1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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]

1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field, Wilmington Park
Seasons
 1941
1946 
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)  900
Delaware  800
Mississippi Southern  400
Sewanee  100
Miami (FL)  720
Delaware State  311
Middle Tennessee State Teachers  421
Chattanooga  740
Georgetown  531
Navy  540
West Virginia  540
Western Maryland  441
Tennessee Tech  342
Virginia  261
Roanoke  151

Delaware's 1942 season was part of a 32-game unbeaten streak that began on October 26, 1940, and ended on October 3, 1947. The only imperfection was a 7-7 tie with West Chester on September 27, 1941, which was followed by a 26-game winning streak.

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.[2]

Schedule

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

References

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  1. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. John S. Brady (September 26, 1942). "Delaware Gridders Overpower West Chester, 20 to 0". Wilmington Morning News. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Delaware Crushes Drexel, 40-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1942. p. 8S via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Delaware Overpowers Lakehurst Team By 20-7 Score". Wilmington Morning News. October 10, 1942. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Delaware Gets 13-0 Win Over Gettysburg". The Morning Call. October 18, 1942. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Unbeaten Delaware Downs Dickinson, 20-0". The Scrantonian. October 25, 1942. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Delaware Second Half Scoring Splurge Beats P.M.C." The Wilmington Morning News. November 2, 1942. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Delaware Overpowers Swarthmore After Garnet Takes Lead". The Wilmongton Journal. November 9, 1942. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hart Sparks Delaware To 45-0 Triumph". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1942 via Newspapers.com.