1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1930 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Gus Ziegler, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 138 to 117.^[1][2]

1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Gus Ziegler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Frazer Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Maryland			–					9	–	0	–	1
Texas Mines			–					7	–	1	–	1
Appalachian State			–					8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary Norfolk			–					3	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Furman			–					6	–	3	–	1
Delaware State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					5	–	5	–	0
George Washington			–					4	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	5	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech			–					3	–	6	–	0
Troy State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Jefferson			–					1	–	3	–	0
Beacom College			–					1	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					1	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	at Saint Joseph's	54th at City Line Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–6	^[3]
October 11	George Washington	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 6–9	^[4]
October 18	Gallaudet	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 38–0	^[5]
October 25	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 0–40	^[6]
November 1	at Swarthmore	Clothier Field Stadium Swarthmore, PA	W 13–12	^[7]
November 8	Mount St. Mary's	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 13–6	^[8]
November 15	at Drexel	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	T 13–13	^[9]
November 23	Haverford	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 14–7	^[10]
November 27	at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	L 2–10	^[11]
November 29	Fort DuPont	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 26–14	^[12]

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. "St. Joe surrenders to Delaware eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delaware drops home opening grid battle to George Washington, 9–6". The Evening Journal. October 13, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "University of Delaware crushes Gallaudet under 38 to 0 score". The Evening Journal. October 20, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delaware gridders suffer 40 to 0 defeat at hands of Rutgers eleven". The Morning News. October 27, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Delaware collegians win over Swarthmore 13 to 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mt. St. Mary's defeated, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blue Hens deadlock Drexel". The News Journal. November 17, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Haverford defense crushed by late Delaware rally". The News Journal. November 24, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "P.M.C. upsets Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Delaware ends successful football season with 26–14 victory over Fort DuPont eleven in charity game". Wilmington Morning News. December 1, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.