1955 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1955 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 82. Vincent Grande was the team captain. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1955 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	David M. Nelson (5th season)
Captain	Vincent Grande
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1955 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	1	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Arkansas State			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Miami (FL)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	8	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	NTS Bainbridge	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 46–6	6,925
October 1	Lehigh	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 13–19	5,600
October 8	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 14–6	5,000
October 15	New Hampshire	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 20–18	6,500
October 22	at Connecticut	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 26–14	7,200
October 29	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 33–7	7,000
November 5	Gettysburg	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 36–0	7,000
November 12	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 46–0	5,000
November 19	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–12	2,175
Homecoming