1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1987 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its second season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 22nd season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

September 12at Rhode Island

• Meade Stadium
• Kingston, RI

L 13–26  September 19West Chester*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (Rivalry)

W 28–21  September 26Richmond

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 21–28  October 3at New Hampshire

• Cowell Stadium
• Durham, NH

L 21–45  October 10Massachusetts

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 37–3421,764 October 17at William & Mary*

• Cary Field
• Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)

W 38–14  October 24at Lehigh*

• Taylor Stadium
• Bethlehem, PA

W 28–24  October 31Maine

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 56–59 ^2OT  November 7at Connecticut

• Memorial Stadium
• Storrs, CT

L 19–20  November 14Navy*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

L 22–3123,100 November 21Boston University

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

W 17–10 ^OT