1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University Of Delaware during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. The Hens completed the 85th season of Delaware football, and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Hens played their home games in at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 1973 team came off an undefeated 10–0 record from the previous season.[1] The 1973 team was led by coach Tubby Raymond. The team finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. However, the Hens lost to Grambling State 17–8 in the first round, the Boardwalk Bowl.[2]

1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (6th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Tennessee State      10 0 0
No. 9 Hawaii      9 2 0
Nebraska–Omaha      7 2 1
UNLV      8 3 0
No. 13 Delaware ^      8 4 0
Central Michigan      7 4 0
Nevada      7 4 0
Milwaukee      6 4 1
Eastern Michigan      6 4 0
Akron      6 5 0
Central State (OH)      6 5 0
Wayne State (MI)      5 5 0
Drexel      4 4 0
Bucknell      3 4 2
Northeast Louisiana      3 5 2
Santa Clara      4 6 0
Chattanooga      4 7 0
Indiana State      4 7 0
Northeastern      3 6 0
Northern Michigan      2 7 1
Portland State      1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8AkronW 45–24
September 15West Chester
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 49–14
September 22GettysburgNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 60–18
September 29at LehighNo. 1W 21–9
October 6Baldwin–WallaceNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 56–18
October 13ConnecticutNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 35–7
October 20at RutgersNo. 1L 7–24
October 27TempleNo. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 8–31
November 3at VillanovaNo. 10L 7–24
November 10MaineNo. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 28–12
November 17at BucknellNo. 14W 50–0
December 1vs. Grambling StateNo. 12L 8–17
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. DeLassus, David (2016). "Delaware Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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