1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
American college football season
The 1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 12th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The Hens missed the playoffs, finishing the season with a record of 6–3–1.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | | L 7–24 | 16,500 | [1] |
September 17 | West Chester | | W 17–15 | 19,497 | [2] |
September 24 | Morgan State | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| T 29–29 | 18,422 | [3] |
October 1 | Temple | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| L 3–6 | 19,677 | [4] |
October 8 | The Citadel | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| W 23–7 | 15,918 | [5] |
October 15 | at Villanova | | L 16–33 | 13,800 | [6] |
October 22 | Middle Tennessee | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| W 60–7 | 16,479 | [7] |
October 29 | Connecticut![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| W 28–0 | 20,206 | [8] |
November 5 | Davidson | | W 41–7 | 2,000 | [9] |
November 19 | Colgate | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| W 21–3 | 23,029 | [10] |
Homecoming
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Roster
1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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References
- ^ Johnson, Mike (September 11, 1977). "Eastern's Defense Sparks 24-7 Upset". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Ky. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (September 18, 1977). "West Chester Loses Out to Delaware by One Foot". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 18E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (September 25, 1977). "Hens, Morgan Had Everything but a Winner". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 2, 1977). "Hens Miss 'Try for Tie', Fall to Temple". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 9, 1977). "Hens Come Alive, Bombard Citadel". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (October 16, 1977). "Villanova Overwhelms Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 23, 1977). "Hens Smother Middle Tennessee 60-7". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (October 30, 1977). "UConn Suffers Eighth Defeat". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sink, Richard (November 6, 1977). "Ah, the Kicking ... Davidson Bows 41-7". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (November 20, 1977). "Delaware Crushes Colgate 21-3". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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