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1995 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference champion
Lambert Cup
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record11–2 (8–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (28th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9West Chester*No. 12
W 49–2116,544[1]
September 16VillanovaNo. 11
W 28–715,534[2]
September 23at No. 15 Boston UniversityNo. 11
W 41–294,697[3]
September 30at NortheasternNo. 10
W 37–104,100[4]
October 7Youngstown State*No. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 34–1316,459[5]
October 14No. 12 RichmonddaggerNo. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 15–018,926[6]
October 21at No. 10 James MadisonNo. 7
W 48–1913,500[7]
October 28MaineNo. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 61–022,293[8]
November 4No. 18 William & MaryNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 23–2017,317[9]
November 11at Navy*No. 4
L 7–3130,159[10]
November 18at Rhode IslandNo. 8
W 24–197,890[11]
November 25No. 9 Hofstra*No. 7
W 38–1713,295[12]
December 2at No. 1 McNeese State*No. 7
L 18–5217,239[13]

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Roster

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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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware opens with 49–21 rout of West Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware's second-half touchdowns stop Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 17, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware beats BU behind QB Hamlett". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "On a Wing T and a prayer". Boston Sunday Globe. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hens 5–0 for 1st time since '74". The Daily Times. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delaware wins and remains unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No miracles this time: Blue Hens mash Dukes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears return to home licking their wounds". The Bangor Daily News. October 30, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No. 4 Delaware holds off William & Mary". The News Journal. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Defense helps Navy deal Delaware 1st loss". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hens reign". Morning Sentinel. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Delaware turns back Hofstra". Press of Atlantic City. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "McNeese clubs Hens". The News Journal. December 3, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1995 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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