1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record5–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn DeGasperis
Home stadium Wilmington Park
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Maryland   800
No. 13 Virginia   810
Maryland State   710
Florida State   620
Miami (FL)   830
Tampa   731
Delaware   530
Memphis State   530
Sewanee   530
Louisville   540
Chattanooga   650
Grambling   351
Navy   261
Delta State   180
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 109. John DeGasperis was the team captain. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Wilmington Park in Wilmington, Delaware

David M. Nelson was hired as the program's head football coach in February 1951. He head previously served as the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Maine. [3] Nelson served as the head coach until 1965 and as athletic director until 1984.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Lehigh W 7–0 8,500 [4]
September 29at Connecticut
L 14–27 7,500 [5]
October 6 West Chester
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE (rivalry)
W 47–20 7,000 [6]
October 13 Pennsylvania Military
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 46–2 5,332 [7]
October 20 Temple
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
L 7–13 8,300 [8]
October 27 Muhlenberg
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 21–7 5,500 [9]
November 10at Lafayette W 25–7 6,000 [10]
November 17at Bucknell L 6–33 7,000 [11]

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References

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