1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.^[1]

1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–1
Head coach	William D. Murray (2nd season)
Home stadium	Frazer Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Delaware's 1941 season was part of a 32-game unbeaten streak that began on October 26, 1940, and ended on October 3, 1947. The only imperfection was a 7-7 tie with West Chester on September 27, 1941, which was followed by a 26-game winning streak.

The team's players included end Buck Thompson, fullback Bill Hogan, quarterback Al Newcomb, tackle Jack Castevens, and center Jim Mullen.

Despite completing an undefeated season in 1941, Delaware's strength of schedule was not rated highly, and the team was ranked at No. 146 (out of 681 teams) in the final 1941 rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	West Chester	Frazer Field Newark, DE (rivalry)	T 7–7		[3]
October 4	Pennsylvania Military	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	W 20–0	8,000	[4]
October 11	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 24–0		[5]
October 18	Dickinson	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 28–0		[6]
November 1	Mount St. Mary's	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	W 25–0	2,000	[7][8]
November 8	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	W 47–7	3,500	[9]
November 15	at Drexel	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	4,500	[10][11]
November 22	Washington College	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	W 18–6		[12][13]
Homecoming