1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season

1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 31–34 at Marshall
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
Record	9–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (28th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (26th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (3rd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. For the third consecutive season, Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Montana in the first round before for losing to the eventual national runner-up, Marshall, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Lehigh *	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 62–21	14,007	^[1]
September 11	No. 11 William & Mary	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 42–35	13,612	^[2]
September 18	at Rhode Island	No. 3	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 32–11	3,556	^[3]
September 25	West Chester *	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 56–41	16,104	^[4]
October 9	at James Madison	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 38–42	11,000	^[5]
October 16	Villanova	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	W 19–7	18,251	^[6]
October 23	at UMass	No. 7	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 29–43	13,102	^[7]
October 30	Maine ^dagger	No. 15	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 21–19	^[8]
November 6	Towson State *	No. 14	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 30–32	20,709	^[9]
November 13	Richmond	No. 22	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 48–10	13,444	^[10]
November 20	at Northeastern	No. 19	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–23	2,805	^[11]
November 27	at No. 3 Montana *	No. 18	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 49–48	11,271	^[12]
December 4	at No. 9 Marshall *	No. 18	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 31–34	13,687	^[13]
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Keita Malloy	Sr
RB	`3`	Pat Williams	So
QB	`8`	Dale Fry	Sr
QB	`9`	Leo Hamlett	So
OT	`53`	John Lamancusa	So
WR	`82`	Dan Cooper	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`4`	Paul Williams	So
S	`5`	Donald Tyler	Sr
S	`7`	Scott Acker	Sr
DB	`17`	Mike Ryan	So

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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^ Tomashek, Tom (September 5, 1993). "Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens ride Brown to 42–35 victory over Wm. & Mary". The News Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hens triumph, 32–11, behind Fry, Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QB Fry leads Hens over West Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blue Hens win a game but lose a QB". The News Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass gridmen upset Delaware". The Republican. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine field goal doesn't fall, again". The Bangor Daily News. November 1, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Towson stunner leaves Hens Blue". The News Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware finds balance in win". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies fumble, stumble". The Boston Sunday Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. November 28, 1993. p. E8. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
^ "Marshall again ends Hens' season, licking last-second FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 5, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1993 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
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