1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Sylvester Derby (1st season);
Home stadium	Frazer Field
	Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee Docs		–		8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		7	–	0	–	0
Talladega		–		4	–	0	–	1
Navy		–		6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal		–		3	–	1	–	2
Erskine		–		6	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		5	–	2	–	1
Delaware		–		5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal		–		3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal		–		4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		2	–	2	–	1
Marion		–		4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill		–		4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal		–		4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal		–		3	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal		–		2	–	4	–	1
Loyola (LA)		–		2	–	4	–	0
Roanoke		–		3	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College		–		2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines		–		1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian		–		1	–	7	–	0

The 1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Sylvester Derby, the Blue Hens compiled a 5–4 record and were outscored by a total of 187 to 163.^[1] The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–89
October 1	Muhlenberg	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–21
October 8	at Johns Hopkins	Homewood Field Baltimore, MD	L 0–27		^[2]
October 15	New York Aggies	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 49–0
October 22	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 13–0
October 29	Washington College	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 47–0
November 5	Western Maryland	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 48–6
November 12	at Lafayette	March Field Easton, PA	L 0–44		^[3]
November 19	vs. Pennsylvania Military	Harlan Field Wilmington, DE	W 6–0	5,000	^[4]

^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "Hopkins blanks Delaware". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1921. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lafayette Sweeps Delaware State Off of Its Feet: Regulars Taken From Game After First Few Minutes of Game". The Allentown Morning Call. November 13, 1921. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware in Win Over P.M.C." Every Evening. November 21, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold