1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.[1][2]

1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
1941 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina    7 0 0
Delaware    7 0 1
Virginia    8 1 0
Marshall    7 1 0
No. 10 Navy    7 1 1
Georgetown    5 4 0
Western Maryland    3 4 1
West Virginia    4 6 0
Sewanee    2 5 0
Delaware State    1 4 0
Georgia Teachers    2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Delaware was ranked at No. 146 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27West ChesterT 7–7
October 4Pennsylvania Military
W 20–08,000[4]
October 11at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 24–0
October 18DickinsonNewark, DEW 28–0
November 1Mount St. Mary'sWilmington, DEW 25–0
November 8at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 47–7
November 15at DrexelPhiladelphia, PAW 7–6
November 22Washington CollegeWilmington, DEW 18–6

References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Delaware Scores 20 to 0 Victory Over P.M.C. Eleven". The Wilmington Morning News. October 6, 1941. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
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