1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 11th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. The Hens lost to Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished the season with a record of 8–3–1.

1976 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Lambert Cup
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 17–28 vs. Northern Michigan
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	2	–	1
American International			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado			–					6	–	3	–	0
Madison			–					7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Eastern Kentucky		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–21	17,528
September 18	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–17	21,570
September 25	North Dakota		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–17	17,865
October 2	at Temple		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 18–16	15,861
October 9	at William & Mary	No. 4	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 15–13	15,500
October 16	at Villanova	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	T 24–24	20,528
October 23	Virginia Military	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 6–10	21,134
October 30	at Connecticut	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 6–30	9,956
November 6	Davidson	No. 5	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 63–0	16,130
November 13	West Chester	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 42–7	14,378
November 20	Maine	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 46–7	14,100–14,136
November 27	No. 2 Northern Michigan	No. 4	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 17–38	12,500
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Division II Coaches Poll