1940 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1940 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field, Wilmington Park
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
George Washington   –   5 – 3 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 3 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Virginia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 5 – 0
Roanoke   –   2 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 87 to 54.[1] The team's victory on October 26, 1940, started a 22-game undefeated streak that was not broken until five years later on October 27, 1945.

Delaware was ranked at No. 375 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Hampden–SydneyHampden Sydney, VAL 0–7[3]
October 12at Dickinson
L 0–63,000[4]
October 19Ursinus
L 0–25[5]
October 26Drexel
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 19–0[6]
November 2Johns Hopkins
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 25–0[7]
November 9Pennsylvania Military
W 14–73,500[8]
November 16at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 13–9[9]
November 21Lebanon Valley
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 16–05,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "H-S Tigers Whip Delaware 7 to 0". The Staunton News-Leader. October 6, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Downs Delaware, 6 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ursinus Bear Claws Delaware Club 25-0". The Morning Call. October 20, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delaware Gets First Win, Beating Drexel". The Morning Call. October 27, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blue Hens Run Over Hopkins in 25-to-0 Rout". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware Scores Surprise 14 to Win Over P.M.C." The Wilmington Morning News. November 11, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delaware Overcomes Washington Lead To Win By 13-9 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.V.C. Bows To Delaware in Final Contest". Lebanon Daily News. November 22, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.