2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Atlantic 10 South Division co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Cohen (3rd season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Villanova   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the A-10 South Division title with James Madison and William & Mary. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Lafayette in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmNew Hampshire*No. 1
L 49–5222,727
September 117:00 pmTowsonNo. 7
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 21–1722,782
September 187:00 pmWest Chester*No. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 24–622,036
September 251:00 pmat No. 16 UMassNo. 4
CN8W 21–711,298
October 212:00 pmNo. 8 MainedaggerNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CSNW 43–3822,030
October 161:30 pmat HofstraNo. 3
W 20–197,050
October 231:00 pmNo. 14 William & MaryNo. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 31–2822,058
October 301:30 pmat Navy*No. 3
CN8L 20–3434,416
November 61:30 pmat No. 7 James MadisonNo. 6
L 13–2012,683
November 131:00 pmat RichmondNo. 11
W 23–145,028
November 201:00 pmVillanovaNo. 11
CN8W 41–3522,045
November 273:00 pmNo. 25 Lafayette*No. 10
CSTVW 28–1413,707[1]
December 412:00 pmat No. 6 William & Mary*No. 10
ESPNGPL 38–448,875

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References

  1. ^ Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.


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