1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainMichael J. Fidance
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham   –   7 – 1 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 1 – 3
Presbyterian   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Texas State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 3 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tusculum   –   2 – 3 – 0
Cumberland (TN)   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 66 to 60. Michael J. Fidance was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 21–0
October 14Western Maryland
L 0–16
October 21Haverford
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
T 0–0
October 28at StevensHoboken, NJW 5–0[2][3]
November 4at Dickinson
L 0–22[4]
November 11St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 14–0
November 18Gallaudet
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 13–6[5]
November 30Mount St. Mary's
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 7–22

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Delaware Defeats Stevens, 5 to 0: Newark Boys Play All Around Engineers on Their Own Gridiron". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1916. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stevens Catches a Tartar: Delaware Proves Surprisingly Aggressive and Wins by 5 to 0". The New York Times. October 29, 1916. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Downs the Delaware Eleven, 22-0". Carlisle Evening Herald. November 6, 1916. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware Wins From Gallaudet: Captured Saturday's Football Game Before Large Crowd". Every Evening. November 20, 1916. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.