1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (19th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 8–3. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

ConferenceIndependent

Record8–3

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorTed Kempski (17th season)

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1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Eastern Washington		–		7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Southern		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
James Madison		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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This season was the first in which Rich Gannon started at quarterback.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	James Madison	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 32–3	16,419	^[1]
September 15	William & Mary	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 21–23	15,928	^[2]
September 22	No. 10 (D-II) West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 21–20	16,618	^[3]
September 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 6–46	12,000	^[4]
October 6	at No. 5 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 3–27	4,303	^[5]
October 13	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–7	19,426	^[6]
October 20	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–19	9,526	^[7]
October 27	Towson State	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 56–23	18,701	^[8]
November 3	Morgan State	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 76–0	12,095	^[9]
November 10	UMass	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–14	13,367	^[10]
November 17	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 28–9	15,088	^[11]
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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