1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1926 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Frank M. Forstburg, the Blue Hens compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by a total of 122 to 41.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1926 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Frank M. Forstburg (2nd season)
Home stadium	Frazer Field
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Loyola (LA)			–					10	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Howard			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Navy			–					9	–	0	–	1
Wesley			–					6	–	1	–	0
Texas Tech			–					6	–	1	–	3
Davidson			–					7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					7	–	2	–	1
William & Mary			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hampden–Sydney			–					5	–	2	–	3
George Washington			–					5	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
Spring Hill			–					3	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I			–					4	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest			–					5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines			–					3	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					2	–	4	–	1
Duke			–					3	–	6	–	0
Georgia Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Richmond			–					2	–	7	–	0
Harding			–					1	–	5	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Drexel	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 6–7		^[3]
October 9	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 6–0
October 16	at Springfield	Springfield, MA	W 3–0
October 23	at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 3–13
October 30	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–21	5,000	^[4]
November 6	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	L 7–47
November 13	Gallaudet	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 10–7
November 20	Haverford	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 6–27

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
3. "Fumbles Prove U. of D.'s Undoing". Every Evening. October 4, 1926. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delaware Fails Before Rutgers". The Evening Journal. November 1, 1926. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.