1931 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1931 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University   –   8 – 1 – 0
Texas Mines   –   7 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 2
William & Mary Norfolk   –   1 – 0 – 1
Furman   –   5 – 2 – 2
George Washington   –   5 – 2 – 2
Texas Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Troy State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 2
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 2
Delaware State   –   2 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Jefferson   –   1 – 7 – 1
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1931 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charles Rogers, the Blue Hens compiled a 5–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 25.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Susquehanna
W 27–0[2]
October 10Saint Joseph's
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
T 0–0[3]
October 17at Navy
L 7–129,000[4]
October 24Richmond
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 7–05,000[5]
October 31at Rutgers
T 6–6[6]
November 7Swarthmore
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 26–08,000[7]
November 14Pennsylvania Military
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark,DE
W 13–710,000[8]
November 21at Haverford
W 31–0[9]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Delaware eleven tops Susquehanna in opener, 27 to 0". Wilmington Morning News. October 5, 1931. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hawks hold well and tie Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1931. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy captures 12–7 contest: Fighting Delaware eleven throws scare into Middy football camp". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1931. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware scores 7–0 victory over Richmond in intersectional battle". The Morning News. October 26, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers and Delaware in 6 to 6 draw". The Sunday Times. November 1, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Last-period rush nets Delaware three tallies in defeat of Garnet, 26–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware adds P.M.C. to list with 13–7 victory in torrid battle". Wilmington Morning News. November 16, 1931. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Powerful Blue Hens grind up Haverford". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.