1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Eastern Kentucky		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–21	17,528	[1]
September 18	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–17	21,570	[2]
September 25	North Dakota		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–17	17,865	[3]
October 2	at Temple		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 18–16	15,861	[4]
October 9	at William & Mary	No. 4	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 15–13	15,500	[5]
October 16	at Villanova	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	T 24–24	20,578	[6]
October 23	Virginia Military	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 6–10	21,134	[7]
October 30	at Connecticut	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 6–30	9,956	[8]
November 6	Davidson	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 63–0	16,130	[9]
November 13	West Chester	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 42–7	14,378	[10]
November 20	Maine	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 46–7	14,136	[11]
November 27	No. 2 Northern Michigan	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 17–38	12,500	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Division II Coaches Poll

References

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