Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football, 1889–99

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1891 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1891 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Unknown;

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1890 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1890 record	3–2–0
Head coach	Unknown;

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1889 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1889 record	1–1–1
Head coach	Unknown;

The Delaware football[1] team represented Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) in college football. Playing their home games in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, the football program started in 1889. Delaware was coached by Ira Pierce in 1896 and Herbert Rice from 1897 to 1899. They compiled a 14−13−4 record in the seven seasons before employing a head coach. Pierce coached the team to a 0−6−0 record in 1897, and Rice finished with a 9−12−3 record in his first three seasons as head coach. Rice went on to have a 16−20−4 record as head coach for five total seasons.

Contents:	1889 -1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899

1889

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 26	at Del. Field Club of Wilmington	Wilmington, Delaware	L 0–74
November 26	Warren Athletic Club of Wilmington		W 30–0
December 7	Conference Club of Dover		T 0–0

1890

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	L 0–54
October 11	Swarthmore Sophomores		L 0–30
October 18	at Del. Field Club of Wilmington	Wilmington, Delaware	W 6–0
October 23	at Wilmington Friends School	Wilmington, Delaware	W 12–0
November 20	Delaware Sophomores	Homewood Driving Park Newark, Delaware	W 8–0

1891

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	at Haverford	Haverford Township, Pennsylvania	L 0–18
October 10	Wilmington YMCA		W 58–0
October 17	St. John's		L 4–16
October 24	at Shortlidge Academy	Media, Pennsylvania[2]	L 0–6
October 27	Franklin (Baltimore)		T 6–6
October 31	Del. Field Club of Wilmington	Wilmington, Delaware	W 4–0
November 6	Washington College		W 10–0
November 14	Warren Club of Wilmington	Wilmington, Delaware	W 30–0
November 21	Shortlidge Academy		W 14–12

1891 Delaware College football team

1892

1892 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1892 record	1–2–2
Head coach	None

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 15	at Haverford	Haverford Township, Pennsylvania	L 0–40
October 22	Philadelphia YMCA		L 4–6
October 29	at Wilmington YMCA	Wilmington, Delaware	W 14–0
November 10	Washington College		T 6–6
December 3	vs. Del. Field Club of Wilmington	Delaware City, Delaware	T 0–0

1893

1893 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1893 record	2–1–0
Head coach	Unknown

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 23	at Warren Athletic Club of Wilmington	Wilmington, Delaware	L 0–2
November 11	at Philadelphia Manual Training School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	W 44–0
November 18	at Conference Academy of Dover	Dover, Delaware	W 56–0

1894

1894 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1894 record	1–1–0
Head coach	Unknown

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	at Haverford	Haverford Township, Pennsylvania	L 0–36
October 27	Hahnemann		W 38–0

1895

1895 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1895 record	1–3–0
Head coach	Unknown

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	Swarthmore		L 0–14
October 12	Swarthmore		L 12–31
November 15	Delaware Alumni	Newark, Delaware	L 0–2
November 23	Villanova		W 10–6

1896

1896 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1896 record	0–6–0
Head coach	Ira Pierce (1st season)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Villanova		L 0–14
October 17	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	L 0–44
October 24	Haverford	Newark, Delaware	L 0–24
October 31	Conference Academy		L 0–12
November 18	at Pennsylvania Military College	Chester, Pennsylvania	L 0–14
November 21	Haverford	Wilmington, Delaware	L 0–6

1897

1897 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	1−5–1[3]
Head coach	Herbert Rice (1st season)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Haverford	Newark, Delaware	L 0–16
October 6	Swarthmore	Wilmington, Delaware	L 6–12
October 16	Ursinus	Newark, Delaware	W 4–0
October 23	at Haverford	Haverford Township, Pennsylvania	L 0–48
October 30−31	Ursinus		L
November 5	St. John's College		T 14−14
November 13	at Pennsylvania Military College	Chester, Pennsylvania	L 0–18

1898

1898 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1898 record	2–5–2
Head coach	Herbert Rice (2nd season)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	L 0–22
October 8	Conference Academy		W 29–0
October 14	St. John's College		T 0–0
October 15	at Pennsylvania Military College	Chester, Pennsylvania	L 0–6
October 22	Conference Academy		W 46–0
October 29	Ursinus	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	L 0–46
November 5	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	T 0–0
November 12	at Haverford	Haverford Township, Pennsylvania	L 0–18
November 24	at Pennsylvania Military College	Chester, Pennsylvania	L 5–11

1899

1899 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1899 record	6–2–0
Head coach	Herbert Rice (3rd season)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	at Wilmington High School	Wilmington, Delaware	W 5–0
October 7	Tome Institute		W 76–0
October 14	at Pennsylvania Military College	Chester, Pennsylvania	W 23–0
October 18	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	L 0–17
October 21	Conference Academy		W 56–0
October 28	Haverford		L 0–23
November 8	Maryland A&M		W 34–0
November 18	at Conference Academy	Princess Anne, Maryland	W 35–0

Notes

From the program's first season in 1889 through the 1910 season, Delaware did not have an official nickname. It was not until 1911 that they became known as the Fightin' Blue Hens.
"DELAWARE COLLEGE BEATEN" (PDF). The New York Times. October 25, 1891. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
p. 123 Delaware College Yearbook 1899

External links

"Delaware Yearly Results: 1889". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
"Delaware Yearly Results: 1890–1894". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
"Delaware Yearly Results: 1895–1899". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
"All-Time Results" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. June 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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[1] From the program's first season in 1889 through the 1910 season, Delaware did not have an official nickname. It was not until 1911 that they became known as the Fightin' Blue Hens.

[2] "DELAWARE COLLEGE BEATEN" (PDF). The New York Times. October 25, 1891. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

[3] . 123 Delaware College Yearbook 1899

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) James Madison Lehigh Battle of the Blue (Villanova) West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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