1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference Co–Champions
NCAA I–AA First Round @ Furman, L 7–21
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (21st season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I-AA college football in its third season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 23rd 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 10	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	L 3–30
September 17	Rhode Island	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	L 17–23
September 24	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 27–10
October 1	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, New Hampshire	W 21–20
October 8	William & Mary*	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)	W 38–35
October 15	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania (Battle of the Blue)	W 10–7
October 22	Massachusetts	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	W 10–7	22,301
October 29	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, Maine	W 31–14
November 5	Connecticut	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	L 20–21
November 12	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)	L 13–33
November 19	Boston University	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	W 38–18
November 26	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina (NCAA I–AA First Round)	L 7–21
*Non-conference game