1986 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1986 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Yankee Conference Co–Champions
NCAA I–AA Quarterfinal v. Arkansas State, L 14–55
Conference	Yankee Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#13
1986 record	9–4 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (19th year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

	Conf					Overall
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Delaware §^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
UMass §	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#19 Connecticut §	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1986 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its first season as a member of the Yankee Conference, after having been an Independent for the previous 16 seasons. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 21st season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Rhode Island	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 44–10
September 13	New Hampshire	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 21–28 ^OT
September 20	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 33–31
September 27	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 20–19
October 11	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 41–13	13,888
October 18	William & Mary*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	L 18–24	23,045
October 25	Lehigh*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 28–17
November 1	at Maine	Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME	W 34–31
November 8	Connecticut	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 35–7
November 15	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 27–14
November 22	at Boston University	Nickerson Field • Boston, MA	L 35–45
November 29	at William & Mary*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA (NCAA I–AA First Round, Rivalry)	W 51–17
December 6	Arkansas State*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA I–AA Quarterfinal)	L 14–55
^#Rankings from Associated Press.

1986 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Arkansas State Delaware Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Murray State Nevada Nicholls State North Carolina A&T Sam Houston State Tennessee State William & Mary

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison William & Mary Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester

Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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