1994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Yankee Conference
	Mid-Atlantic Division
Record	7–3–1 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (29th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (27th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (4th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

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

The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at No. 18 William & Mary	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–31	12,136
September 17	at Villanova	No. 24	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	W 38–31 ^OT	9,175	^[1]
September 24	West Chester*	No. 20	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 58–55
October 1	at Maine	No. 18	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–19
October 8	No. 19 James Madison		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 10–30		^[2]
October 15	at Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–3	6,215	^[3]
October 22	UMass		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 52–14	18,978
October 29	Northeastern		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 42–20
November 5	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	W 45–29	10,480	^[4]
November 12	No. 23 Hofstra*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	T 41–41
November 19	Rhode Island		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 26–7	11,646
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

1994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`19`	Matt Alexander	So
WR	`24`	Mike Sye	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`4`	Paul Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Hens KO 'Nova in OT". The News Journal. September 18, 1994. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware drops second straight 30–10". The News Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware defeats Richmond, 28–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tomashek, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Blue Hens Roll Over Engineers". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1994 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
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