1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)     10 0 0
Miami (FL)     8 0 0
Howard     7 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
No. 2 Navy     9 0 1
Wesley     6 1 0
Texas Tech     6 1 3
Davidson     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 2 1
William & Mary     7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     5 2 3
George Washington     5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
Spring Hill     3 2 1
Texas A&I     4 3 0
Wake Forest     5 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Tennessee Docs     3 5 1
Catholic University     3 5 0
Delaware     3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 4 1
Duke     3 6 0
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Richmond     2 7 0
Harding     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1926 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Frank M. Forstburg, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 122 to 41.[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2DrexelL 6–7[3]
October 9at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 6–0
October 16at SpringfieldSpringfield, MAW 3–0
October 23at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 3–13
October 30at Rutgers
L 0–215,000[4]
November 6at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 7–47
November 13Gallaudet
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 10–7
November 20Haverford
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 6–27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1920-1924)". 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 May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fumbles Prove U. of D.'s Undoing". Every Evening. October 4, 1926. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware Fails Before Rutgers". The Evening Journal. November 1, 1926. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.