1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1912
| team = Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
| sport = football
| image = 1912 Delaware College football team.png
| image_size = 285
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–6–1
| head_coach = William McAvoy
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Arthur C. Huston
| stadium =
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{{1912 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1912 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, also known as "Old Delaware" and the "Main Line team", 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.{{cite web|title=2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Delaware|year=2012|page=156|accessdate=August 8, 2020|url=https://issuu.com/udbluehens/docs/2012footballguide}} The team played its home games in Newark, Delaware.
Schedule
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|September 28|at|Lehigh|Lehigh Field|Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)|L 0-45||{{cite news|title=Delaware Loses Season's First Game to Lehigh, 45-0|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=September 30, 1912|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119644333/delaware-loses-seasons-first-game-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Haverford|title=Haverford}}||Haverford, PA|L 0-14||{{cite news|title=Delaware, Fighting Every Inch, Loses to Haverford|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=October 7, 1912|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119649054/delaware-fighting-every-inch-loses-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12||{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen|title=Lebanon Valley}}||Newark, DE|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Lebanon Valley Holds Old Delaware to Scoreless Tie|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=October 14, 1912|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119648854/lebanon-valley-holds-old-delaware-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19|at|{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Washington College Shoremen|title=Washington College}}||Chestertown, MD|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Delaware Fails To Stop Washington|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 20, 1912|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119649960/delaware-fails-to-stop-washington/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26||{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}||Newark, DE|L 0-21||{{cite news|title=Tough on Delaware: Peach Growers' Captain and Halfback Has Collarbone Broken|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 27, 1912|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119649380/tough-on-delaware/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2||{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Catholic University Red and Black|title=Catholic University}}||Newark, DE|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Delaware's Cripples Bow Again in Defeat Score, 7-0|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=November 4, 1912|page=7|url=}}
|November 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1912|team=Gettysburg|title=Gettysburg}}|Nixon Field|Gettysburg, PA|L 0-27||{{cite news|title=College Team Beats Delaware|newspaper=The Gettysburg Times|date=November 11, 1912|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119649580/college-team-beats-delaware/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Old Delaware Loses To Gettysburg, Score, 27-0|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=November 11, 1912|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119649706/old-delaware-loses-to-gettysburg/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||{{cfb link|year=1912|team=University of Maryland, Baltimore|title=University of Maryland, Baltimore}}||Newark, DE|W 50-0||{{cite news|title=Delaware Ready for Season's Last Game|newspaper=The Morning News|date=November 16, 1912|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119645430/delaware-ready-for-seasons-last-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Old Delaware Comes Back; Wins From Maryland, 50-0|newspaper=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=November 18, 1912|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119645639/old-delaware-comes-back-wins-from/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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