1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
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NCAA II Division Championship, L 9–10 vs. Eastern Illinois | |
Conference | Independent |
1978 record | 10–4 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Kempski (11th season) |
Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 American International | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Delaware ^ | – | 10 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central State (OH) | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Rhode Island | W 37–0 | 18,584 | |||
September 16 | West Chester |
| W 56–0 | 19,241 | ||
September 23 | Western Illinois |
| W 35–7 | 17,119 | ||
September 30 | at Temple | No. 1 | L 7–38 | 26,745 | ||
October 7 | at No. 6 (I-AA) Lehigh | No. 2 | L 17–27 | 14,000 | [1] | |
October 14 | North Carolina A&T | No. 4 |
| W 26–0 | 19,304 | |
October 21 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 2 | W 53–3 | 3,500 | ||
October 28 | at The Citadel | No. 2 | L 14–21 | 13,155 | ||
November 4 | Maine | No. 6 |
| W 48–0 | 19,627 | |
November 11 | Villanova | No. 4 |
| W 23–22 | 20,189 | |
November 18 | Colgate | No. 3 |
| W 38–29 | 19,003 | [2] |
November 25 | No. 7 Jacksonville State | No. 3 |
| W 42–27 | ||
December 2 | No. 1 Winston-Salem State | No. 3 |
| W 41–0 | ||
December 9 | vs. No. 5 Eastern Illinois | No. 3 |
| L 9–10 | ||
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References[]
- ^ Simmons, Bill (October 8, 1978). "Lehigh Tops Error-Prone Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marzo Flings 482 but Foe Survives". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 19, 1978. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "1978 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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- 1978 in sports in Delaware