1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (13th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Lehigh ^    9 1 2
No. 6 Delaware    9 2 0
Southeastern Louisiana    8 2 0
No. 8 Northwestern State    8 3 0
Portland State    8 3 0
Bucknell    6 4 0
James Madison    4 6 0
Lafayette    3 7 0
Nicholls State    2 9 0
Northeastern    2 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.