1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (20th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Boston University 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 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 10UMassdagger
  • 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 31Maine
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 56–59 2OT15,766[8]
November 7at Connecticut
L 19–203,498[9]
November 14Navy*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 22–3123,100[10]
November 21Boston 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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