1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Yankee Conference Yankee 7–5 6–2 Tubby Raymond 23rd Ted Kempski 21st Delaware Wing-T 5–2 Delaware Stadium Yankee Conference co-champion NCAA DivisionI-AA First Round L 7–21 at Furman The 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with UMass. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Schedule 1988 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 10 l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 3–30 22,987 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-midshipmen-bomb-blue-he/160621341/ Sunday News Journal Midshipmen bomb Blue Hens 30–3 September 11, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com September 17 l Rhode Island Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 17–23 16,903 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hens-hear-jeers-during/160621447/ Sunday News Journal Hens hear jeers during 23–17 loss September 18, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com September 24 w y Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA 27–10 15,026 Delaware dominates Richmond The Philadelphia Inquirer September 25, 1988 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112519842/delaware-dominates-richmond/ November 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 1 w y New Hampshire T–4 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 21–20 10,643 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-defense-helps/160621581/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Defense helps Delaware shock New Hampshire October 2, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 8 w y y William & Mary 9 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE rivalry 38–35 20,079 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-blue-hens-edge-wm-in-3835/160621706/ Daily Press Blue Hens edge W&M in 38–35 thriller October 9, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 19 Villanova 15 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA Battle of the Blue 10–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100156731/hens-clip-nova/ The Daily Times Hens clip 'Nova October 16, 1988 April 20, 2022 Newspapers.com October 22 w 14 UMass Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 10–7 22,301 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-no-luck-for-umass-at-dela/160620926/ The Sunday Republican No luck for UMass at Delaware October 23, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 w y 12 Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME 31–14 4,055 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-hens-bomb-bears/160621839/ The Bangor Daily News Hens bomb Bears October 31, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 l 9 Connecticut 14 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 20–21 14,726 https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal-uconn-foils-delaware-21/160622003/ Record-Journal UConn foils Delaware, 21–20 November 6, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 l y 13 1988 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester 2 (D-II) Delaware Stadium Newark, DE rivalry 13–33 16,904 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-west-chester-rips-delaw/160622090/ Sunday News Journal West Chester rips Delaware November 13, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 w Boston University Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 38–18 14,202 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-hens-rip-bu-w/160622212/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Hens rip BU, win the title November 20, 1988 December 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 26 l y y 15 Furman 4 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC NCAA Division I-AA First Round 7–21 7,487 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109785890/furmans-defense-stops-hens-in-playoff-o/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Furman's defense stops Hens in playoff opener November 27, 1988 September 18, 2022 Newspapers.com 1988 Football Schedule https://bluehens.com/sports/football/schedule/1988 Delaware Blue Hens November 5, 2022 References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Delaware