1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, also known as "Old Delaware"^[1] and the "Main Line team",^[2] was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 121 to 50. Arthur C. Huston was the team captain.^[3] The team played its home games in Newark, Delaware.

1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6–1
Head coach	William McAvoy (5th season)
Captain	Arthur C. Huston
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					7	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Livingstone			–					3	–	1	–	1
Louisville			–					3	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					2	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					3	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					4	–	6	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	1
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1
Biddle			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Lehigh	Lehigh Field Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–45		[4]
October 5	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–14		[2]
October 12	Lebanon Valley	Newark, DE	T 0–0		[1]
October 19	at Washington College	Chestertown, MD	L 0–7		[5]
October 26	Muhlenberg	Newark, DE	L 0–21		[6]
November 2	Catholic University	Newark, DE	L 0–7		[7]
November 9	at Gettysburg	Nixon Field Gettysburg, PA	L 0–27		[8][9]
November 16	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Newark, DE	W 50–0		[10][11]

References

1. "Lebanon Valley Holds Old Delaware to Scoreless Tie". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 14, 1912. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware, Fighting Every Inch, Loses to Haverford". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 7, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 156. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
4. "Delaware Loses Season's First Game to Lehigh, 45-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. September 30, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Delaware Fails To Stop Washington". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1912. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tough on Delaware: Peach Growers' Captain and Halfback Has Collarbone Broken". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Delaware's Cripples Bow Again in Defeat Score, 7-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 4, 1912. p. 7.
8. "College Team Beats Delaware". The Gettysburg Times. November 11, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Old Delaware Loses To Gettysburg, Score, 27-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 11, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Delaware Ready for Season's Last Game". The Morning News. November 16, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Old Delaware Comes Back; Wins From Maryland, 50-0". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 18, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.