2000 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Delaware +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Richmond +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
UMass		5	–	3					7	–	4
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northeastern		1	–	7					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its fourth season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10). They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 35th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

September 212:00 PMat Rhode Island

• Meade Stadium
• Kingston, RI

W 29–7 3,016 September 97:00 PMThe Citadel*No. 13

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 38–0 22,075 September 167:00 PMat Hofstra*

• James M. Shuart Stadium
• Hempstead, NY

W 44–14 7,706 September 237:00 PMWest Chester*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 84–0 21,152 September 301:00 PMNortheastern

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 42–0 17,811 October 71:00 PMat Richmond

• University of Richmond Stadium
• Richmond, VA

W 24–17 13,100 October 141:00 PMat William & MaryNo. 4

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)

W 28–17 7,416 October 2812:00 PMJames Madison

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (Rivalry)

W 33–14 22,009 November 41:00 PMNew Hampshire

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 44–45 ^OT21,854 November 1112:00 PMat No. 21 Massachusetts

• Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
• Hadley, MA

W 31–19 8,680 November 181:00 PMVillanova

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)

W 59–42 22,020 November 2512:00 PMPortland State*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA First Round)

W 49–14 12,945 December 212:00 PMLehigh*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA Quarterfinal)

W 49–22 16,390 December 912:00 PMGeorgia Southern*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA Semifinal)

L 18–27 15,035