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American college football season
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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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[edit]
Delaware State[edit]
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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[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
24 |
| Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
Wake Forest[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
| Demon Deacons
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
38 |
James Madison[edit]
|
|
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.
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Black Bears
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
15 |
28 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
William & Mary[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
| Tribe
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21 |
24 |
Stony Brook[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #24 Seawolves
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Tigers
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
20 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
5 |
33 |
| Great Danes
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Richmond[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
| #8 Spiders
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
Villanova[edit]
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #13 Wildcats
|
7
|
20
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
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