2009, ISBN: 9781156278826

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 20092010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Their Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 20092010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Their record of 65 (44 CAA) was an improvement upon 2008 in which the team had its worst season by losses in its 117 year football history. The biggest coup for the University of Delaware in the off-season was the addition of quarterback Pat Devlin, a transfer from Penn State and former high school All-American out of Downingtown East High School. In high school Devlin is Pennsylvania's all time leading passer with 8,162 yards. He was named the 2005 Pennsylvania Class AAA Player of the Year and the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year and earned a No. 4 ranking among prep quarterbacks nationally by Scout.com. He also was a named a Parade magazine All-American and played in the prestigious Big 33 Football Classic. Delaware also signed 20 recruits including four defensive linemen, four offensive linemen, three defensive backs, three linebackers, two runningbacks, two wide receivers, one quarterback, and one tight end. The recruits hail from seven states, including five from Pennsylvania, four each from New Jersey and Florida, three from Maryland, two from Virginia, and one each from Delaware and New York. The 2009 class matched the all-time high total of 20 signed by Coach Keeler in 2006. After two years as a backup quarterback at Penn State, Pat Devlin made his debut as starting quarterback for the Blue Hens. Devlin completed 12 of 15 passes for 227 yards with two touchdown passes and also ran for a third. The Fightin' Blue Hens defense held t. More: Books, , Delaware-Fighting-Blue-Hens-Football-Seasons~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<