1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from Associated Press poll

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1980 record	9–2
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium; (capacity: 23,000)
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15-th year head ocach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	West Chester		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 28–7
September 20	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7
September 27	Morgan State	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 40–7
October 4	at No. 10 Lehigh	No. 2	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 20–27	14,500	^[1]
October 11	at No. T–1 UMass	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–17
October 18	No. 2 (D-II) Northern Michigan	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–22
October 25	at William & Mary	No. T–10	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 7–3
November 1	Villanova	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 17–7
November 8	Merchant Marine	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–13
November 15	Maine	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 35–6
November 22	Youngstown State	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 20–13
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`9`	Tom Oscar	Jr

^ Larimer, Terry (October 5, 1980). "Lehigh Jolts Delaware, 27-20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1980 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 6, 2020.

v t Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) James Madison Lehigh Battle of the Blue (Villanova) West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	4	–	0
James Madison		–		4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll