1971 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Gettysburg | No. 7 | | W 30–8 | 15,414 | [2]
| September 25 | at New Hampshire | No. 6 | | W 40–7 | 10,458 | [3]
| October 2 | Villanova | No. 4 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE (rivalry)
| W 23–15 | 20,284 | [4]
| October 9 | at Lafayette | No. 3 | | W 49–0 | 11,000–12,000 | [5][6]
| October 16 | Rutgers | No. 1 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| W 48–7 | 16,709 | [7]
| October 23 | West Chester | No. 1 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE (rivalry)
| W 47–8 | 17,648 | [8]
| October 30 | Temple | No. 1 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| L 27–32 | 22,582 | [9]
| November 6 | Lehigh | No. 3 | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE (rivalry)
| W 49–22 | 21,191 | [10]
| November 13 | at Boston University | No. 1 | | W 54–0 | 2,000–4,022 | [11][12]
| November 20 | at Bucknell | No. 1 | | W 46–0 | 7,800 | [13]
| December 11 | vs. C.W. Post | No. 1 | | W 72–22 | 10,614 | [14]
| - Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ a b "2012 Delaware Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 160.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 20, 1971). "Hens Find a Wide-Open Glenn to Duck Bullets". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 27, 1971). "Neff Said: Hens Flying Through Air". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (October 3, 1971). "Villanova Falls to Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 11, 1971). "Hen Blender Chops, Crushes, Whips Leopards". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Bruns, John (October 17, 1971). "Delaware Henpecks Scarlet Knights, 48-7". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (October 24, 1971). "Delaware Demolishes West Chester by 47-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Heisler, Mark (October 31, 1971). "Temple Stuns Delaware on Two Late TDs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (November 7, 1971). "Delaware Grinds Up Lehigh 49-22 with Record 520 Yards Rushing". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 14, 1971). "Delaware Delivers Punch, BU Takes It on Chin, 54-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (November 21, 1971). "Nixon Didn't Call, but Hens Still No. 1". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Blue Hens Blank Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 21, 1971. p. 18.
- ^ Padwe, Sandy (December 12, 1971). "Delaware Destroys Post in Boardwalk Bowl, 72-22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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