1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference title. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Samford in the first round and Northeast Louisiana in the quarterfinals before for losing to the eventual national champion, Marshall, in the semifinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record11–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (25th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (2nd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Delaware $^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
No. 10 Villanova ^ 6 2 0 9 3 0
UMass 5 3 0 7 3 0
Richmond 5 3 0 7 4 0
Maine 4 4 0 6 5 0
Connecticut 4 4 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 3 5 0 5 5 1
Boston University 2 6 0 3 8 0
Rhode Island 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12UMassNo. 9W 33–1317,299
September 19Rhode IslandNo. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 31–1415,673
September 26West Chester*No. 7
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 20–21
October 3at New HampshireNo. 12W 42–22
October 10Boston University No. 12
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 49–14
October 17at No. 2 VillanovaNo. 12W 21–2012,000[1]
October 24at Navy*No. 7W 37–21
October 31at MaineNo. 7W 57–13
November 7ConnecticutNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 33–722,911
November 14at RichmondNo. 3L 21–2915,822[2]
November 21Towson State*No. 10
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 55–27
November 28No. 9 Samford*No. 8
W 56–2111,364[3]
December 5at No. 2 Northeast Louisiana*No. 8
W 41–1810,172[4]
December 12at No. 6 Marshall*No. 8
L 7–2816,323

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Roster edit

1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Keita Malloy   Jr
RB 3 Pat Williams   Fr
C 52 David Frost   Sr
WR 82 Dan Cooper   Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 11 Tim Jacobs   Sr
DB 17 Mike Ryan   Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "Hens slip past Villanova". The News Journal. October 18, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hens' streak ends at Richmond, 29–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hens romp over Samford, 56–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware stuffs NE La". The News Journal. December 6, 1992. p. D1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.