1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion; Lambert Cup; ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 18–52 at McNeese State
Conference	Yankee Conference
	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
Record	11–2 (8–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (30th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (28th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (5th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
Rhode Island x	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 23 Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Maine	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 30th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 8–0 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 Hofstra in the first round before for losing to McNeese State in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	West Chester*	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 49–21
September 16	Villanova	No. 11	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	W 28–7	15,534	^[1]
September 23	at No. 15 Boston University	No. 11	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–29
September 30	at Northeastern	No. 10	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 37–10
October 7	Youngstown State*	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 34–13
October 14	No. 12 Richmond	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 15–0	18,926	^[2]
October 21	at No. 10 James Madison	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 48–19
October 28	Maine	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 61–0	22,293
November 4	No. 18 William & Mary	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 23–20	18,439
November 11	at Navy*	No. 4	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–31
November 18	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–19	7,890
November 25	No. 9 Hofstra*	No. 7	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 38–17
December 2	at No. 1 McNeese State*	No. 7	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 18–52	17,239	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`9`	Leo Hamlett	Jr
WR	`15`	Jason Phillips	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Delaware's second-half touchdowns stop Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 17, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware wins and remains unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese clubs Hens". The News Journal. December 3, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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