1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
NCAA College Division national champion
Conference	Independent
Record	10–0
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (5th season)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1972 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. They were led by seventh-year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Following their undefeated season, they were named national champions by polling.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Lehigh	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 28–22
September 23	at Gettysburg	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 64–7
September 30	Boston University	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 49–12
October 7	Lafayette	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–0
October 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 32–7
October 21	West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 31–14
October 28	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–9
November 4	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	W 14–7
November 11	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 62–0
November 18	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 20–3	22,648