2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in place in the CAA's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the first, still only season, in which the Blue Hens lost eight games.^[1]

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South Division
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
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
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 Division
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	Source
August 30	3:30 pm	at Maryland*	No. 8	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 7–14	49,119
September 13	6:00 pm	No. 23 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 48–20	22,029
September 20	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Furman*	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 21–23	12,781
September 27	6:00 pm	Albany*	No. 17	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 38–7	22,196
October 4	3:30 pm	at No. 12 UMass	No. 14	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		L 7–17	16,422
October 11	6:00 pm	Maine	No. 20	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN8	L 10–27	21,302
October 18	12:00 pm	William & Mary		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		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, VA (rivalry)	CN8	L 7–41	16,810
November 8	12:00 pm	Towson		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 31–21	20,720
November 15	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		L 14–31	6,173
November 22	2:30 pm	No. 7 Villanova		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	L 7–21	21,457	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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

UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	0	0	7
UMass	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

See also: 2008 William & Mary Tribe football team

	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. "UD offense freezes against Villanova". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
4. "2008 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.