1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington			–					7	–	2	–	1
James Madison			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 8–3. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

This season was the first in which Rich Gannon started at quarterback.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	James Madison	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 32–3	16,419
September 15	William & Mary	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 21–23
September 22	No. 10 (D-II) West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 21–20
September 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 6–46	12,000
October 6	at No. 5 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 3–27
October 13	Maine	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 37–7
October 20	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–19
October 27	Towson State	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 56–23
November 3	Morgan State	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 76–0
November 10	UMass	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–14	13,367
November 17	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 28–9	15,088
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Rich Gannon So RB 33 Dan Reeder Sr WR 82 Todd Lott So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 92 Bob Wetzelberger Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tubby Raymond Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster