1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 9–2
| head_coach = Tubby Raymond
| hc_year = 15th
| off_coach = Ted Kempski
| oc_year = 13th
| off_scheme = Delaware Wing-T
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme = 5–2
| captain =
| stadium = Delaware Stadium
}}
{{1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings}}
The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1980
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–7
| attend = 20,743
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-delaware-downs/136016534/|work=The Philadelphia Times|title=Delaware downs West Chester, 28–7|date=September 14, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 23,013
| source = {{cite news|title=Delaware thumps Temple, 28–7|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 21, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107360468/delaware-thumps-temple-287/|accessdate=August 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 40–7
| attend = 21,943
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-delaware-rips-morgan/136016640/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Delaware rips Morgan, 40 to 7|date=September 28, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Taylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–27
| attend = 14,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Lehigh Jolts Delaware, 27-20 |first=Terry |last=Larimer |date=October 5, 1980 |page=C1 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56473746/1980-lehigh-delaware}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = T–10
| opponent = UMass
| opprank = T–3
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 21–17
| attend = 10,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-1980-delaware-umass/54316437/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Delaware rally frustrates UMass|date=October 12, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| opprank = 2 (D-II)
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 7–22
| attend = 22,555
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-n-michigan-passes-by-h/136016827/|work=The Morning News|title=N. Michigan passes by Hens|date=October 19, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = T–10
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–3
| attend = 11,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-tribes-two-game/136016929/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Tribe's two-game streak ends|date=October 26, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–7
| attend = 22,680
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-hens-top-wildc/136017040/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Hens top Wildcats with 'D'|date=November 2, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Merchant Marine Mariners|title=Merchant Marine}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 59–13
| attend = 15,508
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-blue-hens-sink-merchant/136017167/|work=The News Journal|title=Blue Hens sink Merchant Marine 59–13|date=November 9, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 35–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-umo-gridders-wind/136017336/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=UMO gridders wind up with 4–7 mark after 35–6 loss to Delaware|date=November 17, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 20–13
| attend = 17,812
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-hens-survive-youngstown/136017461/|work=The Morning News|title=Hens survive Youngstown 'nightmare'|date=November 23, 1980|accessdate=November 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1980
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
| defensive_players=
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Jr|first=Tom|last=Oscar|pos=K}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/1980
| head_coach = *Tubby Raymond
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football navbox}}