1927 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1927 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1927 college football season. In their first season under head coach Joseph J. Rothrock, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 104 to 18. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

1927 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Joseph J. Rothrock (1st season)
Home stadium	Frazer Field

1927 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					8	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wesley			–					6	–	1	–	0
Georgia Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&I			–					4	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					6	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers			–					5	–	3	–	1
Texas Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware State			–					1	–	1	–	0
Howard			–					3	–	3	–	2
Southwestern (TN)			–					5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	1
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	6	–	1
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	2

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Saint Joseph's	Frazer Field Newark, DE	W 6–0
October 8	Ursinus	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–7
October 15	at Hampden–Sydney	Hampden-Sydney, VA	L 0–20
October 22	St. John's (MD)	Frazer Field Newark, DE	T 0–0
October 29	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, MD	L 0–36
November 5	Swarthmore	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–7
November 12	at Gallaudet	Washington, DC	W 12–7
November 19	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–27