1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1950 record | 2–5–1 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Fred Schenck, James Thomas |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland State | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Miami (FL) | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tampa | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 147 to 55.[1][2]
The team was led by William D. Murray in his eighth season as the program's head football coach. He also served as the school's athletic director. In January 1951, Murray was hired as the head football coach at Duke.[3]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Lehigh | L 0–21 | 6,000 | [4] | |
September 30 | West Chester | W 16–13 | 8,200 | [5] | |
October 7 | Pennsylvania Military |
| W 32–20 | 6,300 | [6] |
October 21 | Lafayette |
| L 7–9 | 6,400 | [7] |
October 28 | at Muhlenberg | T 0–0 | 5,000 | [8] | |
November 4 | at Temple | L 0–39 | 5,000 | [9] | |
November 11 | Washington and Lee |
| L 0–32 | 5,000 | [10] |
November 18 | Bucknell |
| L 0–13 | 5,000 | [11] |
References[]
- ^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1950-1954)". 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. 158. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Duke Picks An Alumnus". Lansing State Journal. February 1, 1951 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Gets 21-0 Win over Delaware as Engineers Uncork Fine Ground Attack". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 24, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware Edges W. Chester, 16-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 1, 1950. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PMC Outscored by Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 8, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leopards Beat Delaware, 9 to 7, for Their First Triumph of the Season". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mules and Delaware Threaten but Settle for Scoreless Tie". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 29, 1950. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple Gridders Trounce Blue Hen Eleven, 39 to 0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. November 6, 1950. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals Win over Hens by 32-0 Margin". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. Associated Press. November 12, 1950. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Defeats Delaware, 13-0". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 19, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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