1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 31st-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens lost to the eventual national champion, Marshall, in the first round. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Tubby Raymond (31st season)
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (29th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (6th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 2   8 3  
Maine  5 3   7 4  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Connecticut  3 5   4 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 6  
Boston University  0 8   1 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 1   10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Northeastern  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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