1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 11th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The Hens lost to Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished the season with a record of 8–3–1.

1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 17–28 vs. Northern Michigan
Conference	Independent
1976 record	8–3–1
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 23,000)

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Northern Colorado			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	4	–	1
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					5	–	3	–	1
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Eastern Kentucky	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–21
September 18	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–17
September 25	North Dakota	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–17
October 2	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 18–16
October 9	William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 15–13
October 16	Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	T 24–24
October 23	VMI	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 6–10
October 30	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 6–30
November 6	Davidson	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 63–0
November 13	West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 42–7
November 20	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 46–7
November 27	Northern Michigan	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 17–38
Homecoming

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References

1. "1976 Football Schedule". Delaware University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.