1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 7–4. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1985 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Tubby Raymond (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Kempski (18th season)
Offensive scheme	Delaware Wing-T
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Rhode Island		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 29–13	15,465
September 14	Navy		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 16–13	23,110
September 21	at William & Mary		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 16–17
September 28	at Holy Cross	No. 14	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–22	16,111
October 5	West Chester		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 37–22
October 12	Boston University		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 21–0
October 19	at Bucknell	No. T–19	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 31–7	7,640
October 26	Lehigh	No. 17	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 14–16	17,546
November 2	Temple		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–24
November 9	at UMass	No. T–17	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 27–24	9,121
November 16	Maine	No. T–13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–10
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game