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1906 Delaware football team

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1906 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Messick
Seasons
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1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel     3 0 0
Kendall     2 0 0
Catholic University     1 0 0
Georgetown     6 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Delaware     5 1 0
Navy     8 2 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 0 1
Stetson     3 1 0
Virginia     7 2 2
Howard (AL)     6 2 1
Oklahoma     5 2 2
VPI     5 2 2
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Davidson     3 2 2
Florida     5 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 4
Louisiana Industrial     2 1 3
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 3 2
VMI     4 4 0
Grant     3 3 0
Arkansas     2 4 2
TCU     2 5 0
North Carolina     1 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Roanoke     1 4 2
Rollins     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 3 0

The 1906 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Led by Clarence A. Short in his second and final year as head coach, Delaware compiled a record of 5–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Medico-ChirurgicalNewark, DEW 10–0
October 13at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 5–0
October 20at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 9–0
October 27at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 4–0[1]
November 3at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 12–0
November 10at Fordham
L 4–16[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware wins from Rutgers". The Morning News. October 29, 1906. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fordham Takes Fighting Game: Delaware College Eleven Defeated After Stiff Fight by 16 to 4". The Sun. November 11, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.