1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 19th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. This season marked the first season started by Rich Gannon at Quarterback. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (17th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
(Capacity: 23,000)
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee State 0 0 0  11 0 0
Georgia Southern 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 15 Holy Cross 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 19 Delaware 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 12 Richmond ^ 0 0 0  8 4 0
Eastern Washington 0 0 0  7 2 1
James Madison 0 0 0  6 5 0
William & Mary 0 0 0  6 5 0
Bucknell 0 0 0  5 5 0
Colgate 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lafayette 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lehigh 0 0 0  5 6 0
Florida A&M 0 0 0  3 6 1
Northeastern 0 0 0  3 7 0
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8James MadisonW 32–3
September 15William & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware (rivalry)
L 21–23
September 22West Chester
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware (rivalry)
W 21–20
September 29at LehighL 6–46
October 6at Boston UniversityL 3–27
October 13Maine
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 37–7
October 20at TempleW 34–19
October 27Towson State
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 56–23
November 3Morgan State
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 76–0
November 10Massachusetts
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 27–1413,367
November 17Bucknell
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, Delaware
W 28–9

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Roster

1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Rich Gannon So
RB 33 Dan Reeder Sr
WR 82 Todd Lott So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 92 Bob Wetzelberger Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "1984 Schedule". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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