1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (20th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

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 NCAA 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, Rhode Island	L 13–26
September 19	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)	W 28–21
September 26	Richmond	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	L 21–28
October 3	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, New Hampshire	L 21–45
October 10	Massachusetts	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	W 37–34	21,764
October 17	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 38–14
October 24	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	W 28–24
October 31	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	L 56–59 2OT
November 7	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, Connecticut	L 19–20
November 14	Navy*	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	L 22–31	23,100
November 21	Boston University	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	W 17–10 OT
*Non-conference game