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1924 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1924 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines     7 0 1
Tennessee Docs     9 1 0
Centenary     8 1 0
West Virginia     8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan     9 2 0
Davidson     7 2 1
Wake Forest     7 2 0
George Washington     6 3 1
William & Mary     5 2 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Texas Mines     3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers     3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Spring Hill     4 4 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Marshall     4 4 0
Duke     4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 4 1
Loyola (LA)     3 4 2
Louisville     3 5 1
Southwestern     3 6 0
Union (TN)     3 6 0
Richmond     2 6 1
Navy     2 6 0
Catholic University     1 5 2
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     1 7 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 7 0
Delaware State     0 1 0

The 1924 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1924 college football season. In their third season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 45 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Saint Joseph'sW 6–0
October 11at UrsinusCollegeville, PAT 0–0
October 18at VillanovaVillanova, PA (rivalry)L 3–17
October 25St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–6
November 1Stevens
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 21–0
November 8Haverford
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 8–7
November 15George Washington
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 6–0[2]
November 22vs. Dickinson
L 0–15[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gibson's long run gives Delaware win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1924. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware Fails in Big Grapple". The Evening Journal. November 24, 1924. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.