1920 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1920 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) in the 1920 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Burton Shipley, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 201 to 55.[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1920 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Talladega  ?00
Trinity (NC)  401
Abilene Christian  401
North Texas State Normal  710
Presbyterian  511
Middle Tennessee State Normal  410
Navy  620
Spring Hill  620
Birmingham–Southern  630
Mississippi Normal  421
Southwest Texas State  421
East Tennessee State Normal  320
West Virginia  541
Oglethorpe  441
Delaware  351
Texas Mines  240
Marion  250
Wake Forest  270
Sam Houston Normal  142
Western Kentucky State Normal  010
West Tennessee State Normal  050
Marshall  080

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at PennL 0–35
October 1UrsinusW 14–0
October 9at George Washington
W 14–7[3]
October 16St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 20–0
October 23Haverford
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 0–14
November 6at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–48
November 13at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 0–62
November 20DickinsonNewark, DEL 7–35
November 25at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAT 0–0

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