1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (20th season)
Offensive scheme Delaware Wing-T
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^6–1–08–4–0
No. 17 Richmond +^6–1–07–5–0
Connecticut 5–2–07–4–0
New Hampshire 4–3–07–3–0
Delaware 2–5–05–6–0
UMass 2–5–03–8–0
Boston University 2–5–03–8–0
Rhode Island 1–6–01–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Yankee Conference. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Rhode Island
L 13–267,028 [1]
September 19No. 4 (D-II) West Chester *
W 28–2120,018 [2]
September 26No. 16 Richmond
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 21–2822,160 [3]
October 3at New Hampshire
L 21–456,826 [4]
October 10 UMass Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 37–3421,764 [5]
October 17at William & Mary *
W 38–1412,103 [6]
October 24at Lehigh *
W 28–2414,100 [7]
October 31 Maine
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 56–59 2OT15,766 [8]
November 7at Connecticut
L 19–203,498 [9]
November 14 Navy *
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 22–3123,100 [10]
November 21 Boston University
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 17–10 OT14,145 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rams ravage Delaware in opener 26–13". Sunday News Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Delaware confounds W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "'Stupid' mistakes foil Delaware's plans". The Morning News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Delaware thrown for 45–21 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hens hold off UMass 37–34". Sunday News Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Blue Hens belt William and Mary 38–14". The Roanoke Times. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Tomashek, Tom (October 25, 1987). "Delaware Ends Lehigh Series with 28–24 Win". Sunday News Journal . p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Maine stuns Delaware in overtime". Morning Sentinel. November 2, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UConn on top, 20–19". Boston Sunday Globe. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Middies KO Delaware's 2-game jinx as Grizzard, Holl pace 31–22 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Delaware overcomes Boston U. in overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens . Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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