Delaware football, 1889–1899
The Delaware football[1] team represented Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) in college football. Playing their home games in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, the football program started in 1889. Delaware was coached by Ira Pierce in 1896 and Herbert Rice from 1897 to 1899. They compiled a 14−13−4 record in the seven seasons before employing a head coach. Pierce coached the team to a 0−6−0 record in 1897, and Rice finished with a 9−12−3 record in his first three seasons as head coach. Rice went on to have a 16−20−4 record as head coach for five total seasons.
| Contents: | 1889 -1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899 |
|---|
1889
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 26at Del. Field Club of WilmingtonWilmington, DelawareL 0–74 November 26Warren Athletic Club of WilmingtonW 30–0 December 7Conference Club of DoverT 0–0
1890
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 4at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaL 0–54 October 11Swarthmore SophomoresL 0–30 October 18at Del. Field Club of WilmingtonWilmington, DelawareW 6–0 October 23at Wilmington Friends SchoolWilmington, DelawareW 12–0 November 20Delaware Sophomores
- Homewood Driving Park
- Newark, Delaware
W 8–0
1891
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 3at HaverfordHaverford Township, PennsylvaniaL 0–18 October 10Wilmington YMCAW 58–0 October 17St. John'sL 4–16 October 24at Shortlidge AcademyMedia, Pennsylvania[2]L 0–6 October 27Franklin (Baltimore)T 6–6 October 31Del. Field Club of WilmingtonWilmington, DelawareW 4–0 November 6Washington CollegeW 10–0 November 14Warren Club of WilmingtonWilmington, DelawareW 30–0 November 21Shortlidge AcademyW 14–12
1892
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 15at HaverfordHaverford Township, PennsylvaniaL 0–40 October 22Philadelphia YMCAL 4–6 October 29at Wilmington YMCAWilmington, DelawareW 14–0 November 10Washington CollegeT 6–6 December 3vs. Del. Field Club of WilmingtonDelaware City, DelawareT 0–0
1893
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 23at Warren Athletic Club of WilmingtonWilmington, DelawareL 0–2 November 11at Philadelphia Manual Training SchoolPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaW 44–0 November 18at Conference Academy of DoverDover, DelawareW 56–0
1894
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 6at HaverfordHaverford Township, PennsylvaniaL 0–36 October 27HahnemannW 38–0
1895
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 5SwarthmoreL 0–14 October 12SwarthmoreL 12–31 November 15Delaware AlumniNewark, DelawareL 0–2 November 23VillanovaW 10–6
1896
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 3VillanovaL 0–14 October 17at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaL 0–44 October 24HaverfordNewark, DelawareL 0–24 October 31Conference AcademyL 0–12 November 18at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PennsylvaniaL 0–14 November 21HaverfordWilmington, DelawareL 0–6
1897
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 2HaverfordNewark, DelawareL 0–16 October 6SwarthmoreWilmington, DelawareL 6–12 October 16UrsinusNewark, DelawareW 4–0 October 23at HaverfordHaverford Township, PennsylvaniaL 0–48 October 30−31UrsinusL November 5St. John's CollegeT 14−14 November 13at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PennsylvaniaL 0–18
1898
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
October 1at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaL 0–22 October 8Conference AcademyW 29–0 October 14St. John's CollegeT 0–0 October 15at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PennsylvaniaL 0–6 October 22Conference AcademyW 46–0 October 29UrsinusCollegeville, PennsylvaniaL 0–46 November 5at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaT 0–0 November 12at HaverfordHaverford Township, PennsylvaniaL 0–18 November 24at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PennsylvaniaL 5–11
1899
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
September 30at Wilmington High SchoolWilmington, DelawareW 5–0 October 7Tome InstituteW 76–0 October 14at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PennsylvaniaW 23–0 October 18at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaL 0–17 October 21Conference AcademyW 56–0 October 28HaverfordL 0–23 November 8Maryland A&MW 34–0 November 18at Conference AcademyPrincess Anne, MarylandW 35–0
Notes
- ^ From the program's first season in 1889 through the 1910 season, Delaware did not have an official nickname. It was not until 1911 that they became known as the Fightin' Blue Hens.
- ^ "DELAWARE COLLEGE BEATEN". New York Times. October 25, 1891. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ p. 123 Delaware College Yearbook 1899
External links
- "Delaware Yearly Results: 1889". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- "Delaware Yearly Results: 1890–1894". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- "Delaware Yearly Results: 1895–1899". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- "All-Time Results" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. June 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.