1947 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Independent 4–4 William D. Murray 5th Wilmington Ball Park The 1947 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Walter A. Marusa and John W. Messick were the team captains.2012 Blue Hen Football Media Guide University of Delaware February 3, 2019 158 https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide October 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028015318/https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide dead In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Delaware was ranked at No. 129 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Wilmington Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Schedule y y September 27 1947 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military Wilmington Ball Park Wilmington, DE W 25-13 11,000 Bluehens Extend Unbeaten Record St. Petersburg Times September 28, 1947 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364769/bluehens_extend_unbeaten_record/ Newspapers.com October 3 at Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD L 19-43 16,460 Maryland Wins, 43-19, To Shatter Delaware Streak Wilmington Morning News October 4, 1947 1, 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364859/maryland_wins_4319_to_shatter/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 12-13 Bucknell Beats Delaware, 13-12 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 1947 4S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364914/bucknell_beats_delaware_1312/ Newspapers.com October 25 1947 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Wilmington Ball Park Wilmington, DE W 26-0 7,000 Delaware Beats Gettysburg, 26-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1947 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364998/delaware_beats_gettysburg_260/ Newspapers.com November 1 1947 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall Wilmington Ball Park Wilmington, DE W 26-6 6,500 Delaware Jolts F & M Diplomats By 26 to 6 Score Sunday Call-Chronicle November 2, 1947 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365083/delaware_jolts_f_m_diplomats_by_26_to/ Newspapers.com November 8 1947 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Wilmington Ball Park Wilmington, DE W 26-0 5,000 Western Md. Bows To Delaware, 26-0 The Baltimore Sun November 9, 1947 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365134/western_md_bows_to_delaware_260/ Newspapers.com Attendance figure in Western Maryland Routed by Delaware Eleven, 26-0 November 9, 1947 25 Cumberland Sunday Times Cumberland, Md. November 15 at Muhlenberg Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA L 14-20 8,000 Mules Top Delaware, 20-14, in Thrilling Finish The Morning Call November 16, 1947 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27973175/mules_top_delaware_2014_in_thrilling/ Newspapers.com November 22 Washington and Lee Wilmington Ball Park Wilmington, DE L 13-18 7,500 Generals Annex Victory over Delaware, 18 to 13 Associated Press November 23, 1947 10B Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66946422/1947-delaware-wl/ References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football