List of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head football coaches

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The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens college football team represents the University of Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Fightin' Blue Hens compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 23 head coaches (and one interim head coach) since it began play during the 1889 season, [1] with Ryan Carty hired as the 24th head coach.

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The team has played more than 1,159 games over 123 seasons. [1] Harold "Tubby" Raymond is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 300 victories during his 36 years with the program. [1] William D. Murray has the highest winning percentage, with .747. [1] Ira L. Pierce has the lowest winning percentage, as his team lost all six of their games in 1896. [1]

Of the 23 different head coaches who have led the Blue Hens, Murray, [2] David M. Nelson, [3] and Raymond [4] have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards [A 5]
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLC%PWPLDCCCNCAwards
—No Coach1889–189531141340.5160
1 Ira Pierce 18966060.0000
2 Herbert Rice 1897–190141162040.4500
3 Clarence A. Short 1902, 1906168620.5630
4 Nathan Mannakee 1903–19052381320.3920
5 E. Pratt King 190760510.0840
6 William McAvoy 1908–1916, 1922–1924984243130.494000
7 Stan Baumgartner 191772500.286000
8 Milton Aronowitz 191851220.400000
9 Burton Shipley 1919–19201751020.353000
10 Sylvester Derby 192195400.556000
11 R. M. Forstburg 1925–1926167900.437000
12 Joseph J. Rothrock 1927–19281641110.281000
13 Gus Ziegler 1929–19301861020.389000
14 Charles Rogers 1931–19332512940.560000
15 Skip Stahley 193484310.563000
16 Lyal Clark 1935–19372451810.230000
17 Stephen Grenda 1938–19391641200.250000
18 William D. Murray †1940–195067491620.747301.0001011
19 David M. Nelson †1951–1965128844220.66426150.6341031
20 Tubby Raymond †1966–200142230011930.714108410.7252115193 AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1971–1972)
21 K. C. Keeler 2002–201213886520.62349410.544113131 AFCA Coach of the Year (2010)
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2010)
22 Dave Brock 2013−20164119220.46311160.40700000
int Dennis Dottin-Carter 20165230.400230.40000000
23 Danny Rocco 2017–20215431230.57420160.55622110
24 Ryan Carty 2022–present3726110.7031680.66711000

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [5]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [6]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [7]
  5. ↑ Statistics correct as of end of 2024 season

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Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1966 to 2001, compiling a record of 300–119–3. Raymond was also the head baseball coach at the University of Maine from 1952 to 1953 and at Delaware from 1956 to 1964, tallying a career college baseball mark of 164–72–3. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003.

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References

General

Specific

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Football Year by Year Results". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bill Murray". College Football Hall of Fame . Football Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ "David "The Admiral" Nelson". College Football Hall of Fame . Football Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tubby Raymond". College Football Hall of Fame . Football Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  7. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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