1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Boardwalk Bowl, L 8–17 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Independent
1973 record	8–4
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (6th year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

The 1973 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University Of Delaware during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. The Hens completed the 85th season of Delaware football, and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Hens played their home games in at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The 1973 team came off an undefeated 10–0 record from the previous season.^[1] The 1973 team was led by coach Tubby Raymond. The team finished the regular season with a 8–3 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. However, the Hens lost to Grambling State 17–8 in the first round, the Boardwalk Bowl.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Akron	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 45–24
September 15	West Chester	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 49–14
September 22	Gettysburg	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 60–18
September 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	W 21–9
October 6	Baldwin–Wallace	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 56–18
October 13	Connecticut	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 35–7
October 20	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	L 7–24
October 27	Temple	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 8–31
November 3	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	L 7–24
November 10	Maine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 28–12
November 17	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	W 50–0
December 1	vs. Grambling State	Atlantic City Convention Center • Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl (Quarterfinal))	L 8–17

↑ "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
↑ DeLassus, David (2016). "Delaware Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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