2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South
2006 record	5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#2 UMass x$^		8	–	0		13	–	2
#6 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
Hofstra		1	–	7		2	–	9
South
#9 James Madison x^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4		7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	5		6	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5		5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). It was program's final season of play in the A-10. They were led by K. C. Keeler, who was in his fifth 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	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:00 PM	West Chester*	No. 16	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 30–7	22,329
September 16	7:00 PM	Albany*	No. 11	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 10–17	22,016
September 23	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island	No. 18	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 24–17	2,577
September 30	7:00 PM	No. 1 New Hampshire	No. 17	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CN8	L 49–52	22,055
October 7	12:00 PM	Northeastern	No. 18	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		L 24–27	3,125
October 14	12:00 PM	Hofstra*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 10–6	21,688
October 21	6:00 PM	at No. 10 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA	CN8	W 28–24	6,200
October 28	1:00 PM	Towson	No. 25	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 35–49	22,136
November 4	6:00 PM	at No. 4 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)	CN8	L 24–44	16,144
November 11	1:00 PM	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)		W 28–14	20,655
November 18	1:00 PM	Villanova		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	L 27–28	21,894
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "Football - 2006 Schedule". University of Delaware Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

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 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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