1897 Delaware football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1897 Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Independent 1−5–1 Herbert Rice 1st The 1897 Delaware football team represented Delaware College in American football during the 1897 season. (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Herbert Rice, the team posted a 1−5–1 record.p. 123 Delaware College Yearbook 1899Delaware Yearly Results: 1895–1899 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/delaware/yearly_results.php?year=1895 College Football Data Warehouse June 14, 2012 February 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213152454/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/delaware/yearly_results.php?year=1895 dead Schedule October 2 l Haverford Newark, DE 0–16 October 6 l Swarthmore Wilmington, DE 6–12 October 16 w 1897 Ursinus Ursinus Newark, DE 4–0 October 23 l y Haverford Haverford, PA 0–48 October 30−31 l Ursinus November 5 t 1897 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) 14−14 November 13 l y 1897 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military Chester, PA 0–18 References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware football