1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Lambert Cup Eastern champion
Boardwalk Bowl, W 38–23 vs. Morgan State
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (5th season)
Captain	Ray Holcomb
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team compiled a 9–2 record, won the Lambert Cup Eastern small college championship, defeated Morgan State in the Boardwalk Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 207. Roy Holcomb was the team captain. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 39–22	17,318
September 19	at Gettysburg	Gettysburg, PA	W 34–7	4,892
September 26	New Hampshire	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 53–12	13,348
October 3	Villanova	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 31–34	19,067
October 10	Lafayette	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 36–20	17,116
October 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 54–21	16,500
October 31	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 15–13	14,000
November 7	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–36	13,000
November 14	Boston University	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 51–19	14,949
November 21	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 42–0	16,827
December 12	vs. Morgan State	Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl)	W 38–23	10,078