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1911 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1911 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–2
Head coach
CaptainCarl A. Taylor
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     8 0 0
Florida     5 0 1
VMI     7 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Georgetown     7 1 1
Navy     6 0 3
North Carolina     6 1 1
VPI     6 1 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 1
Marshall     4 1 1
Arkansas     6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 2 0
Texas     5 2 0
Washington and Lee     4 2 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
Davidson     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     5 3 0
Chattanooga     3 2 0
Catholic University     3 2 2
Maryland     4 4 2
Baylor     3 4 2
Wake Forest     3 5 0
Delaware     2 5 2
South Carolina     1 4 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 4 1
Spring Hill     1 3 0
Southwest Texas State     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     0 1 0

The 1911 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 56 to 54. Carl A. Taylor was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23WilliamsonNewark, DET 0–0
September 30at Swarthmore
T 0–0
October 7Lebanon ValleyNewark, DEW 24–0
October 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–17
October 21Washington CollegeNewark, DEW 24–0
October 28at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAL 0–15
November 8at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 6–8
November 18at GettysburgGettysburg, PAL 0–5
November 25DickinsonNewark, DEL 0–11[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Game at Delaware: The Small Score 11-0, No Indication of Team's Slap". The Dickinsonian. December 8, 1911. p. 16.