1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 5–6 (2–5 Yankee) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Kempski (20th season) |
Offensive scheme | Delaware Wing-T |
Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at Rhode Island | L 13–26 | 7,028 | ||
September 19 | No. 4 (D-II) West Chester* | W 28–21 | |||
September 26 | No. 16 Richmond |
| L 21–28 | 22,160 | [1] |
October 3 | at New Hampshire | L 21–45 | |||
October 10 | UMass |
| W 37–34 | 21,764 | |
October 17 | at William & Mary* | W 38–14 | |||
October 24 | at Lehigh* | W 28–24 | 14,100 | [2] | |
October 31 | Maine |
| L 56–59 2OT | ||
November 7 | at Connecticut | L 19–20 | |||
November 14 | Navy* |
| L 22–31 | 23,100 | |
November 21 | Boston University |
| W 17–10 OT | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "'Stupid' mistakes foil Delaware's plans". The Morning News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 25, 1987). "Delaware Ends Lehigh Series with 28-24 Win". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 4, 2022.