1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA II Division Championship, L 9–10 vs. Eastern Illinois
Conference	Independent
Record	10–4
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 American International			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^			–					10	–	4	–	0
No. 10 Puget Sound ||   || || – || ||   || || || 9 || – || 2 || – || 0
Kentucky State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Alabama State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Colorado			–					4	–	6	–	0
Springfield			–					4	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					3	–	7	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					3	–	7	–	0
United States International			–					2	–	8	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					2	–	9	–	0
West Chester			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Rhode Island		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–0	18,584	[1]
September 16	West Chester		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 56–0	19,241	[2]
September 23	Western Illinois		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 35–7	17,119	[3]
September 30	at Temple	No. 1	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–38	26,745	[4]
October 7	at No. 6 (I-AA) Lehigh	No. 2	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 17–27	14,000	[5]
October 14	North Carolina A&T	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 26–0	19,304	[6]
October 21	at Middle Tennessee	No. 2	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 53–3	3,500	[7]
October 28	at The Citadel	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 14–21	13,155	[8]
November 4	Maine	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 48–0	19,627	[9]
November 11	Villanova	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 23–22	20,189	[10]
November 18	Colgate	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 38–29	19,003	[11]
November 25	No. 7 Jacksonville State	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 42–27	11,235	[12]
December 2	No. 1 Winston-Salem State	No. 3	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 41–0	10,963	[13]
December 9	vs. No. 5 Eastern Illinois	No. 3	Pirate Stadium Longview, TX (NCAA Division II Championship)	L 9–10	5,500	[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Blue Hens rip Rhode Island 37–0 in opener". Sunday News Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware runs roughshod over West Chester, 56–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 17, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware stops Western Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 24, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Temple Owls egged on, crack Blue Hens, 38–7". Sunday News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. Simmons, Bill (October 8, 1978). "Lehigh Tops Error-Prone Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delaware trounces A&T". Greensboro Daily News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Big Blue Hens pluck Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Blocked kick lifts Citadel". Florence Morning News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Imperfect' Blue Hens still beat Maine by 48 points". Sunday News Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Blue Hens slip past Villanova". The Daily Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Marzo Flings 482 but Foe Survives". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 19, 1978. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Delaware whips Jacksonville, 42–27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Delaware derails Rams 41–0". Winston-Salem Journal. December 3, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Late kick off mark, Eastern wins title". The Pantagraph. December 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 1, 2022.
16. "1978 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2019.