2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2008 record 4–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach K. C. Keeler (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Brian Ginn (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2008 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
#8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2     10 –3  
#18 Maine ^  5 –3     8 –5  
UMass  4 –4     7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6     4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7     3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7     2 –10  
South
#3 James Madison x$^  8 –0     12 –2  
#6 Villanova ^  7 –1     10 –3  
#1 Richmond ^  6 –2     13 –3  
#20 William & Mary  5 –3     7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6     4 –8  
Towson  1 –7     3 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). K. C. Keeler served as head coach for the seventh season. Keeler twice brought the Blue Hens to the FCS championship game, and won in 2003. In 2007, the team lost in the final to Appalachian State. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the only year that the Blue Hens have lost eight games.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 3:30 PM at Maryland* No. 8[2] Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland ESPN L 7–14   49,119
September 13 6:00 PM No. 23 (D-II) West Chester* No. 6 Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware W 48–20   22,029
September 20 2:00 PM at No. 23 Furman* No. 6 Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina L 21–23   12,781
September 27 6:00 PM Albany* No. 17 Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware W 38–7   22,196
October 4 3:30 PM at No. 12 Massachusetts No. 14 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts L 7–17   16,422
October 11 6:00 PM Maine No. 20 Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware CN8 L 10–27   21,302
October 18 12:00 PM William & Marydagger Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware L 3–27   21,949
October 25 3:00 PM at Hofstra James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, New York W 17–0   3,518
November 1 3:30 PM at No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia CN8 L 7–41   16,810
November 8 12:00 PM Towson Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware W 31–21   20,720
November 15 3:30 PM at No. 6 Richmond University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 14–31   6,173
November 22 2:30 PM No. 7 Villanova Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Battle of the Blue) CN8 L 7–21   21,457
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 0 0 0 7 7
Maryland 0 7 7 0 14

West Chester

1 2 3 4 Total
West Chester 0 6 0 14 20
Delaware 14 20 0 14 48

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 7 0 7 7 21
Furman 7 13 0 3 23

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Albany 0 7 0 0 7
Delaware 7 7 10 14 38

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 7 0 0 0 7
Massachusetts 7 0 0 10 17

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Maine 0 10 0 17 27
Delaware 3 7 0 0 10

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
William & Mary 3 10 0 14 27
Delaware 0 0 0 3 3

Hofstra

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 7 3 0 7 17
Hofstra 0 0 0 0 0

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 0 0 7 0 7
James Madison 7 7 20 7 41

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Towson 0 0 13 8 21
Delaware 0 14 10 7 31

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 7 0 0 7 14
Richmond 3 14 0 14 31

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Villanova 0 14 7 0 21
Delaware 0 0 0 7 7

References

  1. ↑ Villanova 21, Delaware 7, ESPN, November 22, 2008, retrieved February 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "College Football – Rankings". Rivals.yahoo.com. August 21, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.


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