1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1987 record	5–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (22nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (20th year)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing–T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1987 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
#13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1987 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-AA college football in its second season as a member of the Yankee Conference. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 22nd season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	L 13–26
September 19	West Chester*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	W 28–21
September 26	Richmond	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 21–28
October 3	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	L 21–45
October 10	Massachusetts	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 37–34	21,764
October 17	at William & Mary*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	W 38–14
October 24	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	W 28–24
October 31	Maine	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 56–59 2OT
November 7	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 19–20
November 14	Navy*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	L 22–31	23,100
November 21	Boston University	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 17–10 OT
#Rankings from Associated Press.