1906 Delaware football team

American college football season

1906 Delaware football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–1
Head coach|

* Clarence A. Short (2nd season)

Captain| Charles Messick

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1906 Southern college football independents records

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| Medico-Chirurgical| Newark, DE| W 10–0|
October 13| at Johns Hopkins| Baltimore, MD| W 5–0|
October 20| at Washington College| Chestertown, MD| W 9–0|
October 27| at Rutgers| New Brunswick, NJ| W 4–0| [1]
November 3| at Pennsylvania Military| Chester, PA| W 12–0|
November 10| at Fordham|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| 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.

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* Frazer Field (1913–1946)
* Wilmington Park (1940–1952)
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