1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tubby Raymond, Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 10–0. The team the played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
UPI small college champion
Lambert Cup
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
  • Tubby Raymond (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (5th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ashland    11 0 0
Bridgeport    11 0 0
No. 1 Delaware    10 0 0
No. 5 Tennessee State    11 1 0
Colorado College    8 1 0
Tampa    10 2 0
Trinity (TX)    8 2 0
Western Carolina    7 2 1
Hawaii    8 3 0
Indiana State    7 3 0
Northeastern    6 2 0
Bucknell    6 3 0
Cortland    6 3 0
San Diego    6 3 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff    4 2 1
Eastern Michigan    6 4 0
Milwaukee    6 4 0
Samford    5 3 2
Lake Forest    4 3 1
Nevada    6 5 0
Central Michigan    5 5 1
Fordham    5 5 0
Rose-Hulman    5 5 0
Santa Clara    4 4 1
Akron    3 4 2
St. Norbert    4 5 0
Saint Mary's    3 4 0
Kentucky State    4 6 0
Drexel    3 6 0
Northeast Louisiana    3 7 0
Portland State    3 8 0
Wayne State (MI)    2 5 1
Boston University    2 8 0
Northern Michigan    2 8 0
Saint Peter's    2 8 0
Chattanooga    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    1 8 1
Eastern Illinois    1 9 0
Madison    0 4 1
UNLV    1 10 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Following their undefeated season, Delaware was named small college national champion in both the AP writers' poll and the UPI coaches poll. For the fifth straight year, they also won the Lambert Cup as the best football team from a mid-sized college in the East.

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