2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2008 record	4–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	K.C. Keeler (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Ginn (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (3rd year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2008 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#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
#3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0		12	–	2
#6 Villanova ^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#1 Richmond ^		6	–	2		13	–	3
#20 William & Mary		5	–	3		7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7		3	–	9

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football in its eighth season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

K.C. Keeler served as head coach in his seventh season since replacing the legendary Tubby Raymond. Since he took over in 2002, Keeler had 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, however, would prove to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It is the only year that the Blue Hens have lost eight games.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 PM	at Maryland*	#8^[2]	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	L 7–14	49,119
September 13	6:00 PM	#23 (D-II) West Chester*	#6	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 48–20	22,029
September 20	2:00 PM	at #23 Furman*	#6	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC		L 21–23	12,781
September 27	6:00 PM	Albany*	#17	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 38–7	22,196
October 4	3:30 PM	at #12 Massachusetts	#14	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 7–17	16,422
October 11	6:00 PM	Maine	#20	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CN8	L 10–27	21,302
October 18	12:00 PM	William & Mary		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 3–27	21,949
October 25	3:00 PM	at Hofstra		James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY		W 17–0	3,518
November 1	3:30 PM	at #1 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	L 7–41	16,810
November 8	12:00 PM	Towson		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 31–21	20,720
November 15	3:30 PM	at #6 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA		L 14–31	6,173
November 22	2:30 PM	#7 Villanova		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	L 7–21	21,457
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Maryland

	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

	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

	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

↑ Villanova 21, Delaware 7, ESPN, November 22, 2008, retrieved February 7, 2009.
↑ "College Football - Rankings". Rivals.yahoo.com. August 21, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester William & Mary

Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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