1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1946 college football season, their first after a three-year hiatus due to World War II. The team was named AP small college national champion and won the Cigar Bowl against Rollins. They were led by fourth-year head coach William D. Murray and played the majority of their home games at Wilmington Park. The October 26 game against Drexel was the final game played at Frazer Field, and the last game played in Newark until the opening of Delaware Stadium in 1952. They were ranked in the AP Poll for the final three weeks of the season, the only time that they received that honor. The only other time Delaware would receive votes in the AP Poll would be in 2010.

1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
AP small college national champion
Mason–Dixon champion
Cigar Bowl, W 21–7 vs. Rollins
ConferenceMason–Dixon Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1946 record10–0 (3–0 Mason–Dixon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilmington Park (7,000)
Frazer Field
1946 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Delaware $ 3 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Johns Hopkins 2 –0 –0  5 –3 –0
Western Maryland 4 –1 –0  4 –1 –0
Hampden–Sydney 2 –2 –0  2 –2 –0
Randolph–Macon 2 –4 –0  2 –4 –0
Washington College 1 –5 –0  1 –5 –0
Mount St. Mary's 0 –2 –0  0 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Pennsylvania Military*
W 25–010,000[1]
October 5Randolph–Macon
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 53–07,000[2]
October 11Western Maryland
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 44–67,500[3]
October 19at Gettysburg*
W 27–63,500[4]
October 26Drexel*
W 52–08,000[5]
November 2at Franklin & Marshall*
W 28–06,000[6]
November 9at Bucknell*
W 27–144,000[7]
November 16Washington College
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 61–05,000[8]
November 23Muhlenberg*No. 16
  • Wilmington Park
  • Wilmington, DE
W 62–015,000[9]
January 1, 1947vs. Rollins*No. 19
W 21-710,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "P.M.C. Loses to Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 29, 1946. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackets Bow to Delaware Eleven, 53-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gibbons, Jack (October 12, 1946). "Delaware Routs Terrors; Blue Hens Run String to 24 in Succession with 44 to 6 Victory". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Doherty's Three Touchdown Runs Sparks Delaware Team to 27-6 Win over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 21, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Lewis, Allen (October 27, 1946). "Delaware Routs Drexel for 26th". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Delaware Conquers F&M 28 to 0; 'Hens' Annex 27th Win After Rugged Battle". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Delaware Rally Beats Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 10, 1946. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Lewis, Allen (November 17, 1946). "Delaware Wins for 29th; Washington Routed as Nine Tally, 61-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Morrow, Art (November 24, 1946). "Delaware Trips Muhlenberg, 20-12; 15,000 See Blue Hen's Unbeaten Run Hit 30". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hollingsworth, Byron (January 2, 1947). "Delaware Defeats Rollins Tars, 21-7; Hart Stars for Blue Hens in Shrine Tilt". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Fla. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1946 Schedule". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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