1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   7 – 0 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   3 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.[1]

Delaware was ranked at No. 146 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27West Chester
T 7–7[3]
October 4Pennsylvania Military
W 20–08,000[4]
October 11at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 24–0[5]
October 18Dickinson
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 28–0[6]
November 1Mount St. Mary's
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 25–0[7]
November 8at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 47–73,500[8]
November 15at Drexel
W 7–64,500[9]
November 22Washington College
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 18–6[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 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware eleven in 7–7 tie with West Chester Teachers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware Scores 20 to 0 Victory Over P.M.C. Eleven". The Wilmington Morning News. October 6, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware crushes Ursinus grid team by 24 to 0 result". Sunday News. October 12, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Undefeated Delaware beats Dickinson 28–0". The Morning Call. October 19, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delaware grid team routs Mt. St. Mary's on muddy field, 25–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware jars Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delaware defeats Drexel on grid 7–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last-quarter rally beats Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1941. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.