1933 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1933 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charles Rogers, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–4–2 record and were outscored by a total of 102 to 46.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1933 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City     8 1 0
Tulsa     6 1 0
Troy State     5 1 0
Texas A&I     6 2 0
Catholic University     6 3 0
South Georgia Teachers     5 3 0
Western Maryland     5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk     5 3 1
George Washington     5 3 1
Navy     5 4 0
Oglethorpe     4 5 0
Texas Mines     3 5 1
West Virginia     3 5 2
Delaware     2 4 2
Dixie (TX)     2 4 0
Georgetown     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 4 1
East Carolina     1 5 0
Wake Forest     0 5 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7BaltimoreW 26–0[2]
October 14at ArmyL 0–52
October 21at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 8–0[3]
October 28Lebanon Valley
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 6–13[4]
November 4at Drexel
L 0–63,500[5]
November 11vs. Pennsylvania MilitaryL 0–2512,000[6]
November 18Saint Joseph's
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
T 0–0[7]
November 25Juniata
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
T 6–6[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Delaware downs Baltimore". Wilmington Morning News. October 9, 1933. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware team wins at Washington College". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware holds edge for three periods, but loses". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Potter stars as Drexel beats Delaware gridmen with final period pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "P.M.C. eleven takes scalp of Delaware". Atlantic City Press. November 12, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hawks-Blue Hens in scoreless duel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Juniata and Delaware battle 6–6 deadlock". Sunday News. November 26, 1933. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.