1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. For the third consecutive season, Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Montana in the first round before for losing to the eventual national runner-up, Marshall, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (26th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Lehigh*No. 5W 62–2114,007[1]
September 11No. 11 William & MaryNo. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 42–3513,612
September 18at Rhode IslandNo. 3W 32–113,556
September 25West Chester*No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 56–41
October 9at James MadisonNo. 2L 38–4211,000[2]
October 16VillanovaNo. 7
W 19–718,251[3]
October 23at UMassNo. 7L 29–4313,102
October 30Maine No. 15
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 21–19
November 6Towson State*No. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 30–32
November 13RichmondNo. 22
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 48–1013,444[4]
November 20at NortheasternNo. 19W 28–23
November 27at No. 3 Montana*No. 18W 49–4811,271[5]
December 4at No. 9 Marshall*No. 18
L 31–34

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Roster edit

1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Keita Malloy   Sr
RB 3 Pat Williams   So
QB 8 Dale Fry   Sr
QB 9 Leo Hamlett So
OT 53 John Lamancusa So
WR 82 Dan Cooper   Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 4 Paul Williams   So
S 5 Donald Tyler   Sr
S 7 Scott Acker Sr
DB 17 Mike Ryan   So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ Tomashek, Tom (September 5, 1993). "Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Hens win a game but lose a QB". The News Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware finds balance in win". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.