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1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
MAC University Division champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record8–1 (5–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainMark Hurm
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 0 0 8 1 0
Gettysburg 3 2 0 5 4 0
Lafayette 4 3 0 5 4 0
Bucknell 3 3 0 4 5 0
Rutgers 2 2 0 6 3 0
Lehigh 2 3 0 4 5 0
Temple 0 5 0 0 9 0
Muhlenberg * 1 2 0 3 6 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 1 0 7 3 0
Juniata 5 1 0 7 1 0
Wagner 5 1 0 6 2 0
Lebanon Valley 3 2 0 5 3 0
Susquehanna 3 2 0 4 3 0
Moravian 2 4 0 3 5 0
Wilkes 2 5 0 2 5 0
Lycoming 1 4 0 3 5 0
Scranton * 3 1 0 5 4 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0 7 1 0
Pennsylvania Military 6 2 0 6 2 0
Western Maryland 3 2 1 5 2 2
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 6 0
Dickinson 1 5 0 1 7 0
Haverford 0 5 0 1 5 0
Drexel 0 5 0 1 6 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 2 1 4 3 1
Swarthmore * 1 3 0 2 5 0
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 1 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1959 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled an 8–1 record (5–0 against MAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 286 to 95. Mark Hurm was the team captain.

The Blue Hens started the year unranked, but early victories over Lafayette, Lehigh and Massachusetts catapulted them into the UPI small college poll's national top 3 by mid-October. Delaware held the No. 1 spot for two weeks in November before ceding it to Bowling Green in a head-to-head matchup. Delaware dropped to No. 4, and remained at that rank through the end of the season.

The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26LehighW 12–7 7,000–7,205
October 3at UMass*No. T–16W 42–12 4,500
October 10at LafayetteNo. 9W 26–8 6,000–9,000
October 17New Hampshire*No. 3
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 50–12 7,000–8,500
October 24Marshall*No. 2
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 30–6 4,896–5,809
October 31RutgersNo. 2W 34–14 10,500
November 7TempleNo. 1
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 62–0 2,000–4,500
November 14at No. 3 Bowling Green*No. 1L 8–30 8,700
November 21at BucknellNo. 4W 22–6 8,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 159. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. Kelley, Bob (September 28, 1959). "Delaware 11 Downs Lehigh, 12-7, Before 7,000". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Kelley, Bob (October 5, 1959). "Bowman Gains 189 Yards as Delaware Demolishes Mass. Eleven, 42 to 12". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Steber, Bernie (October 11, 1959). "Lafayette Blitzed, 26-8; Delaware Bombards Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Tompkins, Dave (October 19, 1959). "Marshall Next Foe for Streaking Hens". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics )New Hampshire_". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. Tompkins, Dave (October 26, 1959). "Hens Bury Marshall in Warmup for Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Moody, Sid (November 1, 1959). "Delaware 34, Rutgers 14". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Smith, Ron (November 8, 1959). "Delaware Routs Temple, 62-0; Clinches MAC Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fitzpatrick, Tom (November 15, 1959). "Colburn-Led BG Wrecks Delaware". The Lima News. Lima, Ohio. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Cartwright, Al (November 23, 1959). "Delaware 22, Bucknell 6: Somebody Stole My Gal, but Not the Ball Game". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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