1919 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1919 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert Stewart
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall   –   8 – 0 – 0
Florida Southern   –   5 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 0 – 0
Phillips   –   10 – 0 – 1
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   4 – 1 – 2
Presbyterian   –   4 – 3 – 2
North Texas State Normal   –   5 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 3 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Spring Hill   –   3 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   2 – 2 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   3 – 5 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 2
Marion   –   3 – 6 – 0
Texas Mines   –   2 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   2 – 6 – 1
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. In its first season under head coach Burton Shipley, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 197 to 42. Robert Stewart was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Franklin & Marshall
T 0–0
October 11at Penn
L 0–89
October 18at Dickinson
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–20[2]
October 25at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 14–0
November 1at GeorgetownWashington, DCL 7–47
November 8Swarthmore
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–17
November 15Lebanon Valley
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 21–7
November 27at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 0–17

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dickinson Wins From Delaware". The Evening Journal. October 20, 1919. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.