1937 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1937 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State     1 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 0 1
West Virginia     8 1 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk     5 3 0
Navy     4 4 1
George Washington     3 4 1
Georgetown     2 4 2
Oglethorpe     3 6 1
Western Maryland     3 6 0
East Carolina     2 5 0
Loyola (LA)     2 6 1
Virginia     2 7 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 9 0
Delaware     1 7 0
Oklahoma City     1 9 0
Jacksonville State     0 5 0

The 1937 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1937 college football season. In their third season under head coach Lyal Clark, the Blue Hens compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 113 to 64.[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at UrsinusCollegeville, PAL 6–11
October 9at Rutgers
L 0–27[3]
October 16Lebanon ValleyL 7–23
October 23DickinsonL 0–18
October 30St. John's (MD)
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 32–7
November 6vs. Pennsylvania Military
L 0–3
November 13at Drexel
L 6–8
November 20Washington College
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
L 13–16

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rutgers grid squad hands Delaware team second defeat, 27–0". The Morning News. October 11, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.