2000 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2000 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Atlantic 10 Co–Champions Lambert Cup
NCAA I–AA Semifinals vs. Georgia Southern, L 18–27
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2000 record	12–2 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (35th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (33rd year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sabol (10th year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Delaware +^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#6 Richmond +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
UMass		5	–	3		7	–	4
James Madison		4	–	4		6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4		6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5		5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		3	–	8
Northeastern		1	–	7		4	–	7

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

The 2000 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its fourth season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10). They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 35th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 29–7	3,016
September 9	7:00 PM	The Citadel*	No. 13	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 38–0	22,075
September 16	7:00 PM	at Hofstra*		James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY	W 44–14	7,706
September 23	7:00 PM	West Chester*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 84–0	21,152
September 30	1:00 PM	Northeastern		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 42–0	17,811
October 7	1:00 PM	at Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 24–17	13,100
October 14	1:00 PM	at William & Mary	No. 4	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	W 28–17	7,416
October 28	12:00 PM	James Madison		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 33–14	22,009
November 4	1:00 PM	New Hampshire		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 44–45 ^OT	21,854
November 11	12:00 PM	at No. 21 Massachusetts		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 31–19	8,680
November 18	1:00 PM	Villanova		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	W 59–42	22,020
November 25	12:00 PM	Portland State*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA First Round)	W 49–14	12,945
December 2	12:00 PM	Lehigh*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA Quarterfinal)	W 49–22	16,390
December 9	12:00 PM	Georgia Southern*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA Semifinal)	L 18–27	15,035
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network I–AA poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

2000 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Illinois Florida A&M Furman Georgia Southern Hofstra Lehigh McNeese State Montana Portland State Richmond Troy Western Illinois Western Kentucky Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

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

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