2005 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2005 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–5 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Dave Cohen (4th season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 19 UMass  6 –2   7 –4  
Hofstra  5 –3   8 –4  
Maine  3 –5   5 –6  
Northeastern  2 –6   3 –9  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Towson  3 –5   7 –4  
Delaware  3 –5   6 –5  
William & Mary  3 –5   5 –6  
Villanova  2 –6   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the A-10's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 107:00 pmNo. 14 Lehigh *No. 10
 CN8 W 34–33 OT22,537 [1]
September 177:00 pmNo. 23 D-II) West Chester *No. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
 STN W 42–2122,331
September 247:00 pm Holy Cross *No. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
STNW 35–2322,025 [2]
October 16:00 pmat Towson No. 5
STNL 31–3510,778
October 812:00 pm Hofstra Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
 CSN L 6–1022,030
October 1512:00 pmat Richmond No. 22
STNL 10–203,115
October 2212:00 pmNo. 11 James Madison
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
 CSTV W 34–2822,059
October 2912:00 pmat Maine
CN8L 15–254,060
November 51:00 pmNo. 8 UMass
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8L 8–3522,078
November 121:00 pmat No. 24 William & Mary
STNW 22–218,709
November 191:00 pmat Villanova
CN8W 38–139,611

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References

  1. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (September 11, 2005). "Extra Effort: Cuff's Five TDs Key Hens Comeback". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (September 25, 2005). "Hens Take Their Time: UD Starts Slowly, Surges Late to Beat Holy Cross". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10 Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 25, 2005. p. C19.
  3. ↑ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2005 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 8, 2022.


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