2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in place in the CAA's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the first, still only season, in which the Blue Hens lost eight games.[1]

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ginn (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 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 Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat Maryland*No. 8
ESPNL 7–1449,119
September 136:00 pmNo. 23 (D-II) West Chester*No. 6
W 48–2022,029
September 202:00 pmat No. 23 Furman*No. 6
L 21–2312,781
September 276:00 pmAlbany*No. 17
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 38–722,196
October 43:30 pmat No. 12 UMassNo. 14
L 7–1716,422
October 116:00 pmMaineNo. 20
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8L 10–2721,302
October 1812:00 pmWilliam & Marydagger
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 3–2721,949
October 253:00 pmat Hofstra
W 17–03,518
November 13:30 pmat No. 1 James Madison
CN8L 7–4116,810
November 812:00 pmTowson
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 31–2120,720
November 153:30 pmat No. 6 Richmond
L 14–316,173
November 222:30 pmNo. 7 Villanova
CN8L 7–2121,457[2]

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Game summaries

Maryland
See also: 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team
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

UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware 7 0 0 0 7
UMass 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
See also: 2008 William & Mary Tribe football team
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
See also: 2008 Richmond Spiders football team
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. "UD offense freezes against Villanova". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. "2008 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.


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