1919 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. In its first season under head coach Burton Shipley, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 197 to 42. Robert Stewart was the team captain. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1919 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Burton Shipley (1st season)
Captain	Robert Stewart
Home stadium	Frazer Field

1919 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Marshall			–					8	–	0	–	0
Florida Southern			–					5	–	0	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	0	–	0
Phillips			–					10	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					7	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					4	–	1	–	2
Presbyterian			–					4	–	3	–	2
North Texas State Normal			–					5	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	3	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					3	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					2	–	2	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	5	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					2	–	4	–	2
Marion			–					3	–	6	–	0
Texas Mines			–					2	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	6	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					0	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Franklin & Marshall	Frazer Field Newark, DE	T 0–0
October 11	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–89
October 18	at Dickinson	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–20
October 25	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 14–0
November 1	at Georgetown	Washington, DC	L 7–47
November 8	Swarthmore	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–17
November 15	Lebanon Valley	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 21–7
November 27	at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	L 0–17