1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 15th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses, 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
1980 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13West Chester
W 28–7
September 20at Temple
W 28–7
September 27Morgan State
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 40–7
October 4at Lehigh
L 20–27
October 11at UMass
W 21–17
October 18Northern Michigan
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 7–22
October 25at William & Mary
W 7–3
November 1Villanova
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 17–7
November 8U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 59–13
November 15Maine
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 35–6
November 22Youngstown State
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 20–13
  • Homecoming

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References
  1. "1980 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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