1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
| 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA DivisionI-AA First Round, L 7–21 at Furman | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 Yankee) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ted Kempski (21st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Delaware Wing-T |
| Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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| No. T–10 UMass +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Delaware +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with UMass. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Navy* | L 3–30 | 22,987 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | Rhode Island | L 17–23 | 16,903 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at Richmond | W 27–10 | 15,026 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | at No. T–4 New Hampshire | W 21–20 | 10,643 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | No. 9 William & Mary* |
| W 38–35 | 20,079 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at No. 15 Villanova | No. 19 | W 10–7 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | UMass | No. 14 |
| W 10–7 | 22,301 | [7] |
| October 29 | at Maine | No. 12 | W 31–14 | 4,055 | [8] | |
| November 5 | No. 14 Connecticut | No. 9 |
| L 20–21 | 14,726 | [9] |
| November 12 | No. 2 (D-II) West Chester* | No. 13 |
| L 13–33 | 16,904 | [10] |
| November 19 | Boston University |
| W 38–18 | 14,202 | [11] | |
| November 26 | at No. 4 Furman* | No. 15 | L 7–21 | 7,487 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Midshipmen bomb Blue Hens 30–3". Sunday News Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens hear jeers during 23–17 loss". Sunday News Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware dominates Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense helps Delaware shock New Hampshire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hens edge W&M in 38–35 thriller". Daily Press. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens clip 'Nova". The Daily Times. October 16, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No luck for UMass at Delaware". The Sunday Republican. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens bomb Bears". The Bangor Daily News. October 31, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn foils Delaware, 21–20". Record-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Chester rips Delaware". Sunday News Journal. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens rip BU, win the title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's defense stops Hens in playoff opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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