1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with New Hampshire and Villanova. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Lambert Cup
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record10–2 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (24th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (1st season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31West Chester*W 28–0
September 7at UMassW 24–79,527
September 14at No. 3 William & Mary*No. 12W 28–2113,579
September 21at Rhode IslandNo. 8W 42–77,871
October 5No. 20 New Hampshire No. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 28–4522,304
October 12at Boston UniversityNo. 16W 35–21
October 19No. 4 VillanovaNo. 14
W 38–28
October 26at Navy*No. 11W 29–25
November 2MaineNo. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 34–1022,601
November 9at ConnecticutNo. 8W 49–18
November 16RichmondNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 23–1717,812[1]
November 30No. 16 James Madison*No. 6
L 35–42 2OT

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Roster

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1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Keita Malloy   So
RB 3 Pat Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 11 Tim Jacobs   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Mark Drozic   Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware victorious, shares title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.