2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

NCAA I-AA national champion A-10 co-champion Lambert Cup winner ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA I-AA Championship, W 40–0 vs. Colgate
Conference	Atlantic 10
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
2003 record	15–1 (8–1 A-10)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (2nd year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Delaware $^		8	–	1		15	–	1
#11 UMass $^		8	–	1		10	–	3
#20 Northeastern		6	–	3		8	–	4
#25 Villanova		5	–	4		7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4		6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		5	–	5
James Madison		4	–	5		6	–	6
New Hampshire		3	–	6		5	–	7
Rhode Island		3	–	6		4	–	8
Hofstra		2	–	6		2	–	10
Richmond		1	–	8		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were champions of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and advanced to the National Championship Game, where they shut out Colgate, 40–0. They finished with a record of 15–1, 8–1 in A-10 play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 PM	The Citadel*	No. 14	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 41–7	20,612
September 13	7:00 PM	Richmond	No. 11	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CN8	W 44–14	21,388
September 20	7:00 PM	West Chester*	No. 8	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 49–7	21,002
September 27	12:30 PM	at Hofstra	No. 7	James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY	CSTV	W 24–14	3,228
October 4	7:00 PM	William & Mary	No. 4	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 41–27	20,485
October 11	12:00 PM	at New Hampshire	No. 4	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	CSN	W 22–21	4,815
October 18	12:00 PM	Rhode Island	No. 4	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 55–10	20,795
October 25	1:30 PM	at Navy*	No. 3	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	HDNet	W 21–17	34,982
November 1	1:00 PM	Maine	No. 2	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 24–21 ^OT	22,057
November 8	12:30 PM	at Northeastern	No. 2	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		L 14–24	4,198
November 15	12:20 PM	No. 3 UMass	No. 6	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	TFN	W 51–45 ^3OT	21,804
November 22	4:00 PM	at No. 18 Villanova	No. 3	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CN8	W 20–17	12,253
November 29	1:00 PM	No. 4 Southern Illinois*	No. 3	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I-AA First Round)	CSTV	W 48–7	14,572
December 10	12:00 PM	No. 7 Northern Iowa*	No. 3	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals)	ESPN+	W 37–7	11,881
December 13	1:00 PM	No. 2 Wofford*	No. 3	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I-AA Semifinals)	ESPN2	W 24–9	14,351
December 19	7:00 PM	vs. No. 6 Colgate*	No. 3	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (NCAA I-AA Championship)	ESPN2	W 40–0	14,281
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "2003 University of Delaware Football Final Results". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2012.

2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

Mike Adams Mondoe Davis Andy Hall Richard Washington Head coach: K. C. Keeler Assistant coaches: Dave Cohen Kyle Flood

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester William & Mary

Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

2003 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman Colgate Delaware Florida Atlantic Jacksonville State Massachusetts McNeese State Montana Montana State North Carolina A&T Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Western Illinois Western Kentucky Wofford

Champion – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

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