American college football season
2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Record | 4–7 (2–6 CAA) |
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Head coach | - Dave Brock (4th season; first 6 games)
- Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim, final 5 games)
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Offensive coordinator | Sean Devine (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Dennis Dottin-Carter (3rd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Weaver (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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The 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fightin' Blue Hens were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Brock for the first six games of the season, before he was fired on October 16, following a loss to William & Mary. Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Dottin-Carter was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] Delaware finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tenth in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | Delaware State* | | BHAA | W 56–14 | 17,835 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Lafayette* | | WBPH-TV, BHAA | W 24–6 | 6,828 |
September 17 | 6:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | | ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 25,972 |
October 1 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 James Madison | | MadiZone | L 20–43 | 25,236 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | Maine | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| BHAA | L 21–28 | 18,108 |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | at William & Mary | | TATV | L 17–24 | 11,713 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 24 Stony Brook | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| BHAA | L 3–28 | 12,972 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | Towson | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| CSN | W 20–6 | 17,488 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | at Albany | | DZ | W 33–17 | 4,412 |
November 12 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 Richmond | | CSN | L 17–31 | 8,700 |
November 19 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Villanova | | CSN | L 10–41 | 15,987 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
- Most points in a regulation game since October 27, 2007 (59–52 win at Navy)
- Most points in a season-opening game since 1993 (62–21 win vs. Lehigh)
- Most rushing yards (395) since September 23, 2000 (84–0 win vs. West Chester; 443 yards)
- Most total yards (487) since October 26, 2013 (35–13 win at Rhode Island; 500 yards)
- Delaware's 300th win at Delaware Stadium (300–100–4 all time)
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
#7 Dukes | 7 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
- James Madison is coming off of a share of the CAA Championship in 2015, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs.
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Bears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#24 Seawolves | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
Great Danes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
#8 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Wildcats | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
References
- ^ "University of Delaware Athletics Announces Changes in Coaching Staff". Delaware Athletics. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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