1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field, Wilmington Park
1942 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware   –  8 –0 –0
Mississippi Southern   –  4 –0 –0
Miami (FL)   –  7 –2 –0
Delaware State   –  3 –1 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –  4 –2 –1
Chattanooga   –  7 –4 –0
Georgetown   –  5 –3 –1
Navy   –  5 –4 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –4 –0
Western Maryland   –  4 –4 –1
Tennessee Tech   –  3 –4 –2
Virginia   –  2 –6 –1

The 1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 28.[1][2]

Delaware was ranked at No. 112 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25West Chester
W 20–06,000[4]
October 3at Drexel
W 40–06,000[5]
October 10Lakehurst NAS
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington DE
W 20–77,000[6]
October 17Gettysburg
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 13–0[7]
October 24at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 20–0[8]
October 31Pennsylvania Military
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 19–144,200[9]
November 7Swarthmoredagger
W 19–7[10]
November 14Western MarylandWilmington, DEW 45–0[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ John S. Brady (September 26, 1942). "Delaware Gridders Overpower West Chester, 20 to 0". Wilmington Morning News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Delaware Crushes Drexel, 40-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1942. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Delaware Overpowers Lakehurst Team By 20-7 Score". Wilmington Morning News. October 10, 1942. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Delaware Gets 13-0 Win Over Gettysburg". The Morning Call. October 18, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Unbeaten Delaware Downs Dickinson, 20-0". The Scrantonian. October 25, 1942. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Delaware Second Half Scoring Splurge Beats P.M.C." The Wilmington Morning News. November 2, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Delaware Overpowers Swarthmore After Garnet Takes Lead". The Wilmongton Journal. November 9, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hart Sparks Delaware To 45-0 Triumph". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
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