1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference title. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Samford in the first round and Northeast Louisiana in the quarterfinals before for losing to the eventual national champion, Marshall, in the semifinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–28 at Marshall
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	11–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (27th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (25th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (2nd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Delaware $^	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Villanova ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
UMass	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Richmond	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	UMass	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 33–13	17,299
September 19	Rhode Island	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 31–14	15,673
September 26	West Chester*	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 20–21
October 3	at New Hampshire	No. 12	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–22
October 10	Boston University	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 49–14
October 17	at No. 2 Villanova	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	W 21–20	12,000	^[1]
October 24	at Navy*	No. 7	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 37–21
October 31	at Maine	No. 7	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 57–13
November 7	Connecticut	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 33–7	22,911
November 14	at Richmond	No. 3	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 21–29	15,822	^[2]
November 21	Towson State*	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 55–27
November 28	No. 9 Samford*	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 56–21
December 5	at No. 2 Northeast Louisiana*	No. 8	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 41–18	10,172	^[3]
December 12	at No. 6 Marshall*	No. 8	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 7–28	16,323
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Keita Malloy   Jr RB 3 Pat Williams   Fr C 52 David Frost   Sr WR 82 Dan Cooper   Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 11 Tim Jacobs   Sr DB 17 Mike Ryan   Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tubby Raymond Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Hens slip past Villanova". The News Journal. October 18, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hens' streak ends at Richmond, 29–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware stuffs NE La". The News Journal. December 6, 1992. p. D1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. "1992 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.