1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	5–3–1
Head coach	William McAvoy (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

The 1923 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1923 college football season. In its second season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 45.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	St. Joseph's (PA)	Newark, DE	L 0–4
October 6	Muhlenberg	Newark, DE	W 6–0
October 13	Ursinus	Newark, DE	W 14–7
October 20	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 18–0	^[3]
October 27	St. John's (MD)	Newark, DE	T 0–0
November 3	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 19–6
November 10	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–14
November 17	George Washington	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 19–7	^[4]
November 27	Dickinson	Wilmington, DE	L 0–7	^[5]

^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "City College snowed under by Delaware". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 21, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware gridders beat Geo. Washington". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rupp Plows Along Winning Game For Dickinson Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.

v t 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" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1923 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee Docs		–		6	–	0	–	2
VMI		–		9	–	1	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	1	–	1
Loyola (LA)		–		5	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	1	–	3
Middle Tennessee State Normal		–		4	–	1	–	0
Quantico Marines		–		7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest		–		6	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal		–		6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		5	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		5	–	3	–	1
Trinity (NC)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal		–		5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)		–		4	–	4	–	1
Catholic University		–		4	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Normal		–		3	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines		–		3	–	4	–	0
Richmond		–		3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown		–		3	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State Normal		–		3	–	6	–	0
Davidson		–		3	–	7	–	0
George Washington		–		2	–	8	–	0
Birmingham–Southern		–		1	–	5	–	2
Marshall		–		1	–	7	–	0
Spring Hill		–		1	–	7	–	0