1993 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1993
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| division = Mid-Atlantic Division
| short_conf = Yankee
| TSNRank = 18
| record = 9–4
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Tubby Raymond
| hc_year = 28th
| off_coach = Ted Kempski
| oc_year = 26th
| off_scheme = Delaware Wing-T
| def_coach = Bob Sabol
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Delaware Stadium
| champion = Yankee Conference champion
ECAC Team of the Year
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 31–34 at Marshall
}}
{{1993 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. For the third consecutive season, Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat Montana in the first round before for losing to the eventual national runner-up, Marshall, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1993
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 62–21
| attend = 14,007
| source = {{cite news |title=Hens Light Up Lehigh 62-21 |first=Tom |last=Tomashek |date=September 5, 1993 |page=D1 |newspaper=Sunday News Journal |location=Wilmington, Del.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58775894/1993-lehigh-delaware/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–35
| attend = 13,612
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hens-ride-brown-to-423/164197823/|work=The News Journal|title=Hens ride Brown to 42–35 victory over Wm. & Mary|date=September 12, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 32–11
| attend = 3,556
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-hens-triumph/164198402/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Hens triumph, 32–11, behind Fry, Brown|date=September 19, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1993|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 56–41
| attend = 16,104
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-qb-fry-leads-h/164198479/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=QB Fry leads Hens over West Chester|date=September 26, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–42
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87473362/jmu-upsets-defenseless-hens/|work=The News Journal|title=JMU upsets defenseless Hens|date=October 10, 1993|accessdate=October 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = Battle of the Blue
| score = 19–7
| attend = 18,251
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100258934/blue-hens-win-a-game-but-lose-a-qb/|work=The News Journal|title=Blue Hens win a game but lose a QB|date=October 17, 1993|accessdate=April 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 29–43
| attend = 13,102
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-umass-gridmen-upset-delaw/164198566/|work=The Republican|title=UMass gridmen upset Delaware|date=October 24, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 21–19
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-maine-field-goal-d/164198683/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Maine field goal doesn't fall, again|date=November 1, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Towson State
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 30–32
| attend = 20,709
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-towson-stunner-leaves-h/164105352/|newspaper=The News Journal|title=Towson stunner leaves Hens Blue|date=November 7, 1993|accessdate=January 27, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| rank = 22
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 48–10
| attend = 13,444
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112628689/delaware-finds-balance-in-win/|title=Delaware finds balance in win|work=The News Journal|date=November 14, 1993|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Parsons Field
| site_cityst = Brookline, MA
| score = 28–23
| attend = 2,805
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-huskies-fumble-stumble/164198874/|work=The Boston Sunday Globe|title=Huskies fumble, stumble|date=November 21, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| score = 49–48
| attend = 11,271
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Blue Hens Vs. Montana Game Summary, Statistics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112707314/the-news-journal/ |newspaper=The News Journal |location=Wilmington, Delaware |date=November 28, 1993 |page=E8 |access-date=November 7, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Marshall University Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| score = 31–34
| attend = 13,687
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-marshall-again/163895871/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Marshall again ends Hens' season, licking last-second FG|date=December 5, 1993|accessdate=January 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1993 Football Schedule |url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/schedule/1993 |publisher=Delaware Blue Hens |access-date=November 7, 2022 }}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1993
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Keita|last=Malloy|pos=WR|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=So|first=Pat|last=Williams|pos=RB|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=Sr|first=Dale|last=Fry|pos=QB|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=So|first=Leo|last=Hamlett|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=So|first=John|last=Lamancusa|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=Sr|first=Dan|last=Cooper|pos=WR|rs=yes}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=So|first=Paul|last=Williams|pos=DB|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Sr|first=Donald|last=Tyler|pos=S|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Scott|last=Acker|pos=S}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=So|first=Mike|last=Ryan|pos=DB|rs=yes}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/1993
| head_coach = * Tubby Raymond
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football navbox}}