Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Football
2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
First season	1889
Head coach	Dave Brock 3rd year, 17–18 (.486)
Stadium	Delaware Stadium
Field	Tubby Raymond Field
Year built	1952
Seating capacity	22,000
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Newark, Delaware
NCAA division	Division I FCS
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
All-time record	681–448–46 (.599)
Bowl record	8–3–0 (.727)
Playoff appearances	20
Playoff record	22–14 (Div. I FCS) 7–4 (Div. II)
Claimed nat'l titles	6 (1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 2003)
Conference titles	16
Colors	Royal Blue and Gold[1]
Fight song	"The Delaware Fight Song"
Mascot	YoUDee
Marching band	University of Delaware Marching Band
Outfitter	Adidas
Rivals	Villanova University Towson University James Madison University
Website	Bluehens.com

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football. The team is currently led by head coach Dave Brock and plays on Tubby Raymond Field at 22,000-seat Delaware Stadium located in Newark, Delaware. The Fightin' Blue Hens have won six national titles in their 117-year history – 1946 (AP College Division), 1963 (UPI College Division), 1971 (AP/UPI College Division), 1972 (AP/UPI College Division), 1979 (Division II), and 2003 (Division I-AA). They returned to the FCS National Championship game in 2007 and 2010.

The Blue Hens are recognized as a perennial power in FCS football^[2][3][4] and Delaware was the only FCS program to average more than 20,000 fans per regular-season home game for each season from 1999 to 2010.^[5]

History

The program's long history began in the late 1800s, but the tradition did not truly begin to take shape until the arrival of Bill Murray in 1940. During his 11 seasons at the helm, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 49–16–2 with one National Championship in 1946, which culminated in a win over Rollins in the now-defunct Cigar Bowl. That was good for an impressive .747 winning percentage. After Murray departed to take over at Duke University in 1950, David M. Nelson came on board as head coach.

During his years at UD, Nelson developed the Delaware Wing-T offensive system. This system, strongly rooted in running the football and deceptive fake hand-offs, became the identity of Delaware football for nearly 50 years. Nelson also brought with him another icon of Delaware football: the "winged" helmet. The iconic "Michigan" style helmet was developed by Nelson's coach at Michigan, Fritz Crisler, who first used the helmet design when he was head coach at Princeton (albeit in black and orange). Nelson played for Crisler when Crisler was head coach at Michigan, and Nelson brought the helmet design with him to every team he coached (Hillsdale College, Harvard, Maine and Delaware).^[6] Nelson stepped down as football coach in 1965, and in his 15 years (1951–1965), the Hens compiled an 84–42–2 (.664) record with one National Championship in 1963 and a bowl win over Kent State in the now-defunct Refrigerator Bowl.

In 1966, an assistant football and baseball coach named Harold "Tubby" Raymond took over, and after a rocky start (the team recorded a 2–7 record in his second season) became the face of Delaware football for 36 seasons. While Nelson developed the Delaware Wing-T, Raymond perfected it. When he retired in 2001, Raymond had racked up 300 wins against 119 losses and three ties, good for a .714 win percentage. His teams earned 14 Lambert Cup Trophies (as the best team in the east in a particular division), four national semi-finals, and three National Championships in 1971, 1972, and 1979. His 300 wins account for nearly half of the football victories in school history. These three men (Murray, Nelson and Raymond) are all enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. Georgia Tech is the only other school to place three consecutive coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are an NCAA FCS (formerly Div I-AA) football program in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The team has had much success on the field. In addition to the national championships listed above, notable program victories include multiple wins over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools Navy (including a win at Navy's Homecoming game during a year when they went to a bowl game), Maryland, Rutgers, and Temple. Speculation regularly exists regarding whether the Blue Hens will "move up" to the FBS level at some point. The University of Delaware has more than 60 wins against opponents playing at the highest level, whether that was FBS (since 2006), I-A, or the University level (prior to 1978). However, whereas most I-AA schools move up because of the perception of increased money and prestige, UD has an extremely profitable football program, and it is already well-regarded academically and athletically.

"We're the LSU; we're the Georgia, the Florida of Division I-AA," Delaware coach K.C. Keeler said in American Football Monthly in September 2004. "We have every resource. There's some people who have better resources than we do, but in general, the college campus we have is in one of the greatest college towns in America, and the academics ... we led the nation last year in out-of-state applications, more than Michigan or Texas. But that's what this school has become – everybody wants to come to school here."^[7]

While most schools at the FCS level can expect 8,000–10,000 fans for a football game on a good day, the Fightin' Blue Hens can expect sellout crowds of over 22,000 at every home contest; they have been among the top programs in attendance for over thirty years. Since Delaware Stadium opened in 1952, it has undergone four major expansions to come to its current capacity of 22,000. (In the 1970s it actually seated over 23,000, but subsequent modifications have reduced the capacity to the current number.) The home attendance record was set in 1973 on October 27 against Temple University with 23,619 fans, and attendance has exceeded 22,000 fans frequently. When the Fightin' Blue Hens have a home game, the stadium population becomes the fourth largest city in Delaware—behind Wilmington, Dover, and Newark itself. Maine head coach Jack Cosgrove told Keeler that playing Delaware at Delaware Stadium is the highlight of many of his players' collegiate careers because of their large fan support.^[7] In 2011, Sporting News ranked Newark 162 on its list of the 271 Best Sports Cities.^[8]

On June 19, 2008, Keeler was granted a 10-year contract extension that was intended to keep him on as head coach of the Blue Hens through the 2017 season. The Homecoming Game versus William & Mary on October 18, 2008, marked the first time in 18 years that the Fightin' Blue Hens did not score a touchdown in a home game. The final score of 27–3 also made Delaware's third straight loss scoring ten points or fewer for the first time since the end of the 1983 season.^[9] Delaware's eighth loss, to Villanova in the final game of the season, ended a season that saw it lose eight games for the first time in 117 seasons. The Fightin' Blue Hens were one of only four teams in the NCAA to never lose eight games in a season, the others being Michigan (which lost its 8th game a week before the Hens), Tennessee, and Ohio State.

Keeler was fired on January 7, 2013, following the 2012 season in which his team posted a 5−6 record.^[10] Delaware hired Rutgers offensive coordinator Dave Brock as the team's head coach on January 18, 2013.^[11]

Under Dave Brock

Season	All Games	Regular Season	Conference	Post-Season Play	Coaches Poll Ranking
2013	7–5	7–5	4–4	N/A	RV
2014	6–6	6–6	4–4	N/A	N/A
2015	4–7	4–7	3–5
Total	17–18	17–18	11–13	0 Appearances	–

Current coaching staff

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Dave Brock	Head Coach	2013	Salisbury (1994)
Sean Devine	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	2013	Colby (1994)
Tim Weaver	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2013	Davidson (1990)
Bryan Bossard	Wide Receivers	2014	Delaware (1988)
Brian Ginn	Quarterbacks	2000	Delaware (2000)
Dennis Dottin-Carter	Defensive Line	2013	Maine (2002)
Tony Lucas	Running Backs	2013	Columbia (2003)
Henry Baker	Cornerbacks	2011	Maryland (2003)
Tom McEntire	Safeties	2013	Thiel (2006)
Robert Sabol	Offensive Quality Control	2014	West Chester (2012)
Mark Bailey	Defensive Quality Control	2014	Delaware (2013)

Coaching history

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Rank^#
Gus Ziegler (Independent) (1929–1930)
1929	Gus Ziegler	0–7–1
1930	Gus Ziegler	6–3–1
Gus Ziegler:		6–10–2
Charles Rogers (Independent) (1931–1933)
1931	Charles Rogers	5–1–2			Class B Eastern Co–Champions
1932	Charles Rogers	5–4
1933	Charles Rogers	2–4–2
Charles Rogers:		12–9–4
J. Neil Stahley (Independent) (1934)
1934	J. Neil Stahley	4–3–1
J. Neil Stahley:		4–3–1
Lyal Clark (Independent) (1935–1937)
1935	Lyal Clark	2–5–1
1936	Lyal Clark	2–6
1937	Lyal Clark	1–7
Lyal Clark:		5–18–1
Stephen Grenda (Independent) (1938–1939)
1938	Stephen Grenda	3–5
1939	Stephen Grenda	1–7
Stephen Grenda:		4–12
William D. Murray (Independent) (1940–1942)
1940	William D. Murray	5–3
1941	William D. Murray	7–0–1
1942	William D. Murray	8–0
William D. Murray (Mason-Dixon Conference) (1946)
1946	William D. Murray	10–0		1st	W Rollins Cigar Bowl		19
William D. Murray (Independent) (1947–1950)
1947	William D. Murray	4–4
1948	William D. Murray	5–3
1949	William D. Murray	8–1
1950	William D. Murray	2–5–1
William D. Murray:		49–16–2
David M. Nelson (Independent) (1951–1957)
1951	David Nelson	5–3
1952	David Nelson	4–4
1953	David Nelson	7–1
1954	David Nelson	8–2			W Kent State Refrigerator Bowl
1955	David Nelson	8–1
1956	David Nelson	5–3–1
1957	David Nelson	4–3
David Nelson (MAC) (1958–1965)
1958	David Nelson	5–3	2–3	5th
1959	David Nelson	8–1	5–0	1st
1960	David Nelson	2–6–1	1–4	6th
1961	David Nelson	4–4	3–2	3rd
1962	David Nelson	7–2	5–0	1st		9
1963	David Nelson	8–0	4–0	1st		1	2
1964	David Nelson	4–5	3–3	4th
1965	David Nelson	5–4	3–3	4th
David Nelson:		84–42–2
Tubby Raymond (MAC) (1966–1969)
1966	Tubby Raymond	6–3	6–0	1st
1967	Tubby Raymond	2–7	2–3	4th
1968	Tubby Raymond	8–3	5–0	1st	W Indiana (PA) Boardwalk Bowl
1969	Tubby Raymond	9–2	6–0	1st	W North Carolina Central Boardwalk Bowl	10	10
Tubby Raymond (D–II Independent) (1970–1979)
1970	Tubby Raymond	9–2			W Morgan State Boardwalk Bowl	8	11
1971	Tubby Raymond	10–1			W C.W. Post Boardwalk Bowl	1	1
1972	Tubby Raymond	10–0				1	1
1973	Tubby Raymond	8–4			L Grambling State II First Round	10	3
1974	Tubby Raymond	12–2			L Central Michigan II Championship Game	3	4
1975	Tubby Raymond	8–3
1976	Tubby Raymond	8–3–1			L Northern Michigan II First Round	4	1
1977	Tubby Raymond	6–3–1
1978	Tubby Raymond	10–4			L Eastern Illinois II Championship Game	3
1979	Tubby Raymond	13–1			W Youngstown State II National Champions	1
Tubby Raymond (I-AA Independent) (1980–1985)
1980	Tubby Raymond	9–2				6
1981	Tubby Raymond	9–3			L Eastern Kentucky I–AA First Round	7
1982	Tubby Raymond	12–2			L Eastern Kentucky I–AA Championship Game	3
1983	Tubby Raymond	4–7
1984	Tubby Raymond	8–3				19
1985	Tubby Raymond	7–4
Tubby Raymond (Yankee Conference) (1986–1996)
1986	Tubby Raymond	9–4	5–2	1st	L Arkansas State I-AA Quarterfinal	13
1987	Tubby Raymond	5–6	2–5	5th
1988	Tubby Raymond	7–5	6–2	1st	L Furman I-AA First Round	15
1989	Tubby Raymond	7–4	5–3	4th
1990	Tubby Raymond	6–5	5–3	2nd
1991	Tubby Raymond	10–2	7–1	1st	L James Madison I-AA First Round	6
1992	Tubby Raymond	11–3	7–1	1st	L Marshall I-AA Semifinal	8
1993	Tubby Raymond	9–4	6–2	2nd	L Marshall I-AA Quarterfinal	18
1994	Tubby Raymond	7–3–1	5–3	3rd
1995	Tubby Raymond	11–2	8–0	1st	L McNeese State I-AA Quarterfinal	6
1996	Tubby Raymond	8–4	6–2	2nd	L Marshall I-AA First Round	10
Tubby Raymond (A10) (1997–2001)
1997	Tubby Raymond	12–2	7–1	1st	L McNeese State I-AA Semifinal	3	3
1998	Tubby Raymond	7–4	4–4	2nd		23	24
1999	Tubby Raymond	7–4	5–3	2nd
2000	Tubby Raymond	12–2	7–1	1st	L Georgia Southern I-AA Semifinal	3	3
2001	Tubby Raymond	4–6	4–5	6th
Tubby Raymond:		300–119–3
K. C. Keeler (A10) (2002–2006)
2002	K.C. Keeler	6–6	4–5	6th
2003	K.C. Keeler	15–1	8–1	1st	W Colgate I-AA National Champions	1	1
2004	K.C. Keeler	9–4	7–1	1st	L William & Mary I-AA Quarterfinal	7	8
2005	K.C. Keeler	6–5	3–5	3rd
2006	K.C. Keeler	5–6	3–5	4th
K.C. Keeler (CAA South) (2007–2009)
2007	K.C. Keeler	11–4	5–3	3rd	L Appalachian State FCS Championship Game	2	2
2008	K.C. Keeler	4–8	2–6	5th
2009	K.C. Keeler	6–5	4–4	4th
K.C. Keeler (CAA) (2010–2012)
2010	K.C. Keeler	12–3	6–2	1st	L Eastern Washington FCS Championship Game	2	2
2011	K.C. Keeler	7–4	5–3	5th		20	17
2012	K.C. Keeler	5–6	2–6	8th
K.C. Keeler:		86–52
Dave Brock (CAA) (2013–present)
2013	Dave Brock	7−5	4−4	5th			RV
2014	Dave Brock	6−6	4−4	6th
2015	Dave Brock	4−7	3−5	T−8th
Dave Brock:		17−18
Total:		681–448–46
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Conference affiliations

1889–1945: Independent 1946: Mason-Dixon Conference 1947–1957: Independent 1958–1969: Middle Atlantic Conference 1970–1971: Independent

1972–1979: NCAA Division II Independent 1980–1982: NCAA Division I-AA Independent 1983–1996: Yankee Conference 1997–2006: Atlantic 10 Conference 2007–present: Colonial Athletic Association

All-time record vs. CAA Football teams

Official record against all current and former CAA Football opponents as of November 14, 2015:

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage Streak First Last Albany 3 2 0 .600 L1 2006 2016 Boston University‡ 15 4 0 .789 W9 1965 1997 Connecticut† 20 7 0 .741 W5 1951 1998 Elon 2 0 0 1.000 W2 2014 2015 Georgia State† 0 0 0 – – – – Hofstra‡ 13 5 1 .711 W3 1960 2009 James Madison 14 9 0 .609 L1 1983 2016 Maine 23 10 0 .697 L3 1972 2016 Massachusetts† 25 7 0 .781 L1 1958 2011 New Hampshire 21 12 0 .636 W1 1953 2015 Northeastern‡ 10 3 0 .769 W1 1993 2007 Old Dominion† 1 1 0 .500 L1 2011 2012 Rhode Island 22 9 0 .710 L1 1922 2015 Richmond 20 10 0 .667 L2 1931 2016 Stony Brook 0 0 0 – – 2016 2016 Towson 10 7 0 .588 L2 1982 2016 Villanova 21 27 1 .439 L4 1895 2016 William & Mary 23 17 0 .575 W1 1915 2016 Totals 242 129 2 .651 L2

Former CAA Member, † – Moved up to FBS, ‡ – Dropped football

Championships

National championships

Year	Coach	Record	Championship
1946	Bill Murray	10–0	AP College Division National Champions
1963	David Nelson	8–0	UPI College Division National Champions
1971	Tubby Raymond	10–1	AP & UPI College Division National Champions
1972	Tubby Raymond	10–0	AP & UPI College Division National Champions
1979	Tubby Raymond	13–1	NCAA Division II National Champions
2003	K. C. Keeler	15–1	NCAA Division I-AA National Champions
Total national championships			6

Conference Championships

Year	Coach	Conference	Conference Record
1946	Bill Murray	Mason-Dixon Conference	3–0
1959	David Nelson	Middle Atlantic Conference	5–0
1962	David Nelson	Middle Atlantic Conference	5–0
1963	David Nelson	Middle Atlantic Conference	4–0
1966	Tubby Raymond	Middle Atlantic Conference	6–0
1968	Tubby Raymond	Middle Atlantic Conference	5–0
1969	Tubby Raymond	Middle Atlantic Conference	6–0
1986	Tubby Raymond	Yankee Conference	5–2
1988	Tubby Raymond	Yankee Conference	6–2
1991	Tubby Raymond	Yankee Conference	7–1
1992	Tubby Raymond	Yankee Conference	7–1
1995	Tubby Raymond	Yankee Conference	8–0
2000	Tubby Raymond	Atlantic 10 Conference	7–1
2003	K.C. Keeler	Atlantic 10 Conference	8–1
2004	K.C. Keeler	Atlantic 10 Conference	7–1
2010	K.C. Keeler	Colonial Athletic Association	6–2
Total conference championships		16

Bowl games

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs

The Fightin' Blue Hens have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs 15 times. Their combined record is 22–14. They were I-AA National Champions in 2003.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	Quarterfinals	Eastern Kentucky	L 28–35
1982	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Colgate Louisiana Tech Eastern Kentucky	W 20–13 W 17–0 L 14–17
1986	First Round Quarterfinals	William & Mary Arkansas State	W 51–17 L 14–55
1988	First Round	Furman	L 7–21
1991	First Round	James Madison	L 35–42
1992	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Samford Louisiana–Monroe Marshall	W 56–21 W 41–18 L 7–28
1993	First Round Quarterfinals	Montana Marshall	W 49–48 L 31–34
1995	First Round Quarterfinals	Hofstra McNeese State	W 38–17 L 18–52
1996	First Round	Marshall	L 14–59
1997	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Hofstra Georgia Southern McNeese State	W 24–14 W 16–7 L 21–23
2000	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Portland State Lehigh Georgia Southern	W 49–14 W 47–22 L 27–18
2003	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Wofford Colgate	W 48–7 W 37–7 W 24–9 W 40–0
2004	First Round Quarterfinals	Lafayette William & Mary	W 28–14 L 38–44
2007	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Delaware State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Appalachian State	W 44–7 W 39–27 W 20–17 L 21–49
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Lehigh New Hampshire Georgia Southern Eastern Washington	W 42–20 W 16–3 W 27–10 L 19–20

Division II Playoffs results

The Fightin' Blue Hens have appeared in the Division II playoffs five times with an overall record of 7–4. They were Division II National Champions in 1979.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	Quarterfinals	Grambling State	L 8–17
1974	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Youngstown State UNLV Central Michigan	W 35–14 W 49–11 L 14–54
1976	Quarterfinals	Northern Michigan	L 17–28
1978	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Jacksonville State Winston–Salem State Eastern Illinois	W 42–21 W 41–0 L 9–10
1979	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Virginia Union Mississippi College Youngstown State	W 58–28 W 60–10 W 38–21

Rivalries

Villanova

Delaware State

Delaware and Delaware State first played against each other on November 23, 2007, in Newark, Delaware, in the first round of the NCAA Division I National Championship Tournament. The Blue Hens defeated the Hornets 44–7 in front of 19,765 people, the largest playoff crowd in Delaware Stadium history.^[12]

Prior to the 2009 season, the University of Delaware had not scheduled a regular season game versus Delaware State University, the state's other Football Championship Subdivision team. A 2007 guest editorial at ESPN.com's Page 2 claimed that this has to do with the fact that Delaware State is a Historically Black College.^[13] However, Delaware has scheduled and played regular season games against several other Historically Black Colleges and Universities such as Morgan State University and North Carolina A&T.

On February 25, 2009, coach K.C. Keeler joined Delaware State University coach Al Lavan along with school officials and state politicians in Dover, Delaware, to announce that their schools had signed on to play the first regular season game in their history. Additionally, a three-game series was scheduled for September 2012, 2013, and 2014. All games in the series will be held at Delaware Stadium in Newark, because its seating capacity of 22,000 is much larger than that of Delaware State's Alumni Stadium. The schools had been engaged in talks to play a game as early as 2009, but Furman University, which had previously signed a contract to play a home-and-away series with UD, backed out of game two which was scheduled to be played at UD in order to play University of Missouri and garner a larger payday. This left the University of Delaware with an open date to fill with only a few months before the season started and the two sides quickly completed the deal.

The first game was played on September 19, 2009, at Delaware Stadium, with the winning Blue Hens receiving the new traveling trophy, the First State Cup, following a 27–17 victory. Delaware has been victorious in each of their subsequent match-ups, shutting out Delaware State 45–0 in 2011, and winning 38–14 in 2012 and 42–21 in 2013.

James Madison

William & Mary

Blue Hens in the pros

Active

• DB Mike Adams – San Francisco 49ers (2004–2006), Cleveland Browns (2007–2011), Denver Broncos (2012–2013), Indianapolis Colts (2014–present)
• TE Nick Boyle – Baltimore Ravens (2015–present)
• CB Marcus Burley – Jacksonville Jaguars (2013), Seattle Seahawks (2014−present)
• QB Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens (2008–present), Super Bowl XLVII Most Valuable Player
• C Gino Gradkowski – Baltimore Ravens (2012–2014), Atlanta Falcons (2015), Carolina Panthers (2016–present), Super Bowl XLVII winner
• DB Travis Hawkins – Toronto Argos (2015−present)
• DT Zach Kerr – Indianapolis Colts (2014–present)
• OL Erle Ladson – Cleveland Browns (2015–present)
• WR Andrew Opoku – FXFL Blacktips (2015–present)
• LB Paul Worrilow – Atlanta Falcons (2013–present)

Former

• DE Michael Atunrase - Nebraska Danger (2012–2013), Cedar Rapids Titans (2013)
• TE Josh Baker – New York Jets (2011)
• QB Scott Brunner – New York Giants (1980–1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985)
• OL Mike Byrne – Calgary Stampeders (2008–2009)
• LB Mondoe Davis – Montreal Alouettes (2007)
• QB Pat Devlin – Miami Dolphins (2011–2013), Cleveland Browns (2015)
• LB Leon Dombrowski – New York Titans (1960)
• WR Jamin Elliott – Chicago Bears (2002), Georgia Force (2006), Atlanta Falcons (2006)
• QB Rich Gannon – Minnesota Vikings (1987–1992), Washington Redskins (1993), Kansas City Chiefs (1995–1998), Oakland Raiders (1999–2004); won the 2002 NFL Most Valuable Player and played in Super Bowl XXXVII as a member of the Raiders
• QB Andy Hall – Philadelphia Eagles (2005-2006)
• OL Conway Hayman – Houston Oilers (1975–1980)
• DB Tim Jacobs – Cleveland Browns (1993–1995), Miami Dolphins (1996–1997)
• DL Dennis Johnson – Washington Redskins (1974–1977), Buffalo Bills (1978)
• OT Greg Justice – Austin Wranglers (2007)
• QB Jeff Komlo – Detroit Lions (1979–1981), Atlanta Falcons (1982), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983)
• DE Matt Marcorelle - Georgia Force (2012), Jacksonville Sharks (2013)
• DT Joe McGrail – Buffalo Bills (1987)
• LB Joe McHale – New England Patriots (1987)
• TE Jeff Modesitt – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)
• QB Matt Nagy – New York Dragons (2002), Carolina Cobras (2004), Georgia Force (2005–2006), Columbus Destroyers (2007–2008)
• TE Ben Patrick – Arizona Cardinals (2007–2010); scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII
• C Bob Patton – Buffalo Bills (1976)
• RB Dan Reeder – Pittsburgh Steelers (1986–1987)
• DB George Schmitt – St. Louis Cardinals (1983)
• K Jon Striefsky – Philadelphia Soul (2011), Jacksonville Sharks (2012)
• S Ivory Sully – Los Angeles Rams (1979–1984), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–1986), Detroit Lions (1987); played in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Rams
• DE Ronald Talley – Arizona Cardinals (2011–2013)
• DE Hal Thompson – Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1948)
• DB Anthony Walters – Chicago Bears (2011–2014)

Draft picks

Future non-conference opponents

2016†	2017†	2018†	2019‡	2020†
Delaware State (9/1)	Delaware State (9/2)	Lafayette (9/8)	@ Pittsburgh (8/31)	@ NC State (9/5)
@ Lafayette (9/10)	@ Virginia Tech (9/9)	Cornell (9/15)	Delaware State (9/7)	Delaware State (9/12)
@ Wake Forest (9/17)	Cornell (9/16)
–	–	–		–

† – 11 Game FCS Regular Season
‡ – 12 Game FCS Regular Season
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Members of the College Football Hall of Fame

• Bill Murray – inducted 1974
• David Nelson – inducted 1987
• Tubby Raymond – inducted 2003

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External links

• Delaware Historical Data, College Football Data Warehouse