2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). K. C. Keeler served as head coach for the seventh season. Keeler twice brought the Blue Hens to the FCS championship game, and won in 2003. In 2007, the team lost in the final to Appalachian State. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the only year that the Blue Hens have lost eight games.[1]

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2008 record	4–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Ginn (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 Maine ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	10
South
No. 3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 6 Villanova ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 1 Richmond ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 20 William & Mary		5	–	3					7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 PM	at Maryland*	No. 8[2]	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	ESPN	L 7–14	49,119
September 13	6:00 PM	No. 23 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware		W 48–20	22,029
September 20	2:00 PM	at No. 23 Furman*	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina		L 21–23	12,781
September 27	6:00 PM	Albany*	No. 17	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware		W 38–7	22,196
October 4	3:30 PM	at No. 12 Massachusetts	No. 14	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, Massachusetts		L 7–17	16,422
October 11	6:00 PM	Maine	No. 20	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	CN8	L 10–27	21,302
October 18	12:00 PM	William & Mary		Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware		L 3–27	21,949
October 25	3:00 PM	at Hofstra		James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, New York		W 17–0	3,518
November 1	3:30 PM	at No. 1 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia	CN8	L 7–41	16,810
November 8	12:00 PM	Towson		Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware		W 31–21	20,720
November 15	3:30 PM	at No. 6 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia		L 14–31	6,173
November 22	2:30 PM	No. 7 Villanova		Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	L 7–21	21,457
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Maryland

See also: 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	0	0	0	7	7
Maryland	0	7	7	0	14

West Chester

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Chester	0	6	0	14	20
Delaware	14	20	0	14	48

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	7	7	21
Furman	7	13	0	3	23

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	0	7	0	0	7
Delaware	7	7	10	14	38

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	0	0	7
Massachusetts	7	0	0	10	17

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	10	0	17	27
Delaware	3	7	0	0	10

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
William & Mary	3	10	0	14	27
Delaware	0	0	0	3	3

Hofstra

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	3	0	7	17
Hofstra	0	0	0	0	0

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	0	0	7	0	7
James Madison	7	7	20	7	41

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Towson	0	0	13	8	21
Delaware	0	14	10	7	31

Richmond

See also: 2008 Richmond Spiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	0	7	14
Richmond	3	14	0	14	31

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	0	14	7	0	21
Delaware	0	0	0	7	7

References

1. Villanova 21, Delaware 7, ESPN, November 22, 2008, retrieved February 7, 2009.
2. "College Football – Rankings". Rivals.yahoo.com. August 21, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2013.