University of Delaware Athletics
Celebration of Champions: 1995 Football Undefeated Yankee Conference Champions
11/24/2020 10:00:00 AM | Football
The 1995 University of Delaware football season was a magical one, en route to an undefeated conference record, a final ranking of No. 7 in all of Division I-AA, and a Yankee Conference Championship.
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It was the 10th time in program history the Blue Hens achieved double-digit wins, finishing with an 11-2 season record under 30th-year head coach Tubby Raymond. Junior quarterback Leo Hamlett was named the ECAC Player of the Year after throwing for over 2,000 yards with 16 touchdowns through the air and setting the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 756, scoring 10 times with his legs. His season passer rating of 165.4 still ranks first in program history.
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Senior offensive tackle Steve Archibald and senior guard Shannon Trostle each earned first-team honors in both the ECAC and Yankee Conference. Sophomore linebacker and the team's leading tackler Ralph D'Angelo was a first-team All-Yankee Conference performer, as well as safety Dorrell Green.
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The season started with nine-consecutive victories, before finally slowing down in a road loss at Navy, before closing out the regular season with a close victory at Rhode Island. In the season opener against West Chester, senior running back Pat Williams broke off a 97-yard touchdown run that still ranks second among longest rushing plays in UD history.
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On October 28, Delaware ran wild against Maine on its way to a 61-0 victory where the Blue Hens produced 714 total yards, a school record for a single game at the time, now second in the UD record book.
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The Blue Hens hosted the opening round of the 1995 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, downing Hofstra by a 38-17 final. Defensive back Paul Williams sealed the victory when he returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the game's closing minutes.
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However, the season would come to a close the next week in a loss at McNeese State. Delaware's national ranking moved all the way to fourth during the season, the highest mark in the top-25 since 1993. The Blue Hens began the season ranked at No. 11 and finished seventh in the country.
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It was the 10th time in program history the Blue Hens achieved double-digit wins, finishing with an 11-2 season record under 30th-year head coach Tubby Raymond. Junior quarterback Leo Hamlett was named the ECAC Player of the Year after throwing for over 2,000 yards with 16 touchdowns through the air and setting the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 756, scoring 10 times with his legs. His season passer rating of 165.4 still ranks first in program history.
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Senior offensive tackle Steve Archibald and senior guard Shannon Trostle each earned first-team honors in both the ECAC and Yankee Conference. Sophomore linebacker and the team's leading tackler Ralph D'Angelo was a first-team All-Yankee Conference performer, as well as safety Dorrell Green.
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The season started with nine-consecutive victories, before finally slowing down in a road loss at Navy, before closing out the regular season with a close victory at Rhode Island. In the season opener against West Chester, senior running back Pat Williams broke off a 97-yard touchdown run that still ranks second among longest rushing plays in UD history.
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On October 28, Delaware ran wild against Maine on its way to a 61-0 victory where the Blue Hens produced 714 total yards, a school record for a single game at the time, now second in the UD record book.
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The Blue Hens hosted the opening round of the 1995 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, downing Hofstra by a 38-17 final. Defensive back Paul Williams sealed the victory when he returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the game's closing minutes.
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However, the season would come to a close the next week in a loss at McNeese State. Delaware's national ranking moved all the way to fourth during the season, the highest mark in the top-25 since 1993. The Blue Hens began the season ranked at No. 11 and finished seventh in the country.
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