1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 11th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The Hens lost to Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished the season with a record of 8–3–1.

1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 17–28 vs. Northern Michigan
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record8–3–1
Head coachTubby Raymond (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (9th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 23,000)
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^      11 2 0
No. 3 Akron ^      10 3 0
No. 7 UNLV ^      9 3 0
No. 4 Delaware ^      8 3 1
Nevada      8 3 0
Portland State      8 3 0
Tennessee State      7 2 1
Santa Clara      7 4 0
Chattanooga      6 4 1
Central State (OH)      6 5 0
Lehigh      6 5 0
Cal State Los Angeles      5 3 1
Lafayette      5 5 0
Bucknell      4 5 0
Nebraska–Omaha      3 8 0
Northeastern      2 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11Eastern KentuckyW 37–21
September 18at The CitadelL 15–17
September 25North Dakota
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 59–17
October 2at TempleW 18–16
October 9William & MaryW 15–13
October 16VillanovaT 24–24
October 23VMI
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 6–10
October 30at ConnecticutW 6–30
November 6Davidson
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 63–0
November 13West Chester
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 42–7
November 20Maine
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 46–7
November 27Northern Michigan
L 17–38
  • Homecoming

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References

  1. "1976 Football Schedule". Delaware University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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