The 1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the

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as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the

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. Led by 31st-year head coach

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, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. Delaware advanced to the

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playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens lost to the eventual national champion, Marshall, in the first round. The team played home games at

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