1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (13th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(capacity: 23,000)
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Lehigh ^   –  9 –1 –2
No. 6 Delaware   –  9 –2 –0
Southeastern Louisiana   –  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Northwestern State   –  8 –3 –0
Portland State   –  8 –3 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –4 –0
James Madison   –  4 –6 –0
Lafayette   –  3 –7 –0
Nicholls State   –  2 –9 –0
Northeastern   –  2 –9 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13West Chester
W 28–7
September 20at Temple
W 28–723,013[1]
September 27Morgan StateNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 40–7
October 4at No. 10 LehighNo. 2
L 20–2714,500[2]
October 11at No. T–3 UMassNo. T–10
W 21–17
October 18No. 2 (D-II) Northern MichigandaggerNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 7–22
October 25at William & MaryNo. T–10
W 7–3
November 1VillanovaNo. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 17–7
November 8Merchant MarineNo. 9
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 59–13
November 15MaineNo. 8
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 35–6
November 22Youngstown StateNo. 6
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 20–13
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Tom Oscar Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "Delaware thumps Temple, 28–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Larimer, Terry (October 5, 1980). "Lehigh Jolts Delaware, 27-20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1980 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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