2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ginn (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 –3   8 –5  
UMass  4 –4   7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in place in the CAA's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the first, still only season, in which the Blue Hens lost eight games. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat Maryland *No. 8
 ESPN L 7–1449,119
September 136:00 pmNo. 23 (D-II) West Chester *No. 6
W 48–2022,029
September 202:00 pmat No. 23 Furman *No. 6
L 21–2312,781
September 276:00 pm Albany *No. 17
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 38–722,196
October 43:30 pmat No. 12 UMass No. 14
L 7–1716,422
October 116:00 pm Maine No. 20
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
 CN8 L 10–2721,302
October 1812:00 pm William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 3–2721,949
October 253:00 pmat Hofstra
W 17–03,518
November 13:30 pmat No. 1 James Madison
CN8L 7–4116,810
November 812:00 pm Towson
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 31–2120,720
November 153:30 pmat No. 6 Richmond
L 14–316,173
November 222:30 pmNo. 7 Villanova
CN8L 7–2121,457 [2]

[3] [4]

Game summaries

Maryland

1234Total
Delaware00077
Maryland077014

West Chester

1234Total
West Chester0601420
Delaware142001448

Furman

1234Total
Delaware707721
Furman7130323

Albany

1234Total
Albany07007
Delaware77101438

UMass

1234Total
Delaware70007
UMass7001017

Maine

1234Total
Maine01001727
Delaware370010

William & Mary

1234Total
William & Mary31001427
Delaware00033

Hofstra

1234Total
Delaware730717
Hofstra00000

James Madison

1234Total
Delaware00707
James Madison7720741

Towson

1234Total
Towson0013821
Delaware01410731

Richmond

1234Total
Delaware700714
Richmond31401431

Villanova

1234Total
Villanova0147021
Delaware00077

References

  1. ↑ Villanova 21, Delaware 7, ESPN, November 22, 2008, retrieved February 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "UD offense freezes against Villanova". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2008". ESPN . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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