2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca (5th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^  8 0   13 2  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^  5 3   9 4  
Maine  5 3   6 5  
Northeastern  4 4   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 7  
Hofstra  1 7   2 9  
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^  7 1   9 3  
Villanova  5 3   6 5  
Towson  4 4   7 4  
Richmond  3 5   6 5  
Delaware  3 5   5 6  
William & Mary  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 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 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the A-10's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 97:00 pm West Chester *No. 16W 30–722,329
September 167:00 pm Albany *No. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 10–1722,016
September 2312:00 pmat Rhode Island No. 18W 24–172,577
September 307:00 pmNo. 1 New Hampshire No. 17
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8 L 49–5222,055
October 712:00 pm Northeastern No. 18L 24–273,125
October 1412:00 pm Hofstra *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 10–621,688
October 216:00 pmat No. 10 Richmond CN8W 28–246,200
October 281:00 pm Towson No. 25
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 35–4922,136
November 46:00 pmat No. 4 James Madison CN8L 24–4416,144
November 111:00 pmat William & Mary W 28–1420,655
November 181:00 pm Villanova
CN8L 27–2821,894 [1]

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References

  1. "Blue Hens at a loss after final setback". The News Journal. November 19, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2006". ESPN . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. "2006 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 8, 2022.