1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Independent 2–5 Stan Baumgartner 1st Ernest S. Wilson Frazer Field The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Baumgartner, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 108 to 20. Ernest S. Wilson 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 6 at Maryland State College Park, MD L 0-20 October 13 at 1917 Haverford Haverford Haverford, PA W 7-0 October 20 1917 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Frazer Field Newark, DE L 0-10 October 27 1917 Dickinson Red and White Dickinson Frazer Field Newark, DE L 0-9 November 3 1917 Gallaudet Bison Gallaudet Frazer Field Newark, DE W 13-7 Delaware Victor on Forward Pass Plays The Evening Journal November 5, 1917 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119434975/delaware-victor/ Newspapers.com November 10 at 1917 Stevens Stevens Hoboken, NJ L 0-35 November 17 Swarthmore Frazer Field Newark, DE L 0-27 Delaware Beaten by Little Quakers: Swarthmore Wakes in Second Period and Rolls Up Total of 27 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 18, 1917 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85454738/delaware-beaten-by-little-quakers/ Newspapers.com References Delaware Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football