1966 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1966 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
MAC University Division champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Sand
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Temple 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Upsala 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Delaware Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lycoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Moravian 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Albright 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Juniata 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wagner 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Susquehanna * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Drexel 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Dickinson 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Western Maryland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ursinus 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Muhlenberg 2 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Lebanon Valley 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Delaware won the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

In its first season under head coach Tubby Raymond, the team finished with a 6–3 record (6–0 against MAC University opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 156. Ed Sand was the team captain.[1]

Despite sweeping their divisional opponents – Delaware's only losses were against "major college" programs – the Blue Hens did not receive the Lambert Cup, signifying the best football team from a mid-sized college in the East. Instead, the award went to Gettysburg, a team that Delaware had beaten both on the field and in the MAC University Division standings. Gettysburg had not been the top choice of any of the selectors, but were mentioned among the top 10 on each of the 10 ballots, whereas Delaware had been named No. 1 on five of the ballots, but was entirely omitted from two of them.[2]

The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Hofstra
W 35–1310,140[3]
October 1at GettysburgNo. 13
W 3–01,600–1,900[4]
October 8LafayetteNo. 11
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 23–1510,000–10,024[5][6]
October 15at Villanova*No. 10
L 14–1611,975[7]
October 22LehighNo. 14
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
W 41–013,132[8]
October 29at No. 12 TempleNo. 13
W 20–1413,000[9]
November 5at Buffalo*No. 6
L 6–365,434[10]
November 12at Boston UniversityNo. 14
L 14–425,000[11]
November 19Bucknell
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 45–2010,099[12]

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References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 160. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Bodley, Hal (November 30, 1966). "Cup Unexpected, Haas Admits". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bodley, Hal (September 26, 1966). "Hens Surprise All in Opener". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 3, 1966). "Off-Season 'Play' Aids Hens in Second Victory". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 10, 1966). "Hens Not Shouting About Win". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Dolson, Frank (October 16, 1966). "Villanova Halts Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 24, 1966). "Hens Get a Breather, but Temple Is Waiting". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Accorsi, Ernie (October 30, 1966). "Delaware Ends Temple Skein". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bodley, Hal (November 7, 1966). "Hen Gambles Backfire in Loss to Buffalo". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Sales, Bob (November 13, 1966). "B.U. Gains Revenge on Delaware, 42-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bodley, Hal (November 21, 1966). "Linzenbold-to-Purzycki Has Happy Ending". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.