1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference co-champion; Lambert Cup winner
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–42 2OT at James Madison
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	10–2 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (26th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (24th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

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.

Record10–2 (7–1 Yankee)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorTed Kempski (24th season)

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1991 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	West Chester*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 28–0	18,082	^[1]
September 7	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–7	9,527	^[2]
September 14	at No. 3 William & Mary*	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 28–21	13,579	^[3]
September 21	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 42–7	7,871	^[4]
October 5	No. 20 New Hampshire	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 28–45	22,304	^[5]
October 12	at Boston University	No. 16	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–21	1,839	^[6]
October 19	No. 4 Villanova	No. 14	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 38–28	18,534	^[7]
October 26	at Navy*	No. 11	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 29–25	30,490	^[8]
November 2	Maine	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 34–10	22,601	^[9]
November 9	at Connecticut	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 49–18	7,424	^[10]
November 16	Richmond	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 23–17	17,812	^[11]
November 30	No. 16 James Madison*	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round, rivalry)	L 35–42 ^2OT		^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference co-champion Lambert Cup winner
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–42 ^2OT at James Madison
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	10–2 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (26th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (24th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →