1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA Division II champion
Zia Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Youngstown State
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (12th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
Towson State
   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Morgan State ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   7 – 2 – 0
Nicholls State   –   8 – 3 – 0
United States International
   –   8 – 3 – 0
American International   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)
   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Chester
   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Connecticut State
   –   3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The Fightin' Blue Hens had a record of 13–1 and became the NCAA Division II champion following a 38–21 win over

East,[1] and the team also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Team of the Year honors. Delaware led Division II football in attendance, with 19,644 attendees per regular season home game.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Rhode Island
W 34–147,141[3]
September 15
West Chester
W 42–618,975[4]
September 22Temple
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 14–3122,068[5]
September 29
Merchant Marine
No. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 65–017,081[6]
October 6LehighNo. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 21–1420,636[7]
October 13at VillanovaNo. 1
W 21–2014,500[8]
October 20
C.W. Post
No. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 47–1920,343[9]
October 27William & MaryNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 40–019,728[10]
November 3MaineNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 31–1418,679[11]
November 10at No. 2 Youngstown StateNo. 1
W 51–4513,142[12]
November 17at
Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
    		• W 24–165,000[13]
    November 24No. 6 Virginia UnionNo. 1
    		W 58–2814,357[14]
    December 1No. 5 Mississippi CollegeNo. 1
    • Delaware Stadium
    • Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Semifinal)
    		W 60–1013,787[15]
    December 8vs. No. 2 Youngstown StateNo. 1
    		W 38–214,000[16]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Post-season honors

    After the season, senior

    safety Guy Ramsey earned AP honorable mention All-America honors. Dennis, Young, Beck, Donnalley, Wisniewski, Hyland, Ramsey, and kicker Brandt Kennedy earned first-team All-East (ECAC) honors.[18]

    References

    1. Youngstown Vindicator
      . November 21, 1979. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
    2. ^ "Michigan Attendance King Again". Youngstown Vindicator. December 20, 1979. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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    17. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
    18. ^ "All-Time Honors". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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