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1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Docs     8 0 0
Southwest Texas State     7 0 0
Talladega     4 0 1
Navy     6 1 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 1 2
Erskine     6 2 0
Marshall     5 2 1
Delaware     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     3 2 1
East Tennessee State Normal     4 3 0
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Louisville     2 2 1
Marion     4 4 0
Spring Hill     4 4 0
West Tennessee State Normal     4 5 1
Mississippi Normal     3 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     2 4 1
Loyola (LA)     2 4 0
Roanoke     3 7 0
Abilene Christian     2 5 0
Bryson College     2 5 0
Wake Forest     2 8 0
Texas Mines     1 4 0
Presbyterian     1 7 0

The 1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Sylvester Derby, the Blue Hens compiled a 5–4 record and were outscored by a total of 187 to 163.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at PennL 0–89
October 1MuhlenbergL 0–21
October 8at Johns HopkinsL 0–27[2]
October 15New York Aggies
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 49–0
October 22at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 13–0
October 29Washington College
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 47–0
November 5Western Maryland
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 48–6
November 12at Lafayette
L 0–44[3]
November 19vs. Pennsylvania Military
W 6–05,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hopkins blanks Delaware". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1921. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Sweeps Delaware State Off of Its Feet: Regulars Taken From Game After First Few Minutes of Game". The Allentown Morning Call. November 13, 1921. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware in Win Over P.M.C." Every Evening. November 21, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.