1901 Delaware football team

The 1901 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Herbert Rice in his fifth and final year as head coach, Delaware compiled a record of 5–4.

1901 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
1901 record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn Huxley
Home stadiumUnion Street Grounds
1901 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    2 0 0
Stetson    1 0 0
Georgia Tech    4 0 1
Marshall    2 0 1
Kentucky University    7 1 1
VPI    6 1 0
Nashville    6 1 1
Virginia    8 2 0
Texas    8 2 1
Davidson    4 2 0
Baylor    5 3 0
Gallaudet    4 2 2
Sewanee    4 2 2
William & Mary    2 1 1
Navy    6 4 1
VMI    4 3 0
Oklahoma    3 2 0
West Virginia    3 2 0
Delaware    5 4 0
Georgetown    3 3 2
Spring Hill    0 0 1
Wilmington Conference Academy    2 2 0
Oklahoma A&M    2 3 0
South Carolina    3 4 0
Arkansas    3 5 0
Add-Ran    1 2 1
Furman    1 2 1
Chilocco    2 5 0
Louisiana Industrial    1 2 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Texas A&M    1 4 0
Maryland    1 7 0
Richmond    1 7 0
Florida Agricultural    0 1 0
Kendall    0 1 0
Tusculum       

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21WilliamsonNewark, DEW 5–0[1]
October 5Maryland
W 24–6500[2][3]
October 12at Swarthmore
L 0–10500[4]
October 193:00 p.m.Haverford
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
W 6–0[5][6]
October 263:00 p.m.Franklin & Marshall
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
L 2–21[7][8]
November 2at Rutgers
W 6–5[9]
November 9Johns Hopkins
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
L 0–27[10][11]
November 16St. John's (MD)
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
L 5–32[12]
November 28Lebanon Valley
  • Union Street Grounds
  • Wilmington, DE
W 5–02,000[13]

References

  1. "Won First Game". The Wilmington Daily Republican. Wilmington, Delaware. September 23, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Delaware College Wins First Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1901. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gold And Blue Win". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 7, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Swarthmore Downs Delaware". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Ready For Tussle". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 19, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Delaware On Top". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 21, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  7. "All Ready For The Fray". The Sun. Wilmington, Delaware. October 26, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Delaware Beaten". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 28, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Delaware College Wins: Defeats Rutgers After a Hard Game, Six to Five". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1901. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Delaware Has New Line-up". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 9, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  11. "Hopkins, 27; Delaware 0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 10, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  12. "Delaware Vs. St. Johns". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 16, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  13. "Delaware College Was Victorious". The Evening Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 29, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
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