1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

NCAA Division II National Champions
Zia Bowl vs. Youngstown State, W 38–21
Conference	Independent
1979 record	13–1
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (12th year)
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

The 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The Fightin' Blue Hens had a record of 13–1 and became the NCAA Division II National Champions following a 38–21 win over Youngstown State in the Zia Bowl on December 8. The team was named the Lambert Cup Eastern Champions for being the best Division II college football team in the East,^[1] and the team also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Team of the Year honors. Delaware led Division II football in attendance, with 19,644 attendees per regular season home game.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 34–14	7,141
September 15	West Chester	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 42–6	18,975
September 22	Temple	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 14–31	22,068
September 29	Merchant Marine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 65–0	17,081
October 6	Lehigh	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 21–14	20,636
October 13	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 21–20	14,500
October 20	C.W. Post	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 47–19	20,343
October 27	William & Mary	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 40–0	19,728
November 3	Maine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 31–14	18,679
November 10	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	W 51–45	13,442
November 17	at Colgate	Hamilton, NY	W 24–16	5,000
November 24	Virginia Union	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA Quarterfinals)	W 58–28	14,357
December 1	Mississippi College	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (NCAA Semifinals)	W 60–10	13,787
December 8	vs. Youngstown State	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Division II Championship, Zia Bowl)	W 38–21	4,000
All times are in Eastern Time.

Post-season honors

After the season, senior quarterback Scott Brunner earned American Football Coaches Association first-team All-America honors, Associated Press (AP) second-team All-America honors, All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year honors, and first-team All-ECAC honors. Guard Herb Beck earned AP first-team All-America honors. Fullback Bo Dennis, tight end Jaime Young, center Mike Donnalley, linebacker Mike Wisniewski, cornerback Vince Hyland, and safety Guy Ramsey earned AP honorable mention All-America honors. Dennis, Young, Beck, Donnalley, Wisniewski, Hyland, Ramsey, and kicker Brandt Kennedy earned first-team All-East (ECAC) honors.^[3]

References

↑ "Delaware Voted Lambert Cup". Youngstown Vindicator. November 21, 1979. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
↑ "Michigan Attendance King Again". Youngstown Vindicator. December 20, 1979. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
↑ "All-Time Honors". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester William & Mary

Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division II football champions

1970s	1973: Louisiana Tech 1974: Central Michigan 1975: Northern Michigan 1976: Montana State 1977: Lehigh 1978: Eastern Illinois 1979: Delaware

1980s	1980: Cal Poly 1981: Southwest Texas State 1982: Southwest Texas State 1983: North Dakota State 1984: Troy State 1985: North Dakota State 1986: North Dakota State 1987: Troy State 1988: North Dakota State 1989: Mississippi College† Vacated

1990s	1990: North Dakota State 1991: Pittsburg State 1992: Jacksonville State 1993: North Alabama 1994: North Alabama 1995: North Alabama 1996: Northern Colorado 1997: Northern Colorado 1998: Northwest Missouri State 1999: Northwest Missouri State

2000s	2000: Delta State 2001: North Dakota 2002: Grand Valley State 2003: Grand Valley State 2004: Valdosta State 2005: Grand Valley State 2006: Grand Valley State 2007: Valdosta State 2008: Minnesota–Duluth 2009: Northwest Missouri State

2010s	2010: Minnesota–Duluth 2011: Pittsburg State 2012: Valdosta State 2013: Northwest Missouri State 2014: CSU–Pueblo 2015: Northwest Missouri State

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