1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Delaware ended the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation, and made it to the Division I-AA national championship game, where the Hens lost by 3 points.
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1982 record | 12–2 |
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| Captain | Paul Brown |
| Home stadium | Delaware Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Delaware ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee State ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Holy Cross | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Colgate ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Lafayette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 17th year under head coach Tubby Raymond, the Hens compiled a 12–2 record (10–1 regular season). Paul Brown was the team captain.
The Hens suffered their only regular-season loss, to Division I-A Temple, in their second week of play, just before the first week of weekly rankings. As their 11-game win streak developed, however, they rapidly climbed the national Top 20, reaching as high as No. 2 and settling as the No. 3 team. Delaware had a first-round playoff bye and won two playoff games before losing the Pioneer Bowl national championship game.
Delaware played its home games at Delaware Stadium on the university campus in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | Western Kentucky |
| W 31–0 | 16,682 | [1] | |||
| September 18 | at Temple | L 0–22 | 25,463 | [2] | ||||
| September 25 | Princeton |
| W 35–17 | 18,147 | [3] | |||
| October 2 | at Lehigh | W 20–19 | 14,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 9 | at UMass | No. 11 | W 14–13 | 10,411 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | C.W. Post | No. 4 |
| W 48–7 | 18,868 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | Towson State | No. 3 |
| W 51–7 | 20,232 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | William & Mary | No. 4 |
| W 62–21 | 18,005 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | West Chester | No. 4 |
| W 55–13 | 20,012 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | at Bucknell | No. 2 | W 46–6 | 14,224 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | Connecticut | No. 3 |
| W 13–7 | 13,062 | [11] | ||
| December 4 | No. 9 Colgate | No. 3 |
| W 20–13 | 11,448 | [12] | ||
| December 11 | at No. 2 Louisiana Tech | No. 3 | W 17–0 | 8,000 | [13] | |||
| December 11 | vs. No. 1 Eastern Kentucky | No. 3 | L 14–17 | 11,257 | [14] | |||
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References
- Simmons, Bill (September 12, 1982). "Delaware Shuts Out Western Ky. as Scully Leads Hens' Air Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Livingston, Bill (September 19, 1982). "Temple Runs Over Delaware, 22-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Bill (September 26, 1982). "Delaware Overcomes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Will-Weber, Mark (October 3, 1982). "Delaware Gets Past Lehigh 20-19; Late FG Does in Engineers". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eisenberg, Harry (October 10, 1982). "UMass Comes Up Shy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Bill (October 17, 1982). "Delaware Crushes C.W. Post, 48-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 15-E – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delaware 51, Towson State 7". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. October 24, 1982. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- Denn, Charlie (October 31, 1982). "Delaware Shows No Mercy, Rips W&M 62-21". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Bill (November 14, 1982). "Slow-Starting Delaware Sinks West Chester Upset Bid, 55-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Bill (November 21, 1982). "Delaware Solidifies Playoff Standing by Running Over Bucknell, 46-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Anderson, Woody (November 27, 1982). "UConn Bows, 13-7 -- Is Nadzak Bowing Out?". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Bill (December 5, 1982). "Delaware Derails Colgate to Earn Berth in Semifinal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 6-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Marshall, John James (December 12, 1982). "Delaware Coasts, 17-0, to Gain I-AA Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 4-E, 2-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Freeman, Denne H. (December 12, 1982). "Eastern Kentucky Wins Div. I-AA Title". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, S.C. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
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