2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Dave Brock (4th season; first 6 games) Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim, final 5 games)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Dennis Dottin-Carter (3rd season) Tim Weaver (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
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2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fightin' Blue Hens were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Brock for the first six games of the season, before he was fired on October 16, following a loss to William & Mary. Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Dottin-Carter was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. ^[1] Delaware finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tenth in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Delaware State *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	W 56–14	17,835
September 10	6:00 pm	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV, BHAA	W 24–6	6,828
September 17	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest *	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	L 21–38	25,972
October 1	1:30 pm	at No. 7 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	MadiZone	L 20–43	25,236
October 8	3:30 pm	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	BHAA	L 21–28	18,108
October 15	3:30 pm	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	TATV	L 17–24	11,713
October 22	1:00 pm	No. 24 Stony Brook	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	BHAA	L 3–28	12,972
October 29	3:30 pm	Towson	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	W 20–6	17,488
November 5	1:00 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	W 33–17	4,412
November 12	3:30 pm	at No. 8 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 17–31	8,700
November 19	3:30 pm	No. 13 Villanova	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	L 10–41	15,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Delaware State

See also: 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team and Route 1 Rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

• Most points in a regulation game since October 27, 2007 (59–52 win at Navy)
• Most points in a season-opening game since 1993 (62–21 win vs. Lehigh)
• Most rushing yards (395) since September 23, 2000 (84–0 win vs. West Chester; 443 yards)
• Most total yards (487) since October 26, 2013 (35–13 win at Rhode Island; 500 yards)
• Delaware's 300th win at Delaware Stadium (300–100–4 all time)

Lafayette

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	0	7	14	24
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6

Wake Forest

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	0	7	21
Demon Deacons	10	14	14	0	38

James Madison

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team and Delaware–James Madison football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	0	13	20
#7 Dukes	7	19	7	10	43

• James Madison is coming off of a share of the CAA Championship in 2015, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs.

Maine

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	13	0	15	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	0	7	21

William & Mary

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

Stony Brook

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Seawolves	0	7	7	14	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	3	0	0	3

Towson

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	3	0	6
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	3	7	20

Albany

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	14	5	33
Great Danes	10	7	0	0	17

Richmond

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	3	7	17
#8 Spiders	7	10	0	14	31

Villanova

See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team and Battle of the Blue

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	7	20	7	7	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	0	10

References

1. "University of Delaware Athletics Announces Changes in Coaching Staff". Delaware Athletics. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
2. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2016". ESPN . Retrieved November 9, 2022.
3. "2016 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 9, 2022.