2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I-AA college football in its fifth season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10). They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 36th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Coach Raymond would go on to retire following the season, ending his career with 300 wins, and would be replaced by K.C. Keeler. The September 15th game scheduled against West Chester was cancelled after the September 11 attacks.

2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2001 record4–6 (4–5 A-10)
Head coachTubby Raymond (36th season)
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (34th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (11th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Hofstra +^  7 2     9 3  
No. 10 Maine +^  7 2     9 3  
No. 20 Villanova +  7 2     8 3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^  7 2     8 4  
No. 21 Rhode Island  6 3     8 3  
Delaware  4 5     4 6  
Northeastern  4 5     5 6  
UMass  3 6     3 8  
Richmond  3 6     3 8  
New Hampshire  2 7     4 7  
James Madison  0 9     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 PMRhode IslandL 7–1020,794
September 812:00 PMat Georgia Southern*L 7–3816,105
September 157:00 PMWest Chester*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
Cancelled
September 227:00 PMMassachusetts
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
CN8W 35–720,372
September 291:00 PMat NortheasternL 7–203,389
October 61:00 PMat New Hampshire
W 49–365,584
October 1312:00 PMHofstra
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
L 14–3920,866
October 201:00 PMWilliam & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)
L 17–2121,563
November 312:00 PMat James MadisonW 28–310,000
November 101:00 PMRichmond
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 10–618,923
November 171:00 PMat VillanovaL 14–1911,829

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References

  1. "2001 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2015.


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