1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1977 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

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.

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^		–		12	–	2	–	0
UNLV		–		9	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State		–		8	–	2	–	1
No. T–5 Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan ^		–		7	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		6	–	3	–	1
Akron		–		6	–	4	–	1
American International		–		5	–	4	–	1
West Chester		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		4	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		4	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado		–		3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara		–		2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 7–24	16,500	^[1]
September 17	West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	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	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	L 16–33	13,800	^[6]
October 22	Middle Tennessee	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 60–7	16,479	^[7]
October 29	Connecticut	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 28–0	20,206	^[8]
November 5	Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 41–7	2,000	^[9]
November 19	Colgate	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 21–3	23,029	^[10]
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