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1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

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1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFrazer Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     9 0 1
Texas Mines     7 1 1
Appalachian State     8 2 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 1 0
Delaware     6 3 1
Furman     6 3 1
Delaware State     4 2 0
Wake Forest     5 3 1
Jacksonville State     4 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Navy     6 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     5 5 1
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 4 1
Oglethorpe     4 4 1
Georgetown     5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 4 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 5 1
Texas Tech     3 6 0
Troy State     1 2 0
Jefferson     1 3 0
Beacom College     1 5 1
Catholic University     1 8 0

The 1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1930 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Gus Ziegler, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 138 to 117.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4at Saint Joseph's
W 13–6[2]
October 11George WashingtonL 6–9[3]
October 18Gallaudet
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 38–0[4]
October 25at Rutgers
L 0–40[5]
November 1at Swarthmore
W 13–12[6]
November 8Mount St. Mary's
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 13–6[7]
November 15at Drexel
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 13–13[8]
November 23Haverford
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 14–7[9]
November 27at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 2–10[10]
November 29Fort DuPont
  • Frazer Field
  • Newark, DE
W 26–14[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Joe surrenders to Delaware eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware drops home opening grid battle to George Washington, 9–6". The Evening Journal. October 13, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "University of Delaware crushes Gallaudet under 38 to 0 score". The Evening Journal. October 20, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware gridders suffer 40 to 0 defeat at hands of Rutgers eleven". The Morning News. October 27, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delaware collegians win over Swarthmore 13 to 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mt. St. Mary's defeated, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blue Hens deadlock Drexel". The News Journal. November 17, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Haverford defense crushed by late Delaware rally". The News Journal. November 24, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "P.M.C. upsets Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Delaware ends successful football season with 26–14 victory over Fort DuPont eleven in charity game". Wilmington Morning News. December 1, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.