1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
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1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion Lambert Cup | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–42 2OT at James Madison | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 10–2 (7–1 Yankee) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Kempski (24th season) |
Offensive scheme | Delaware Wing-T |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Sabol (1st season) |
Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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No. 6 Delaware +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Villanova +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with New Hampshire and Villanova. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | West Chester* | W 28–0 | ||||
September 7 | at UMass | W 24–7 | 9,527 | |||
September 14 | at No. 3 William & Mary* | No. 12 | W 28–21 | 13,579 | ||
September 21 | at Rhode Island | No. 8 | W 42–7 | 7,871 | ||
October 5 | No. 20 New Hampshire![]() | No. 5 |
| L 28–45 | 22,304 | |
October 12 | at Boston University | No. 16 | W 35–21 | |||
October 19 | No. 4 Villanova | No. 14 |
| W 38–28 | ||
October 26 | at Navy* | No. 11 | W 29–25 | |||
November 2 | Maine | No. 9 |
| W 34–10 | 22,601 | |
November 9 | at Connecticut | No. 8 | W 49–18 | |||
November 16 | Richmond | No. 6 |
| W 23–17 | 17,812 | [1] |
November 30 | No. 16 James Madison* | No. 6 |
| L 35–42 2OT | ||
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Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ "Delaware victorious, shares title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.