South Division title with James Madison and William & Mary. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Lafayette in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pm New Hampshire *No. 1L 49–5222,727
September 117:00 pm Towson No. 7
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 21–1722,782
September 187:00 pm West Chester *No. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 24–622,036
September 251:00 pmat No. 16 UMass No. 4 CN8 W 21–711,298
October 212:00 pmNo. 8 Maine Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSN W 43–3822,030
October 161:30 pmat Hofstra No. 3W 20–197,050
October 231:00 pmNo. 14 William & Mary No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 31–2822,058
October 301:30 pmat Navy *No. 3 CN8 L 20–3434,416
November 61:30 pmat No. 7 James Madison No. 6L 13–2012,683
November 131:00 pmat Richmond No. 11W 23–145,028
November 201:00 pm Villanova No. 11
CN8W 41–3522,045
November 273:00 pmNo. 25 Lafayette *No. 10
CSTV W 28–1413,707 [1]
December 412:00 pmat No. 6 William & Mary *No. 10
ESPNGP L 38–448,875

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References

  1. Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2004". ESPN . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. "2004 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 8, 2022.