1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (16th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 23,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 4 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 6 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   4 – 7 – 0
James Madison   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 8 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 18th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 10West Chester
L 27–35
September 17at William & Mary
W 30–13
September 24Penn
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 40–7[1]
October 1Lehigh
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 19–24[2]
October 8UMass
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 16–13
October 15Towson State
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 4–13
October 22Temple
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 16–23
October 29at James Madison
W 26–23[3]
November 5at Rhode Island
L 9–19
November 12Holy Cross
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 0–24[4]
November 19Bucknell
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 7–20[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ Newman, Chuck (September 25, 1983). "Delaware Starts Fast and Wallops Penn, 40-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Simmons, Bill (October 2, 1983). "Lehigh Stuns Delaware and Moves into Chase for Cup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hens make time count in 26–23 win over JMU". The News Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 13, 1983). "Holy Cross' 24-0 Win Ensures Losing Season for Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-G, 16-G – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 20, 1983). "Delaware's Losing Season Ends as Bucknell Wins, 20-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1983 Schedule". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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