1992 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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

1992 Yankee Conference football standings

	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

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

Roster

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 Redshirt Roster