2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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]

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2008 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
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
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
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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 pmat Maryland*No. 8[2]
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, Delaware
W 38–722,196
October 43:30 pmat No. 12 MassachusettsNo. 14
L 7–1716,422
October 116:00 pmMaineNo. 20
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
CN8L 10–2721,302
October 1812:00 pmWilliam & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
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, Delaware
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

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

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
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. "College Football – Rankings". Rivals.yahoo.com. August 21, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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