1989 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1989 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (22nd season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1989 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Yankee Conference. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Boston University	No. 5	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–21
September 16	at Rhode Island	No. 5	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–12
September 23	No. 12 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 41–21
September 30	New Hampshire	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 17–27
October 7	at William & Mary*	No. 14	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 24–27
October 14	Villanova		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	L 11–20	17,841
October 21	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–14	4,780
October 28	No. 4 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	20,666
November 18	Navy*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 10–9
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game