1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
CaptainErnest S. Wilson
Home stadium Frazer Field
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   7 0 0
Presbyterian   8 1 0
Navy   7 1 0
North Texas State Normal   6 1 0
Spring Hill   4 2 0
West Virginia   6 3 1
Southwest Texas State   5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal   3 2 0
Texas Mines   0 0 1
Kentucky   3 5 1
Oglethorpe   1 2 0
Wake Forest   1 6 1
Marshall   1 7 1

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Baumgartner, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 108 to 20. Ernest S. Wilson was the team captain. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Maryland State College Park, MD L 0–20
October 13at Haverford Haverford, PA W 7–0
October 20 Western Maryland L 0–10
October 27 Dickinson
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–9
November 3 Gallaudet
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 13–7 [3]
November 10at Stevens Hoboken, NJ L 0–35
November 17 Swarthmore
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–27 [4]

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References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. "Delaware Victor on Forward Pass Plays". The Evening Journal. November 5, 1917. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Delaware Beaten by Little Quakers: Swarthmore Wakes in Second Period and Rolls Up Total of 27 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1917. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.