The 2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(A-10) during the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 15–1 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, sharing the A-10 with UMass. Delaware advanced to the

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playoffs, where the Fightin' Blue Hens beat

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in the first round, 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, 2003 Wofford Terriers football team, Wofford in the semifinals, and 2003 Colgate Raiders football team, Colgate in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

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