1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Tubby Raymond
| hc_year = 26th
| off_coach = Ted Kempski
| oc_year = 24th
| off_scheme = Delaware Wing-T
| def_coach = Bob Sabol
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Delaware Stadium
| champion = Yankee Conference co-champion
Lambert Cup
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 35–42 2OT at James Madison
}}
{{1991 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with New Hampshire and Villanova. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–0
| attend = 18,082
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-delaware-domin/162989375/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Delaware dominates W. Chester|date=September 1, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 24–7
| attend = 9,527
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-blue-hens-rip-umass/162989464/|work=The News Journal|title=Blue Hens rip UMass|date=September 8, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Zable Stadium
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–21
| attend = 13,579
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-progress-blue-hens-turn-back-n/162914248/|work=The Daily Progress|title=Blue Hens turn back No. 3 Tribe|date=September 15, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 42–7
| attend = 7,871
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-undefeated-del/162989575/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Undefeated Delaware rips Rhode Island, 42–7|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 28–45
| attend = 22,304
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-bourassa-buries-delaware/162989670/|work=Concord Monitor|title=Bourassa buries Delaware|date=October 7, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 35–21
| attend = 1,839
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hens-win-in-struggle/162989843/|work=The News Journal|title=Hens win in struggle|date=October 13, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–28
| attend = 18,534
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-vergantino-leads-delaware-p/162989989/|work=Courier-Post|title=Vergantino leads Delaware past Villanova|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 29–25
| attend = 30,490
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hens-stun-navy-2925/162990214/|work=The News Journal|title=Hens stun Navy 29–25|date=October 27, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 34–10
| attend = 22,601
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-blue-hens-bury-bla/162990312/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Blue Hens bury Black Bears|date=November 4, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| score = 49–18
| attend = 7,424
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-uconn-is-simply-overrun/162990515/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=UConn is simply overrun in 49–18 loss to Delaware|date=November 10, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 23–17
| attend = 17,812
| source = {{cite news|title=Delaware victorious, shares title|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 17, 1991|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112539463/delaware-victorious-shares-title/|accessdate=November 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round, rivalry
| score = 35–42
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-delaware-falls-to-jmu-in/162912640/|work=The Daily Times|title=Delaware falls to JMU in double-OT|date=December 1, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1991 Football Schedule |url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/schedule/1991 |publisher=Delaware Blue Hens |access-date=November 7, 2022 }}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1991
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=So|first=Keita|last=Malloy|pos=WR|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=Fr|first=Pat|last=Williams|pos=RB}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Jr|first=Tim|last=Jacobs|dab=Tim Jacobs (American football)|pos=DB|rs=yes|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Sr|first=Mark|last=Drozic|pos=K|rs=yes}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://bluehens.com/roster.aspx?roster=675&path=football
| head_coach = *Tubby Raymond
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football navbox}}
{{Yankee Conference football champions}}
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