1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with UMass. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1988 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Yankee Conference co-champion
NCAA DivisionI-AA First Round, L 7–21 at Furman
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (21st season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 3–30
September 17	Rhode Island		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 17–23	16,903
September 24	at Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–10	15,026
October 1	at No. T–4 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–20
October 8	No. 9 William & Mary*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 38–35
October 15	at No. 15 Villanova	No. 19	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	W 10–7
October 22	UMass	No. 14	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 10–7	22,301
October 29	at Maine	No. 12	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–14
November 5	No. 14 Connecticut	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 20–21
November 12	No. 2 (D-II) West Chester*	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 13–33
November 19	Boston University		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 38–18
November 26	at No. 4 Furman*	No. 15	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 7–21	7,487
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game