1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31West Chester*
W 28–018,082
September 7at UMass
W 24–79,527
September 14at No. 3 William & Mary*No. 12
W 28–2113,579
September 21at Rhode IslandNo. 8
W 42–77,871
October 5No. 20 New HampshireNo. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 28–4522,304
October 12at Boston UniversityNo. 16
W 35–211,839
October 19No. 4 VillanovaNo. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 38–2818,534
October 26at Navy*No. 11
W 29–2530,490
November 2MaineNo. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 34–1022,601
November 9at ConnecticutNo. 8
W 49–187,424
November 16RichmondNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 23–1717,812
November 30No. 16 James Madison*No. 6
L 35–42 2OT

Roster

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

  1. ^ "Delaware dominates W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 1, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blue Hens rip UMass". The News Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Hens turn back No. 3 Tribe". The Daily Progress. September 15, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Undefeated Delaware rips Rhode Island, 42–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bourassa buries Delaware". Concord Monitor. October 7, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hens win in struggle". The News Journal. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vergantino leads Delaware past Villanova". Courier-Post. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hens stun Navy 29–25". The News Journal. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue Hens bury Black Bears". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UConn is simply overrun in 49–18 loss to Delaware". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Delaware victorious, shares title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Delaware falls to JMU in double-OT". The Daily Times. December 1, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.