1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1916 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Independent 4–3–1 William McAvoy 9th Michael J. Fidance Frazer Field The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach William McAvoy, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 66 to 60. Michael J. Fidance was the team captain.2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide University of Delaware 2012 156 August 8, 2020 https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware. Schedule y y October 7 at 1916 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military Chester, PA W 21-0 October 14 1916 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Frazer Field Newark, DE L 0-16 October 21 1916 Haverford Haverford Frazer Field Newark, DE T 0-0 October 28 at 1916 Stevens Stevens Hoboken, NJ W 5-0 Delaware Defeats Stevens, 5 to 0: Newark Boys Play All Around Engineers on Their Own Gridiron The Evening Journal October 30, 1916 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119439492/delaware-defeats-stevens-5-to-0/ Newspapers.comStevens Catches a Tartar: Delaware Proves Surprisingly Aggressive and Wins by 5 to 0 The New York Times October 29, 1916 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119439597/stevens-catches-a-tartar-delaware/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1916 Dickinson Red and White Dickinson Biddle Field Carlisle, PA L 0-22 Dickinson Downs the Delaware Eleven, 22-0 Carlisle Evening Herald November 6, 1916 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119439355/dickinson-downs-the-delaware-eleven/ Newspapers.com November 11 1916 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) Frazer Field Newark, DE W 14-0 November 18 1916 Gallaudet Bison Gallaudet Frazer Field Newark, DE W 13-6 Delaware Wins From Gallaudet: Captured Saturday's Football Game Before Large Crowd Every Evening November 20, 1916 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119439197/delaware-wins-from-gallaudet/ Newspapers.com November 30 1916 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Frazer Field Newark, DE L 7-22 References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football