2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season

2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Dave Brock (4th season; first 6 games) Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim, final 5 games)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Dennis Dottin-Carter (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Weaver (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fightin' Blue Hens were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Brock for the first six games of the season, before he was fired on October 16, following a loss to William & Mary. Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Dottin-Carter was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1] Delaware finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tenth in the CAA. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Delaware State*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	W 56–14	17,835
September 10	6:00 pm	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV, BHAA	W 24–6	6,828
September 17	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	L 21–38	25,972
October 1	1:30 pm	at No. 7 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	MadiZone	L 20–43	25,236
October 8	3:30 pm	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	BHAA	L 21–28	18,108
October 15	3:30 pm	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	TATV	L 17–24	11,713
October 22	1:00 pm	No. 24 Stony Brook	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	BHAA	L 3–28	12,972
October 29	3:30 pm	Towson	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	W 20–6	17,488
November 5	1:00 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	W 33–17	4,412
November 12	3:30 pm	at No. 8 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 17–31	8,700
November 19	3:30 pm	No. 13 Villanova	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	L 10–41	15,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

Most points in a regulation game since October 27, 2007 (59–52 win at Navy)
Most points in a season-opening game since 1993 (62–21 win vs. Lehigh)
Most rushing yards (395) since September 23, 2000 (84–0 win vs. West Chester; 443 yards)
Most total yards (487) since October 26, 2013 (35–13 win at Rhode Island; 500 yards)
Delaware's 300th win at Delaware Stadium (300–100–4 all time)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	0	7	14	24
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	0	7	21
Demon Deacons	10	14	14	0	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	0	13	20
#7 Dukes	7	19	7	10	43

James Madison is coming off of a share of the CAA Championship in 2015, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	13	0	15	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Seawolves	0	7	7	14	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	3	0	6
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	14	5	33
Great Danes	10	7	0	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	3	7	17
#8 Spiders	7	10	0	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	7	20	7	7	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	0	10

^ "University of Delaware Athletics Announces Changes in Coaching Staff". Delaware Athletics. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 9, 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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