1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Boardwalk Bowl, W 72–22 vs. C.W. Post
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware     10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State     9 1 0
No. 2 McNeese State     9 1 1
Colorado College     7 1 0
No. 8 Akron     8 2 0
Samford     8 2 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan     7 1 2
Arkansas AM&N     7 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Kentucky State     8 3 0
Appalachian State     7 3 1
Northern Michigan     7 3 0
Hawaii     7 4 0
Ashland     6 4 0
Santa Clara     6 4 0
Southern Illinois     6 4 0
Tampa     6 5 0
UNLV     5 4 1
Bucknell     5 5 0
Central Michigan     5 5 0
Milwaukee     5 5 0
Nevada     5 5 0
St. Norbert     5 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     4 4 0
Hofstra     5 6 0
Cortland     4 5 0
Northeastern     4 5 0
Portland State     4 5 0
Chicago     3 4 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Eastern Illinois     4 6 0
Indiana State     4 6 0
Saint Mary's     3 5 0
Rose-Hulman     3 6 0
Boston University     3 7 0
Drexel     2 6 0
Chattanooga     2 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled a 10–1 record and was voted No. 1 in the AP and UPI small college polls. The season concluded with a victory over C.W. Post in the Boardwalk Bowl.[1]

The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Ralph Borgess was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18GettysburgNo. 7W 30–815,414
September 25at New HampshireNo. 5W 40–710,458
October 2VillanovaNo. 5
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 23–1520,284
October 9at LafayetteNo. 4W 49–011,000
October 16RutgersNo. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 48–716,709
October 23West ChesterNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 47–817,648
October 30TempleNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 27–3222,582[2]
November 6LehighNo. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 49–2221,191
November 13at Boston UniversityNo. 1W 54–03,500
November 20at BucknellNo. 1W 46–07,800
December 11vs. C.W. PostNo. 1Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl)W 72–2210,614[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Delaware Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 160.
  2. ^ Mark Heisler (October 31, 1971). "Temple Stuns Delaware on Two Late TDs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D1, D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware Humbles Post, 72-22". Asbury Park Sunday Press. December 12, 1971. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.