1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 20th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

September 7Rhode Island

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 29–13  September 14Navy

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 16–1323,110 September 21at William & Mary

• Cary Field
• Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)

L 16–17  September 28at Holy Cross

• Fitton Field
• Worcester, MA

L 6–22  October 5West Chester

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 37–22  October 12Boston University

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 21–0  October 19at Bucknell

• Memorial Stadium
• Lewisburg, PA

W 31–7  October 26Lehigh

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 14–16  November 2Temple

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 27–24  November 9at Massachusetts

• Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
• Hadley, MA

W 27–249,121 November 16Maine

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 7–10