1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^			–					9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	West Chester		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 28–7	20,743	^[1]
September 20	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7	23,013	^[2]
September 27	Morgan State	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 40–7	21,943	^[3]
October 4	at No. 10 Lehigh	No. 2	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 20–27	14,500	^[4]
October 11	at No. T–3 UMass	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–17	10,400	^[5]
October 18	No. 2 (D-II) Northern Michigan	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–22	22,555	^[6]
October 25	at William & Mary	No. T–10	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 7–3	11,600	^[7]
November 1	Villanova	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 17–7	22,680	^[8]
November 8	Merchant Marine	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–13	15,508	^[9]
November 15	Maine	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 35–6		^[10]
November 22	Youngstown State	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 20–13	17,812	^[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Tom Oscar Jr	Head coach Tubby Raymond Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Delaware downs West Chester, 28–7". The Philadelphia Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware thumps Temple, 28–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware rips Morgan, 40 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Larimer, Terry (October 5, 1980). "Lehigh Jolts Delaware, 27-20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Delaware rally frustrates UMass". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N. Michigan passes by Hens". The Morning News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tribe's two-game streak ends". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hens top Wildcats with 'D'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blue Hens sink Merchant Marine 59–13". The News Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UMO gridders wind up with 4–7 mark after 35–6 loss to Delaware". The Bangor Daily News. November 17, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hens survive Youngstown 'nightmare'". The Morning News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1980 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 6, 2020.