1956 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1956 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	David M. Nelson (6th season)
Captain	Tom Thomas
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	0	–	1
St. Norbert			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pepperdine			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					3	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee			–					1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	6	–	0

The 1956 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 108. Vincent Grande was the team captain. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	West Chester	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 7–10
September 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 33–7
October 6	Lafayette	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 14–28
October 13	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 26–17
October 20	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	W 14–6
October 27	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 14–26
November 3	Bainbridge NTS	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	T 7–7
November 10	Rutgers	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 22–0
November 17	Temple	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 14–7