1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Sylvester Derby (1st season)

1921 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee Docs			–					8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					7	–	0	–	0
Talladega			–					4	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					3	–	1	–	2
Erskine			–					6	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					2	–	2	–	1
Marion			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	4	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines			–					1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1921 college football season. In its first season under head coach Sylvester Derby, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 187 to 163.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Penn	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–89
October 1	Muhlenberg	Newark, DE	L 0–21
October 8	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, MD	L 0–27
October 15	New York Aggies	Newark, DE	W 49–0
October 22	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 13–0
October 29	Washington (MD)	Newark, DE	W 47–0
November 5	Western Maryland	Newark, DE	W 48–6
November 12	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–44
November 19	Pennsylvania Military	Wilmington, DE	W 6–0