1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainRay Holcomb
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tampa   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Akron   –   7 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas AM&N   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Nevada   –   6 – 3 – 1
Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 4 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ashland   –   4 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 5 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana Central   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chicago   –   2 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   3 – 8 – 0
Parsons   –   2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Milwaukee   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season.

In its fifth season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled a 9–2 record, won the Lambert Cup Eastern small college championship, defeated Morgan State in the Boardwalk Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 207. Roy Holcomb was the team captain.[1]

Following the decision by the Middle Atlantic Conference to end football competition in its University Division, the Blue Hens competed as a football independent in 1970, though five of the former league rivals (Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette and Lehigh) continued to play an informal round-robin called the "Middle Five".[2]

Guard Conway Haymon received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team, and running back Chuck Hall received second-team honors.[3]

The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12West Chester
W 39–2217,318[4]
September 19at Gettysburg
W 34–74,892[5]
September 26New HampshireNo. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 53–1213,348[6]
October 3VillanovaNo. 4
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 31–3419,067[7]
October 10LafayetteNo. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 36–2017,116[8]
October 17at RutgersNo. 7
W 54–2116,500[9]
October 31at TempleNo. 7
W 15–1314,000[10]
November 7at LehighNo. 8
L 13–3613,000[11]
November 14Boston UniversityNo. 18
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 51–1914,949[12]
November 21BucknellNo. 16
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 42–016,827[13]
December 12vs. Morgan StateNo. 11
W 38–2310,078[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 160. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Bodley, Hal (July 31, 1970). "Yankee for Hens?". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fleischman, Bill (September 14, 1970). "Hens' Ground Game Chalks Up Big Win". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 21, 1970). "Delaware Puts Bite on Bullets 34-7". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Delaware Tops G-burg, 34-7". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. September 20, 1970. p. 47.
  6. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 28, 1970). "New Hampshire Sinks 53-12 as Blue Hens' Class Tells". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 5, 1970). "Hens Won Everything but Game". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 11, 1970). "Delaware Outlasts Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 18, 1970). "Delaware Blasts Rutgers, 54-21". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Heisler, Mark (November 1, 1970). "Delaware Field Goal Beats Temple, 15-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (November 9, 1970). "Lehigh Dents Hen Bowl Hopes". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 15, 1970). "BU Rolls Up Yardage, but Delaware Winner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (November 23, 1970). "Records (10), Bucknell (42-0) Fall to Hens". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Sermons, Jim (December 13, 1970). "Delaware Waltzes on Boardwalk, 38-23". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.