1918 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1918 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Milton Aronowitz, the team compiled a 1–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 44 to 19. Harry W. Loose was the team captain.[1][2] The season was shortened due to travel restrictions resulting from World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.

1918 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
1918 record1–2–2
Head coachMilton Aronowitz (1st season)
CaptainHarry W. Loose
1918 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Centre      4 0 0
Presbyterian      2 0 0
Navy      4 1 0
Southwest Texas      4 2 1
Tennessee (SATC)      3 2 0
Oglethorpe      5 3 0
Delaware      1 2 2
Wake Forest      1 2 0
Florida      0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October __US Radio Training SchoolNewark, DEW 13–0
November 2Pennsylvania MilitaryNewark, DET 0–0
November 9Battleship MinnesotaNewark, DET 6–6
November 16at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 0–29
November 23UrsinusNewark, DEL 0–9

References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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