1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Stephen Grenda (1st season)

1938 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	2	–	0
Roanoke			–					5	–	2	–	3
Western Maryland			–					5	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	2
Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	1
William & Mary Norfolk			–					3	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					2	–	8	–	0
East Carolina			–					1	–	6	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					1	–	6	–	1

The 1938 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1938 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stephen Grenda, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a total of 164 to 70.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Ursinus	Newark, DE	W 12–9
October 8	Randolph-Macon	Newark, DE	L 0–27
October 15	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	L 0–26
October 22	Lehigh	Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 0–32
October 29	St. John's (MD)	Newark, DE	W 41–0
November 5	vs. Pennsylvania Military	Atlantic City, NJ	L 2–32
November 12	Drexel	Newark, DE	L 13–38
November 19	at Washington (MD)	Chesterown, MD	W 2–0