1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
CaptainArthur C. Huston
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   7 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   5 – 2 – 0
Livingstone   –   3 – 1 – 1
Louisville   –   3 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   2 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 3 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   3 – 4 – 0
Arkansas   –   4 – 6 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 2 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kendall   –   1 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 6 – 1
Biddle   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, also known as "Old Delaware"[1] and the "Main Line team",[2] was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 121 to 50. Arthur C. Huston was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Lehigh
L 0–45[4]
October 5at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–14[2]
October 12Lebanon ValleyNewark, DET 0–0[1]
October 19at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDL 0–7[5]
October 26MuhlenbergNewark, DEL 0–21[6]
November 2Catholic UniversityNewark, DEL 0–7[7]
November 9at Gettysburg
L 0–27[8][9]
November 16University of Maryland, BaltimoreNewark, DEW 50–0[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lebanon Valley Holds Old Delaware to Scoreless Tie". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 14, 1912. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Delaware, Fighting Every Inch, Loses to Haverford". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 7, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Delaware Loses Season's First Game to Lehigh, 45-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. September 30, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware Fails To Stop Washington". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1912. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tough on Delaware: Peach Growers' Captain and Halfback Has Collarbone Broken". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delaware's Cripples Bow Again in Defeat Score, 7-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 4, 1912. p. 7.
  8. ^ "College Team Beats Delaware". The Gettysburg Times. November 11, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Old Delaware Loses To Gettysburg, Score, 27-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 11, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware Ready for Season's Last Game". The Morning News. November 16, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Old Delaware Comes Back; Wins From Maryland, 50-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 18, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.