1989 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1989 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Conference	Yankee Conference
1989 record	7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (24th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (22nd year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

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

The 1989 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 fourth season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 24th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The season finale against Navy would prove to be the Midshipmen's final appearance at Delaware Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Boston University	Nickerson Field • Boston, MA	W 28–21
September 16	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 21–12
September 23	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 41–21
September 30	New Hampshire	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 17–27
October 7	at William & Mary*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	L 24–27
October 14	Villanova	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	L 11–20
October 21	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 21–14	4,780
October 28	Maine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 35–28	22,805
November 4	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 17–21
November 11	Richmond	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 33–17
November 18	Navy*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 10–9
^#Rankings from Associated Press.

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References

↑ "1989 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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