1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Yankee Conference Co–Champions
NCAA I–AA First Round @ Furman, L 7–21
Conference	Yankee Conference
1988 record	7–5 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (21st year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1988 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
#11 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#17 Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#20 New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

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

The 1988 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 third season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 23rd 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 10	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	L 3–30
September 17	Rhode Island	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 17–23
September 24	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 27–10
October 1	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	W 21–20
October 8	William & Mary*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 38–35
October 15	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	W 10–7
October 22	Massachusetts	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 10–7	22,301
October 29	at Maine	Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME	W 31–14
November 5	Connecticut	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 20–21
November 12	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	L 13–33
November 19	Boston University	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 38–18
November 26	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (NCAA I–AA First Round)	L 7–21
^#Rankings from Associated Press.

1988 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State The Citadel Delaware Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Marshall Montana North Texas Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin UMass Western Illinois Western Kentucky

Champion – Furman Paladins

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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National championship seasons in bold

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