Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football, 1889–1899

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football, 18891899

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football[1] represents the University of Delaware in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) competition. Located in Newark, Delaware, the football program started in 1889. Delaware's present-day rivals include West Chester, Villanova and William & Mary.

Contents: 1889 -1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899


1889

1889 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1889 record 111
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« None 1890 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 26 at Del. Field Club of Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware L 074  
November 26 Warren Athletic Club of Wilmington W 300  
December 7 Conference Club of Dover T 00  

1890

1890 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1890 record 320
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« 1889 1891 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 4 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania L 054  
October 11 Swarthmore Sophomores L 030  
October 18 at Del. Field Club of Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware W 60  
October 23 at Wilmington Friends School Wilmington, Delaware W 120  
November 20 Delaware Sophomores Homewood Driving ParkNewark, Delaware W 80  

1891

1891 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1891 record 531
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« 1890 1892 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 3 at Haverford Haverford Township, Pennsylvania L 018  
October 10 Wilmington YMCA W 580  
October 17 St. John's L 416  
October 24 at Shortlidge Academy Media, Pennsylvania[2] L 06  
October 27 Franklin (Baltimore) T 66  
October 31 Del. Field Club of Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware W 40  
November 6 Washington College W 100  
November 14 Warren Club of Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware W 300  
November 21 Shortlidge Academy W 1412  

1892

1892 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1892 record 122
Head coach None
Seasons
« 1891 1893 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 15 at Haverford Haverford Township, Pennsylvania L 040  
October 22 Philadelphia YMCA L 46  
October 29 at Wilmington YMCA Wilmington, Delaware W 140  
November 10 Washington College T 66  
December 3 vsDel. Field Club of Wilmington Delaware City, Delaware T 00  

1893

1893 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1893 record 210
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« 1892 1894 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 23 at Warren Athletic Club of Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware L 02  
November 11 at Philadelphia Manual Training School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 440  
November 18 at Conference Academy of Dover Dover, Delaware W 560  

1894

1894 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1894 record 110
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« 1893 1895 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 6 at Haverford Haverford Township, Pennsylvania L 036  
October 27 Hahnemann W 380  

1895

1895 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1895 record 130
Head coach Unknown
Seasons
« 1894 1896 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 5 Swarthmore L 014  
October 12 Swarthmore L 1231  
November 15 Delaware Alumni Newark, Delaware L 02  
November 23 Villanova W 106  

1896

1896 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1896 record 060
Head coach Ira Pierce (1st year)
Seasons
« 1895 1897 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 3 Villanova L 014  
October 17 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania L 044  
October 24 Haverford Newark, Delaware L 024  
October 31 Conference Academy L 012  
November 18 at Pennsylvania Military College Chester, Pennsylvania L 014  
November 21 Haverford Wilmington, Delaware L 06  

1897

1897 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1897 record 240
Head coach Herbert Rice (1st year)
Seasons
« 1896 1898 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 2 Haverford L 016  
October 6 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania L 612  
October 16 Ursinus W 40  
October 23 at Haverford Haverford Township, Pennsylvania L 048  
November 5 St. John's College W 1412  
November 13 at Pennsylvania Military College Chester, Pennsylvania L 018  

1898

1898 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1898 record 252
Head coach Herbert Rice (2nd year)
Seasons
« 1897 1899 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania L 022  
October 8 Conference Academy W 290  
October 14 St. John's College T 00  
October 15 at Pennsylvania Military College Chester, Pennsylvania L 06  
October 22 Conference Academy W 460  
October 29 Ursinus Collegeville, Pennsylvania L 046  
November 5 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania T 00  
November 12 at Haverford Haverford Township, Pennsylvania L 018  
November 24 at Pennsylvania Military College Chester, Pennsylvania L 511  

1899

1899 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference Independent
1899 record 620
Head coach Herbert Rice (3rd year)
Seasons
« 1898 1900 »
Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 at Wilmington High School Wilmington, Delaware W 50  
October 7 Tome Institute W 760  
October 14 at Pennsylvania Military College Chester, Pennsylvania W 230  
October 18 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania L 017  
October 21 Conference Academy W 560  
October 28 Haverford L 023  
November 8 Maryland A&M W 340  
November 18 at Conference Academy Princess Anne, Maryland W 350  

Notes

  1. ^ From the program's first season in 1889 through the 1910 season, Delaware did not have an official nickname. It was not until 1911 that they became known as the Fightin' Blue Hens.
  2. ^ "DELAWARE COLLEGE BEATEN.". New York Times. October 25, 1891. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A06E4DB1339E033A25756C2A9669D94609ED7CF. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 

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