1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Independent 9–2 Tubby Raymond 5th Ted Kempski 3rd Delaware Wing-T 5–2 Ray Holcomb Delaware Stadium Lambert Cup Boardwalk Bowl W 38–23 vs. 1970 Morgan State Bears Morgan State The 1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled a 9–2 record, won the Lambert Cup Eastern small college championship, defeated 1970 Morgan State Bears Morgan State in the Boardwalk Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 207. Roy Holcomb was the team captain.2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide University of Delaware 2012 160 August 9, 2020 https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide October 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028015318/https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide dead Following the decision by the Middle Atlantic Conference to end football competition in its University Division, the Blue Hens competed as a football independent in 1970, though five of the former league rivals (Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette and Lehigh) continued to play an informal round-robin called the "Middle Five".Yankee for Hens? Hal Bodley July 31, 1970 25 Evening Journal Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69456964/1970-delaware-yankee/ Guard Conway Haymon received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team, and running back Chuck Hall received second-team honors.A.P.'s Little All-American The Morning News December 10, 1970 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88983288/aps-little-all-american/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Schedule 1970 small college AP y y y September 12 1970 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry) W 39-22 17,318 Hens' Ground Game Chalks Up Big Win Bill Fleischman September 14, 1970 57 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70254098/1970-delaware-wc/ September 19 at 1970 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA W 34-7 4,892 Delaware Puts Bite on Bullets 34-7 Ray Finocchiaro September 21, 1970 22 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70257174/1970-delaware-gettysburg/ Attendance figure in Delaware Tops G-burg, 34-7 September 20, 1970 47 Sunday News Lancaster, Pa. September 26 New Hampshire 5 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE W 53-12 13,348 New Hampshire Sinks 53-12 as Blue Hens' Class Tells Ray Finocchiaro September 28, 1970 28 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70259010/1970-delaware-unh/ October 3 Villanova 4 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry) L 31-34 19,067 Hens Won Everything but Game Ray Finocchiaro October 5, 1970 26 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70261362/1970-delaware-villanova/ October 10 Lafayette 11 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE W 36-20 17,116 Delaware Outlasts Lafayette Paul Reinhard October 11, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70262742/1970-delaware-lafayette/ October 17 at Rutgers 7 Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 54-21 16,500 Delaware Blasts Rutgers, 54-21 Ken O'Brien October 18, 1970 A1 The Sunday Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70265432/1970-delaware-rutgers/ October 31 at Temple 7 Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 15-13 14,000 Delaware Field Goal Beats Temple, 15-13 Mark Heisler November 1, 1970 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70268263/1970-delaware-temple/ November 7 at Lehigh 8 Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry) L 13-36 13,000 Lehigh Dents Hen Bowl Hopes Ray Finocchiaro November 9, 1970 27 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70270949/1970-delaware-lehigh/ November 14 Boston University 18 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE W 51-19 14,949 BU Rolls Up Yardage, but Delaware Winner Joe Concannon November 15, 1970 90 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70272730/1970-delaware-bu/ November 21 Bucknell 16 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE W 42-0 16,827 Records (10), Bucknell (42-0) Fall to Hens Ray Finocchiaro November 23, 1970 10 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70273954/1970-bucknell-delaware/ December 12 vs 1970 Morgan State Bears Morgan State 11 Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl) W 38-23 10,078 Delaware Waltzes on Boardwalk, 38-23 Jim Sermons December 13, 1970 C1 The Sunday Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70275108/1970-delaware-morgan/ Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/180/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 15, 2024 References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football