2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the A-10's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^  8 –0   13 –2  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^  5 –3   9 –4  
Maine  5 –3   6 –5  
Northeastern  4 –4   5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –7  
Hofstra  1 –7   2 –9  
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^  7 –1   9 –3  
Villanova  5 –3   6 –5  
Towson  4 –4   7 –4  
Richmond  3 –5   6 –5  
Delaware  3 –5   5 –6  
William & Mary  1 –7   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 97:00 pmWest Chester*No. 16
W 30–722,329
September 167:00 pmAlbany*No. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 10–1722,016
September 2312:00 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 18
W 24–172,577
September 307:00 pmNo. 1 New HampshireNo. 17
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8L 49–5222,055
October 712:00 pmNortheasternNo. 18
L 24–273,125
October 1412:00 pmHofstra*dagger
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 10–621,688
October 216:00 pmat No. 10 Richmond
CN8W 28–246,200
October 281:00 pmTowsonNo. 25
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 35–4922,136
November 46:00 pmat No. 4 James Madison
CN8L 24–4416,144
November 111:00 pmat William & Mary
W 28–1420,655
November 181:00 pmVillanova
CN8L 27–2821,894[1]

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References
  1. "Blue Hens at a loss after final setback". The News Journal. November 19, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. "2006 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 8, 2022.


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