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2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Colonial Athletic Association
South Division
4–8 (2–6 CAA)
K. C. Keeler (7th season)
Brian Ginn (1st season)
Spread
Nick Rapone (3rd season)
4–3
Delaware Stadium

The 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in place in the CAA's South Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 2008 season proved to be one of Delaware's worst seasons in its 117-year history. It was the first, still only season, in which the Blue Hens lost eight games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 pm	at Maryland*	No. 8	Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD	ESPN	L 7–14	49,119
September 13	6:00 pm	No. 23 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 6	Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry)		W 48–20	22,029
September 20	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Furman*	No. 6	Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC		L 21–23	12,781
September 27	6:00 pm	Albany*	No. 17	Delaware StadiumNewark, DE		W 38–7	22,196
October 4	3:30 pm	at No. 12 UMass	No. 14	Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA	CN8	L 7–17	16,422
October 11	6:00 pm	Maine	No. 20	Delaware StadiumNewark, DE	CN8	L 10–27	21,302
October 18	12:00 pm	William & Mary		Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry)		L 3–27	21,949
October 25	3:00 pm	at Hofstra		James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, New York		W 17–0	3,518
November 1	3:30 pm	at No. 1 James Madison		Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CN8	L 7–41	16,810
November 8	12:00 pm	Towson		Delaware StadiumNewark, DE		W 31–21	20,720
November 15	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Richmond		University of Richmond StadiumRichmond, VA	CN8	L 14–31	6,173
November 22	2:30 pm	No. 7 Villanova		Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	L 7–21	21,457
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time

	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	0	0	0	7	7
Maryland	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Chester	0	6	0	14	20
Delaware	14	20	0	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	7	7	21
Furman	7	13	0	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	0	7	0	0	7
Delaware	7	7	10	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	0	0	7
UMass	7	0	0	10	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	10	0	17	27
Delaware	3	7	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
William & Mary	3	10	0	14	27
Delaware	0	0	0	3	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	3	0	7	17
Hofstra	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	0	0	7	0	7
James Madison	7	7	20	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Towson	0	0	13	8	21
Delaware	0	14	10	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	7	0	0	7	14
Richmond	3	14	0	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	0	14	7	0	21
Delaware	0	0	0	7	7

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