1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–2
Head coach
CaptainPaul Brown
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^  – 12 –2 –0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^  – 10 –1 –1
No. 13 Holy Cross  – 8 –3 –0
James Madison  – 8 –3 –0
No. 9 Colgate ^  – 8 –4 –0
No. 20 Lafayette  – 7 –3 –0
Nicholls State  – 7 –4 –0
No. 18 Northwestern State  – 6 –5 –0
Western Kentucky  – 5 –5 –0
Bucknell  – 4 –6 –0
Lehigh  – 4 –6 –0
Southeastern Louisiana  – 4 –7 –0
Northeastern  – 3 –6 –0
William & Mary  – 3 –8 –0
Richmond  – 0 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

The 1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Delaware ended the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation, and made it to the Division I-AA national championship game, where the Hens lost by 3 points.

In their 17th year under head coach Tubby Raymond, the Hens compiled a 12–2 record (10–1 regular season). Paul Brown was the team captain.

The Hens suffered their only regular-season loss, to Division I-A Temple, in their second week of play, just before the first week of weekly rankings. As their 11-game win streak developed, however, they rapidly climbed the national Top 20, reaching as high as No. 2 and settling as the No. 3 team. Delaware had a first-round playoff bye and won two playoff games before losing the Pioneer Bowl national championship game.

Delaware played its home games at Delaware Stadium on the university campus in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Western Kentucky
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 31–0 16,682 [1]
September 18 at Temple
L 0–22 25,463 [2]
September 25 Princeton
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 35–17 18,147 [3]
October 2 at Lehigh
W 20–19 14,000 [4]
October 9 at UMass No. 11
W 14–13 10,411 [5]
October 16 C.W. Post No. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 48–7 18,868 [6]
October 23 Towson State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 51–7 20,232 [7]
October 30 William & Mary No. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 62–21 18,005 [8]
November 13 West Chester No. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 55–13 20,012 [9]
November 20 at Bucknell No. 2
W 46–6 14,224 [10]
November 26 Connecticut No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 13–7 13,062 [11]
December 4 No. 9 Colgate No. 3
W 20–13 11,448 [12]
December 11 at No. 2 Louisiana Tech No. 3
W 17–0 8,000 [13]
December 18 vs. No. 1 Eastern Kentucky No. 3
L 14–17 11,257 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Simmons, Bill (September 12, 1982). "Delaware Shuts Out Western Ky. as Scully Leads Hens' Air Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Livingston, Bill (September 19, 1982). "Temple Runs Over Delaware, 22-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Simmons, Bill (September 26, 1982). "Delaware Overcomes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Will-Weber, Mark (October 3, 1982). "Delaware Gets Past Lehigh 20-19; Late FG Does in Engineers". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (October 10, 1982). "UMass Comes Up Shy". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Simmons, Bill (October 17, 1982). "Delaware Crushes C.W. Post, 48-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 15-E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Delaware 51, Towson State 7". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. October 24, 1982. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Denn, Charlie (October 31, 1982). "Delaware Shows No Mercy, Rips W&M 62-21". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Simmons, Bill (November 14, 1982). "Slow-Starting Delaware Sinks West Chester Upset Bid, 55-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Bill (November 21, 1982). "Delaware Solidifies Playoff Standing by Running Over Bucknell, 46-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Woody (November 27, 1982). "UConn Bows, 13-7 -- Is Nadzak Bowing Out?". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Simmons, Bill (December 5, 1982). "Delaware Derails Colgate to Earn Berth in Semifinal". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 6-E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Marshall, John James (December 12, 1982). "Delaware Coasts, 17-0, to Gain I-AA Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 4-E, 2-E – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Freeman, Denne H. (December 12, 1982). "Eastern Kentucky Wins Div. I-AA Title". The Times and Democrat . Orangeburg, S.C. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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