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1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     8 0 1
No. 7 Navy     8 1 0
Texas A&I     5 1 1
Troy State     7 2 0
Tulsa     5 2 1
George Washington     6 3 1
West Virginia     6 4 0
Oglethorpe     5 4 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Georgetown     4 3 1
Texas Mines     4 4 0
Catholic University     3 4 1
Jacksonville State     3 4 0
Wake Forest     3 7 0
South Georgia Teachers     4 6 0
William & Mary Norfolk     2 4 2
East Carolina     1 4 1
Oklahoma City     1 8 0
Dixie (TX)     0 7 0
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the Blue Hens compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 51.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Saint Joseph's
W 16–0[2]
October 13at Juniata
W 14–0[3]
October 20Hampden–SydneyT 0–0[4]
October 27Lebanon Valley
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–24[5]
November 3Dickinson
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 7–0[6]
November 10vs. Pennsylvania MilitaryL 0–1215,000[7]
November 17Drexel
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 7–6[8]
November 24Washington College
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 7–29[9]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Thompson bright as Mud Hens win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Juniata proves second victim of Delaware grid team". Wilmington Morning News. October 15, 1934. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hampden–Sydney ties Delaware". The Roanoke Times. October 21, 1934. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lebanon Valley wins over Delaware, 24–0". The Morning Call. October 28, 1934. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delaware wins over Dickinson, 7–0 score". Sunday News. November 4, 1934. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "P.M.C. takes measure of Delaware". Atlantic City Press. November 11, 1934. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware eleven tops Drexel". Wilmington Morning News. November 19, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Shoremen still undefeated: Add Delaware to list, 29–7; Washington College ends season with brilliant triumph". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1934. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.