I stand here with great pride that my alma mater, the University of Delaware, has won the national football championship for Division I-AA. This team played one of the most outstanding seasons in college football history with a record of 15 to 1 and setting a school record for victories in any single season. After clinching their seventh Atlantic 10 Football Conference Championship, the 2003 squad sailed through the division I-AA playoffs outscoring our opponents with a combined score of 149 points to 23. In fact, they won the championship game by shutting down--and since our Parliamentarian is a graduate, I almost feel badly mentioning that great college--Colgate University 40 to 0.
On the recordMarch 10, 2004
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Celebrating the University of Delaware's national football championship during a Senate floor speech.
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