# 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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

## Game summaries
### Delaware State

| | 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)

### Lafayette

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

### Wake Forest

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

### James Madison

| | 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.

### Maine

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

### William & Mary

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

### Stony Brook

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

### Towson

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

### Albany

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

### Richmond

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

### Villanova

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