1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn DeGasperis
Home stadiumWilmington Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Virginia     8 1 0
Maryland State     7 1 0
Arkansas State     10 2 0
Stetson     8 1 2
Florida State     6 2 0
Northeast Louisiana State     6 2 0
Texas Southern     7 3 1
Miami (FL)     8 3 0
Tampa     7 3 1
Delaware     5 3 0
Memphis State     5 3 0
Sewanee     5 3 0
McNeese State     5 4 1
Louisville     5 4 0
Chattanooga     6 5 0
Grambling     4 5 1
Navy     2 6 1
Delta State     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 109. John DeGasperis was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Wilmington Park in Wilmington, Delaware.

David M. Nelson was hired as the program's head football coach in February 1951. He head previously served as the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Maine.[2] Nelson served as the head coach until 1965 and as athletic director until 1984.

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 158. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Delaware Selects David Nelson As Grid Coach". The Gazette and Daily. February 26, 1951. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.