1957 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1957 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 84. Joe Harvanik was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1957 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
1957 record	4–3
Head coach	David M. Nelson (7th season)
Captain	Joe Harvanik
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium

1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rose Poly			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	2	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	1
Pepperdine			–					3	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	7	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					1	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Lehigh	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 14–19
October 5	Bowling Green	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–7
October 19	New Hampshire	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 59–6
October 26	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 9–13
November 2	Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 23–19
November 9	Temple	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 71–7
November 16	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 34–13

References

1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 159. Retrieved August 8, 2020.