1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Stephen Grenda, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 70.[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
1938 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown    8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons    8 2 0
Western Maryland    5 2 1
Catholic University    5 3 0
George Washington    5 4 0
Navy    4 3 2
Virginia    4 4 1
West Virginia    4 5 1
Loyola (LA)    4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers    3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk    3 5 1
Delaware    3 5 0
Delaware State    1 2 0
Oglethorpe    2 8 0
Oklahoma City    2 8 0
East Carolina    1 6 1
Jacksonville State    1 6 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1UrsinusW 12–9[3]
October 8Randolph–Macon
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–27
October 15at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 0–26
October 22Lehigh
L 0–32
October 29St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 41–0
November 5vs. Pennsylvania Military
L 2–32
November 12Drexel
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 13–38[4]
November 19at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 2–0

References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. "Delaware Opens Season With Victory Over Ursinus: Blue and Gold Eleven Upsets Grizzlies, 12-9 In Thrilling Contest". Wilmington Morning News. October 3, 1938. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dick Rinard (November 14, 1938). "Thumping Delivered Delaware by Drexel Surprises -- No One". Journal-Every Evening. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
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