Delaware–West Chester football rivalry

American college football rivalry

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Statistics
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens West Chester Golden Rams
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 27, 1941 Tie, 7–7
Latest meeting	August 30, 2012 Delaware, 41–21
Next meeting	TBA
Meetings total	55
All-time series	Delaware leads 47–6–2
Current win streak	Delaware, 19 (1993–present)

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30miles

Delaware

West Chester Locations of Delaware and West Chester

The rivalry between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the West Chester Golden Rams was a match-up between two similarly sized schools located less than 30 miles (48 km) apart. Presently, West Chester competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as a member of Division II, while Delaware competes in the Colonial Athletic Association as a member of Division I FCS. These classifications allow for competition between the schools, but give inherent advantages to Delaware. Prior to 1980, Delaware competed in Division II, placing them on the same level as West Chester. As of 2023, there are no future meetings scheduled in this series.

Game results

Delaware victories

West Chester victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 27, 1941	Newark, DE	Tie	7–7
2	September 25, 1942	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	20–0
3	October 19, 1945	West Chester, PA	Tie	6–6
4	October 9, 1948	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	19–0
5	November 19, 1949	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	27–14
6	September 30, 1950	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	16–13
7	October 6, 1951	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	47–20
8	October 11, 1952	Wilmington, DE	West Chester	24–20
9	October 10, 1953	Newark, DE	West Chester	27–13
10	September 25, 1954	Newark, DE	Delaware	40–6
11	September 22, 1956	Newark, DE	West Chester	10–7
12	October 19, 1968	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
13	October 18, 1969	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–8
14	September 12, 1970	Newark, DE	Delaware	39–22
15	October 23, 1971	Newark, DE	Delaware	47–28
16	October 21, 1972	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–14
17	September 15, 1973	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–14
18	November 16, 1974	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–3
19	November 15, 1975	Newark, DE	Delaware	35–7
20	November 13, 1976	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–7
21	September 17, 1977	Newark, DE	Delaware	17–15
22	September 16, 1978	Newark, DE	Delaware	56–0
23	September 15, 1979	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–6
24	September 13, 1980	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–7
25	November 21, 1981	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–14
26	November 13, 1982	Newark, DE	Delaware	55–13
27	September 10, 1983	Newark, DE	West Chester	35–27
28	September 22, 1984	Newark, DE	Delaware	21–20

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
29	October 5, 1985	Newark, DE	Delaware	37–22
30	September 20, 1986	Newark, DE	Delaware	33–31
31	September 19, 1987	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–21
32	November 12, 1988	Newark, DE	West Chester	33–13
33	September 23, 1989	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–21
34	September 22, 1990	Newark, DE	Delaware	13–12
35	August 31, 1991	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
36	September 26, 1992	Newark, DE	West Chester	21–20
37	September 25, 1993	Newark, DE	Delaware	56–41
38	September 24, 1994	Newark, DE	Delaware	58–55
39	September 9, 1995	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–21
40	September 21, 1996	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–17
41	September 20, 1997	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–7
42	September 19, 1998	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–21
43	September 18, 1999	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
44	September 23, 2000	Newark, DE	Delaware	84–0
45	September 21, 2002	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–10
46	September 20, 2003	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–7
47	September 18, 2004	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–6
48	September 17, 2005	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–21
49	September 9, 2006	Newark, DE	Delaware	30–7
50	September 8, 2007	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–14
51	September 13, 2008	Newark, DE	Delaware	48–20
52	September 4, 2009	Newark, DE	Delaware	35–0
53	September 2, 2010	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–0
54	September 10, 2011	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–17
55	August 30, 2012	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–21
Series: Delaware leads 47–6–2

A game was scheduled for September 15, 2001, that was cancelled following the September 11 attacks.

References

"Delaware vs West Chester (PA)". CFBDatawarehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e West Chester Golden Rams football
Venues	John A. Farrell Stadium (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1966 Tangerine Bowl 1967 Tangerine Bowl Delaware
Culture & lore	Marching band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e CAA Football Conference rivalries
Conference	Empire Clash (Albany–Stony Brook) Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova) Delaware–William & Mary Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire) Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary)
Non-conference	Brown–Rhode Island Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–James Madison Delaware–Lehigh Delaware–West Chester The Real HU (Hampton–Howard) Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State) James Madison–Richmond James Madison–William & Mary The Battle for Greater Baltimore (Morgan State–Towson) Colonial Clash (New Hampshire–UMass) North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State Old Dominion–William & Mary Rhode Island–UConn Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary

CAA Football Conference rivalries

Conference

Empire Clash (Albany–Stony Brook)
Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova)
Delaware–William & Mary
Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire)
Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary)

Non-conference

Brown–Rhode Island
Dartmouth–New Hampshire
Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State)
Delaware–James Madison
Delaware–Lehigh
Delaware–West Chester
The Real HU (Hampton–Howard)
Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State)
James Madison–Richmond
James Madison–William & Mary
The Battle for Greater Baltimore (Morgan State–Towson)
Colonial Clash (New Hampshire–UMass)
North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central
North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State
North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State
Old Dominion–William & Mary
Rhode Island–UConn
Richmond–VMI
Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova)
VMI–William & Mary

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