1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1923 college football season. In its second season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 45.[1]

1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1922
1924 
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Davis & Elkins  800
King  801
VMI  910
Tennessee Docs  602
Abilene Christian  610
West Virginia  711
Middle Tennessee State Normal  410
Loyola (LA)  511
Quantico Marines  721
Navy  513
Stetson  520
Wake Forest  630
West Tennessee State Normal  630
William & Mary  630
Louisville  530
Delaware  531
Tennessee State  320
Trinity (NC)  540
Western Kentucky State Normal  540
Union (TN)  441
Catholic University  440
Mississippi Normal  330
Texas Mines  340
Richmond  350
Georgetown  360
East Tennessee State Normal  360
Davidson  370
George Washington  280
Birmingham–Southern  152
Marshall  170
Spring Hill  170

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Saint Joseph'sNewark, DEL 0–4
October 6MuhlenbergNewark, DEW 6–0
October 13UrsinusNewark, DEW 14–7
October 20at CCNYW 18–0[2]
October 27St. John's (MD)Newark, DET 0–0
November 3at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 19–6
November 10at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry)L 0–14
November 17George Washington
W 19–7[3]
November 27DickinsonWilmington, DEL 0–7[4]

References

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  1. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. "City College snowed under by Delaware". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 21, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delaware gridders beat Geo. Washington". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rupp Plows Along Winning Game For Dickinson Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1923 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon