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 (6 games) Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Dennis Dottin-Carter (6 games)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Weaver (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	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 in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Brock for the first six games. He was fired on October 16, following the loss to William & Mary. Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Dottin-Carter was named interim coach. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in tenth place.

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 Field 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 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 FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Regular season

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