2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Atlantic 10 South Co–Champions
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals vs. William & Mary, L 38–44
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference South
2004 record	9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	K.C. Keeler (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Cohen (3rd year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 James Madison $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
#3 William & Mary $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
#7 Delaware $^		7	–	1					9	–	4
#6 New Hampshire ^		7	–	2					11	–	3
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Villanova		4	–	5					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	5					6	–	6
UMass		4	–	5					6	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its fourth season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the football 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 2	7:00 PM	New Hampshire	#1	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 49–52	22,727
September 11	7:00 PM	Towson	#7	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 21–17	22,782
September 18	7:00 PM	West Chester*	#6	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 24–6	22,036
September 25	1:00 PM	at #16 Massachusetts	#4	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 21–7	11,298
October 2	12:00 PM	#8 Maine	#4	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CSN	W 43–38	22,030
October 16	1:30 PM	at Hofstra	#3	James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY		W 20–19	7,050
October 14	12:00 PM	Hofstra*		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 10–6	21,688
October 23	1:00 PM	#14 William & Mary	#3	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)		W 31–28	22,058
October 30	1:30 PM	at Navy*	#3	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CN8	L 20–34	34,416
November 6	1:30 PM	at #7 James Madison	#6	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)		L 13–20	12,683
November 13	1:00 PM	at Richmond	#11	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 23–14	5,028
November 20	1:00 PM	Villanova	#11	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CN8	W 41–35	22,045
November 27	3:00 PM	#25 Lafayette*	#10	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	CSTV	W 28–14	13,707
December 4	12:00 PM	at #6 William & Mary	#10	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals)	ESPNGP	L 38–44	8,875
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS poll. All times are in Eastern Time.