1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Conference	Independent
1985 record	7–4
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (20th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (18th year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#9 Georgia Southern ^		–		13	–	2	–	0
Eastern Washington ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Richmond		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		7	–	3	–	1
Delaware		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	4	–	0
#16 William & Mary		–		7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette		–		6	–	5	–	0
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	1
Western Kentucky		–		4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	7	–	0

^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 20th 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 7	Rhode Island	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 29–13
September 14	Navy	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 16–13	23,110
September 21	at William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	L 16–17
September 28	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	L 6–22
October 5	West Chester	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 37–22
October 12	Boston University	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 21–0
October 19	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	W 31–7
October 26	Lehigh	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 14–16
November 2	Temple	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 27–24
November 9	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 27–24	9,121
November 16	Maine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 7–10
^#Rankings from Associated Press.

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References

↑ "1985 Schedule". UD Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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 Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester William & Mary

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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