1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Yankee Conference
1987 record 5–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach Tubby Raymond (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator Ted Kempski (20th season)
Offensive scheme Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium Delaware Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#17 Richmond +^ 6 1 0  7 5 0
#13 Maine +^ 6 1 0  8 4 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
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I-AA college football in its second season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 22nd season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 12 at Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, Rhode Island L 13–26    
September 19 West Chester* Delaware StadiumNewark, Delaware (Rivalry) W 28–21    
September 26 Richmond Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware L 21–28    
October 3 at New Hampshire Cowell StadiumDurham, New Hampshire L 21–45    
October 10 Massachusetts Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware W 37–34   21,764
October 17 at William & Mary* Cary FieldWilliamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 38–14    
October 24 at Lehigh* Taylor StadiumBethlehem, Pennsylvania W 28–24    
October 31 Maine Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware L 56–59 2OT   
November 7 at Connecticut Memorial StadiumStorrs, Connecticut L 19–20    
November 14 Navy* Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware L 22–31   23,100
November 21 Boston University Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware W 17–10 OT   
#Rankings from Associated Press.

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References

  1. "1987 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2015.


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