2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Delaware +^		8	–	1					15	–	1
No. 11 UMass +^		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Northeastern		6	–	3					8	–	4
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network 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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Andy Hall Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Mike Adams Sr DB 4 Roger Brown So LB 15 Mondoe Davis Jr DB 47 Sidney Haugabrook Jr DL 96 Shawn Johnson Sr DL 90 Richard Washington Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach K. C. Keeler Coordinators/assistant coaches Bryan Bossard Dave Cohen Kyle Flood Brian Ginn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Andrew German