1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season

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
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

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.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	UMass	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 33–13	17,299	^[1]
September 19	Rhode Island	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 31–14	15,673	^[2]
September 26	West Chester *	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 20–21	15,331	^[3]
October 3	at New Hampshire	No. 12	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–22	8,709	^[4]
October 10	Boston University ^dagger	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 49–14	20,614	^[5]
October 17	at No. 2 Villanova	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	W 21–20	12,000	^[6]
October 24	at Navy *	No. 7	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 37–21	32,189	^[7]
October 31	at Maine	No. 7	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 57–13	5,327	^[8]
November 7	Connecticut	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 33–7	22,911	^[9]
November 14	at Richmond	No. 3	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 21–29	15,822	^[10]
November 21	Towson State *	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 55–27	15,262	^[11]
November 28	No. 9 Samford *	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 56–21	11,364	^[12]
December 5	at No. 2 Northeast Louisiana *	No. 8	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 41–18	10,172	^[13]
December 12	at No. 6 Marshall *	No. 8	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 7–28	16,323	^[14]
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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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 Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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^ "For openers, Blue Hens roll". The News Journal. September 13, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Blue Hens defeat Rhode Island, 31–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Chester stuns Hens". The News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wildcats stumble to another conference loss". Concord Monitor. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vergantino, Blue Hens bomb BU". The Daily Times. October 11, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens slip past Villanova". The News Journal. October 18, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware whips Navy". Sunday News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware rips fumble-prone Maine Bears". The Bangor Daily News. November 2, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens handle Huskies". The Day. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens' streak ends at Richmond, 29–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens rout Towson State". The News Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens romp over Samford, 56–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware stuffs NE La". The News Journal. December 6, 1992. p. D1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
^ "Marshall thunders past Delaware, into title game". Ledger-Enquirer. December 13, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1992 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 7, 2022.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" 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 1943–1945 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

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Yankee Conference football champions

New Hampshire (1947)
New Hampshire (1948)
Connecticut & Maine (1949)
New Hampshire (1950)
Maine (1951)
Connecticut & Maine & Rhode Island (1952)
New Hampshire & Rhode Island (1953)
New Hampshire (1954)
Rhode Island (1955)
Connecticut (1956)
Connecticut & Rhode Island (1957)
Connecticut (1958)
Connecticut (1959)
Connecticut & UMass (1960)
Maine (1961)
New Hampshire (1962)
UMass (1963)
UMass (1964)
Maine (1965)
UMass (1966)
UMass (1967)
Connecticut & New Hampshire (1968)
UMass (1969)
Connecticut (1970)
Connecticut & UMass (1971)
UMass (1972)
Connecticut (1973)
Maine & UMass (1974)
New Hampshire (1975)
New Hampshire (1976)
UMass (1977)
UMass (1978)
Boston University & UMass (1979)
Boston University (1980)
Rhode Island & UMass (1981)
Boston University & Connecticut & Maine & UMass (1982)
Boston University & Connecticut (1983)
Boston University & Rhode Island (1984)
Rhode Island (1985)
Connecticut & Delaware & UMass (1986)
Maine & Richmond (1987)
Delaware & UMass (1988)
Connecticut & Maine & Villanova (1989)
UMass (1990)
Delaware & New Hampshire & Villanova (1991)
Delaware (1992)
Boston University (1993)
New Hampshire (1994)
Delaware (1995)
William & Mary (1996)

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