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1936 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1936 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
George Washington     7 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     9 2 0
Georgetown     6 2 1
Roanoke     6 2 1
Western Maryland     7 3 1
No. 18 Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Carolina     3 2 0
Jacksonville State     2 2 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 0
William & Mary Norfolk     4 4 0
Oglethorpe     4 5 0
Texas Wesleyan     3 6 1
Troy State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lyal Clark, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–6 record and were outscored by a total of 125 to 51.[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at GeorgetownL 0–39[2]
October 10Mount St. Mary'sL 0–143,500[3]
October 17Saint Joseph's
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 8–25[4]
October 24Randolph-Macon
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 19–63,000[5]
October 31at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 6–13800[6]
November 7vs. Pennsylvania MilitaryW 6–0[7]
November 14Drexeldagger
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 6–7[8]
November 21at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDL 6–21[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Delaware Eleven Routed By Georgetown in Start". Journal-Every Evening. October 5, 1936. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mount St. Mary's wins 14–0 victory over Delaware team". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Joseph's second quarter onslaughts defeat Delaware gridsters, 25–8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets lose to Delaware, 19 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. John's nips Delaware, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delaware ekes out victory over P.M.C., 6–0". Atlantic City Press. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drexel Dragons Defeat Delaware Eleven, 7 To 6 In 'Homecoming Battle'". Wilmington Morning News. November 16, 1936. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Washington College trounces Delaware, 21 to 6, in annual conflict". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1936. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.