2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season October 2016 January 2026 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Delaware Football wordmark.svg 200 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 4–7 2–6 Dave Brock 4th first 6 games Dennis Dottin-Carter interim, final 5 games Sean Devine 4th Multiple Dennis Dottin-Carter 3rd Tim Weaver 4th 4–3 Delaware Stadium 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.University of Delaware Athletics Announces Changes in Coaching Staff https://bluehens.com/news/2016/10/16/211232805.aspx Delaware Athletics October 16, 2016 October 16, 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Eastern September 1 Thursday 7:00 pm w y Delaware State Route 1 Rivalry Delaware Stadium Newark, DE BHAA Blue Hens All-Access 56–14 17,835 September 10 6:00 pm w y y Lafayette Fisher Stadium Easton, PA WBPH-TV, BHAA 24–6 6,828 September 17 6:30 pm l y y Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 21–38 25,972 October 1 1:30 pm l y James Madison 7 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA rivalry MadiZone 20–43 25,236 October 8 3:30 pm l Maine Delaware Stadium Newark, DE BHAA 21–28 18,108 October 15 3:30 pm l y William & Mary Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wandm/portal.htm?eventId=301643&streamType=video TATV 17–24 11,713 October 22 1:00 pm l Stony Brook 24 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE BHAA 3–28 12,972 October 29 3:30 pm w y Towson Delaware Stadium Newark, DE CSN 20–6 17,488 November 5 1:00 pm w y Albany Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY DZ Dane Zone 33–17 4,412 November 12 3:30 pm l y Richmond 8 E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN 17–31 8,700 November 19 3:30 pm l Villanova 13 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE Battle of the Blue CSN 10–41 15,987 Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/48/season/2016 ESPN November 9, 2022 2016 Football Schedule https://bluehens.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 Delaware Blue Hens November 9, 2022 Game summaries Delaware State 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team Route 1 Rivalry Hornets 0 0 7 7 Fightin' Blue Hens 14 14 21 7 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) Lafayette 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team Fightin' Blue Hens 3 0 7 14 Leopards 3 0 3 0 Wake Forest 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 0 7 Demon Deacons 10 14 14 0 James Madison 2016 James Madison Dukes football team Delaware–James Madison football rivalry Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 0 13 #7 Dukes 7 19 7 10 James Madison is coming off of a share of the CAA Championship in 2015, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs. Maine 2016 Maine Black Bears football team Black Bears 0 13 0 15 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 0 7 William & Mary 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 7 3 Tribe 3 0 0 21 Stony Brook 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team #24 Seawolves 0 7 7 14 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 3 0 0 Towson 2016 Towson Tigers football team Tigers 0 3 3 0 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 10 3 7 Albany 2016 Albany Great Danes football team Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 14 5 Great Danes 10 7 0 0 Richmond 2016 Richmond Spiders football team Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 3 7 #8 Spiders 7 10 0 14 Villanova 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team Battle of the Blue #13 Wildcats 7 20 7 7 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 10 0 0 References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football