1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainFred Schenck, James Thomas
Home stadiumWilmington Park
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)     9 1 1
Memphis State     9 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Tampa     5 4 0
Grambling     5 4 1
Texas State     5 5 1
Houston     4 6 0
Louisville     3 6 1
Navy     3 6 0
Sewanee     3 6 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Georgetown     2 7 0
Chattanooga     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 147 to 55.[1][2]

The team was led by William D. Murray in his eighth season as the program's head football coach. He also served as the school's athletic director. In January 1951, Murray was hired as the head football coach at Duke.[3]

  1. ^ "Delaware Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 158. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Duke Picks An Alumnus". Lansing State Journal. February 1, 1951 – via Newspapers.com.