1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadium Frazer Field
Seasons
  1937
1939  
1938 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown   8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons   8 2 0
Western Maryland   5 2 1
Catholic University   5 3 0
George Washington   5 4 0
Navy   4 3 2
Virginia   4 4 1
West Virginia   4 5 1
Loyola (LA)   4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers   3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk   3 5 1
Delaware   3 5 0
Delaware State   1 2 0
Oglethorpe   2 8 0
Oklahoma City   2 8 0
East Carolina   1 6 1
Jacksonville State   1 6 1

The 1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Stephen Grenda, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 70. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Ursinus W 12–9 [3]
October 8 Randolph–Macon
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–27 [4]
October 15at Dickinson
L 0–26 [5]
October 22 Lehigh
L 0–32 [6]
October 29 St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 41–0 [7]
November 5vs. Pennsylvania Military L 2–3212,000 [8]
November 12 Drexel
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 13–38 [9]
November 19at Washington College Chestertown, MD W 2–0 [10]

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References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. "Delaware Opens Season With Victory Over Ursinus: Blue and Gold Eleven Upsets Grizzlies, 12-9 In Thrilling Contest". Wilmington Morning News. October 3, 1938. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yellow Jackets, sparked by Welch, beat Delaware 27 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lawyers beat Delaware by lopsided 26–0 score". The Morning Call. October 16, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lehigh gets four touchdowns in final period to beat Delaware, 32–0". The Morning Call. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Johnnies bow to Delaware in 41–0 game". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Auditorium grid spectacle lures 12,000". Atlantic City Press. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Dick Rinard (November 14, 1938). "Thumping Delivered Delaware by Drexel Surprises -- No One". Journal-Every Evening. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Delaware scores safety in final minutes to beat Washington College". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.