1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
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 ^ 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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Lehigh*No. 5
W 62–2114,007[1]
September 11No. 11 William & MaryNo. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 42–3513,612[2]
September 18at Rhode IslandNo. 3
W 32–113,556[3]
September 25West Chester*No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 56–4116,104[4]
October 9at James MadisonNo. 2
L 38–4211,000[5]
October 16VillanovaNo. 7
W 19–718,251[6]
October 23at UMassNo. 7
L 29–4313,102[7]
October 30MaineNo. 15
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 21–19[8]
November 6Towson State*No. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 30–3220,709[9]
November 13RichmondNo. 22
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 48–1013,444[10]
November 20at NortheasternNo. 19
W 28–232,805[11]
November 27at No. 3 Montana*No. 18
W 49–4811,271[12]
December 4at No. 9 Marshall*No. 18
L 31–3413,687[13]

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Roster

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

  1. ^ Tomashek, Tom (September 5, 1993). "Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hens ride Brown to 42–35 victory over Wm. & Mary". The News Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hens triumph, 32–11, behind Fry, Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "QB Fry leads Hens over West Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Hens win a game but lose a QB". The News Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UMass gridmen upset Delaware". The Republican. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maine field goal doesn't fall, again". The Bangor Daily News. November 1, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Towson stunner leaves Hens Blue". The News Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware finds balance in win". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies fumble, stumble". The Boston Sunday Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "Marshall again ends Hens' season, licking last-second FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 5, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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