1914 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1914 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor H. Handy
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3
North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Catholic University
   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1914 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 66. Victor H. Handy was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Lafayette
L 0–41[3]
October 3Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
W 27–6[4]
October 10Baltimore City College
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 49–0[5]
October 17
Temple
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 20–7[6][7][8]
October 24at
Pennsylvania Military
Chester, PAW 13–0
October 31at StevensHoboken, NJT 0–0
November 7
Catholic University
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 13–0[9]
November 14
Western Maryland
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 17–12
November 26Carlisle reserves
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 33–0[10]

References

  1. ^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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